Lindsay Bayley – Parking Reform Network

Get paid to leave your car at home

Lindsay Bayley — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 12:08:18 +0000

Imagine you own an efficient car, work about two miles from your home, and have an easy driving commute with free parking. If that parking were no longer free but cost you $5 per day and you had the option of pocketing an extra $5 for each day that you didn’t drive, you might dust off your Schwinn or your bus pass. For many workers, the decision to drive to work is an economically rational…

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Fairness and Equity in Parking Reform- Part 3

Lindsay Bayley — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:51:32 +0000

In previous posts, we talked about why adding parking doesn’t solve the “parking problem,” and why we need to use pricing to get turnover and create parking availability to actually solve the “parking problem.” One challenge commonly brought up when meters are proposed is the issue of fairness and equity. “Won’t new meters hurt poor folks?” It makes sense to keep costs down as much as possible…

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When pricing is needed – Part 2

Lindsay Bayley — Wed, 28 Oct 2020 06:40:00 +0000

As discussed in Part 1, increasing the supply of parking doesn’t address the fundamental challenge of congested parking areas. When drivers can’t find convenient parking during busy hours, the challenge must be addressed with pricing. No one wants to pay for something that they’re used to getting for free. But many are tired of driving in circles and are willing to pay so that they don’t have to…

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Parking problems – Part 1

Lindsay Bayley — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 22:33:16 +0000

In the “before times” pre-COVID19, when beginning a parking study in an area that has a “parking problem,” I would start by interviewing people and asking them about the problem. I’d talk to business owners, residents, elected officials, principals at local schools, and anyone else who wants to talk to me. Can you guess the #1 complaint I would hear (prior to lockdowns)? “There’s not enough…

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Become a founding member of the Parking Reform Network

Lindsay Bayley — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 03:53:25 +0000

When you join PRN as a Founding Member, you will join other members in building a movement to advocate for parking reform around the country. Your dues will help cover organizational basics and allow us to develop materials and research for our programs. Members have access to our organization’s Slack chat, our mailing list, and our members only research and materials. Members are also eligible…

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