Parking Reform Network

Meet Our New Policy Director

Etienne Lefebvre — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 19:32:21 +0000

It’s with great excitement that we officially welcome Daniel Herriges to the PRN team. Daniel rose to the top during a competitive application process and we’re so glad he is joining us now. He will play a key role in working with our partners, growing our movement and accelerating reforms nationwide. Daniel is a lifelong urbanist and advocate for people-centered places.

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A Message From CityNerd: Making a Difference with PRN

Ray Delahanty — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:48:58 +0000

Fellow City Enthusiast, Around this time last year, it occurred to me that my YouTube channel, CityNerd, was gaining enough of a following that it could really start to help make a difference in the city and transportation issues I care about (Particularly near the end of the year, when people are often thinking about making charitable donations!). But I wondered, since urbanism is such a…

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Strategies for Responding to Parking Reform Anxiety

Tony Jordan — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:57:44 +0000

Opponents of parking reform are often worried that relaxing or removing parking mandates will lead to curbside congestion and inconvenience nearby residents and businesses. Fortunately, there are proven strategies to keep that from happening, and cities can get well ahead of the issue. Your city will be in exactly the same place the day after your parking reforms go into…

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Black Friday Parking 2024: Help Us Turn Bad Land Use Into Better Policy

Etienne Lefebvre — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 23:02:33 +0000

Black Friday is the day that reveals one of the worst flaws in the American landscape: We have way too much parking. To showcase the scale of the problem using social media posts, we are using the hashtag #BlackFridayParking. This year’s campaign brings together more than a dozen organizations, advocates, and influencers on social media to draw attention to how wasteful and destructive parking requirements are marring our landscapes and making our places less productive. Join PRN and Strong Towns in challenging excessive and costly parking mandates!

Parking minimums raise costs for housing and the environment

Sammy Herdman — Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:06:45 +0000

Parking reform would result in benefits to the economy and the climate This article was written by Sammy Herdman and originally published by Colorado Newsline. In May, a potentially transformative statewide land use bill died, hindering Gov. Jared Polis’ plan to resolve Colorado’s severe housing shortage. The failure of the land use bill — Senate Bill 23-213 — was…

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Meet Beaverton, Oregon’s City Councilor, Kevin Teater

Etienne Lefebvre — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:49:03 +0000

I’m a city councilor in Beaverton, Oregon, a growing mid-sized city right next to Portland. I moved to Beaverton five years ago to lead our Main Street program, which does a lot of urban design, economic development, and district promotions. I’ve since left that role and run my own business, Streetview Planning, working primarily with rural Main Street districts on their revitalization and…

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New York City’s Chance to Lift Parking Mandates for Good

Michael Sutherland — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 20:25:30 +0000

Michael Sutherland is joining us as guest editor, as part of our ongoing collaboration with our partner organization Open Plans. The movement for parking reform in New York City is heating up — and parking mandates could be lifted as soon as next year. Mayor Eric Adams’ Administration is currently moving through his three City of Yes zoning text amendments: one for the economy…

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PRN’s Expanded Parking Lot Map

Elwyn Hofmann and Etienne Lefebvre — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:27:23 +0000

At the heart of every great urban landscape lies a delicate balance between the space reserved for cars and the space dedicated for people. One valuable resource for understanding this balance is our Parking Lot Map tool. It features a database of interactive city maps showing the percentage of a city’s central area dedicated to parking. As cities grapple with issues of housing, green spaces…

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Meet PRN Board Member Eric Arellano

Elwyn Hofmann and Etienne Lefebvre — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:22:16 +0000

Hi! I’m a volunteer, board member, and donor to PRN, along with a software engineer at IBM Quantum and an animal rights activist. After living in Mexico City for 1.5 years, I returned to Arizona to be a founding member of Culdesac, the car free community. At age 13, my youth pastor challenged us to not wait to be adults to change the world. Inspired, my friends and I started raising money for…

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Meet PRN Board Member Evan Manvel

Elwyn Hofmann — Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:00:22 +0000

I grew up in Colorado, and my parents instilled civic engagement in me at an early age. I found myself particularly drawn to addressing climate disruption, which I find is the defining challenge of our generation. To address that challenge, I got a master’s degree in public policy and urban planning and spent many years as an advocate for transportation choices and thoughtful land use planning for…

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