{"id":1029,"date":"2021-01-11T05:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T13:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkingreform.org\/?p=1029"},"modified":"2021-01-10T19:46:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T03:46:53","slug":"parking-reform-news-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkingreform.org\/2021\/01\/11\/parking-reform-news-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Parking Reform News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There was so much happening this week in political news that it was hard to focus on anything else. We published a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/parkingreform.org\/2021\/01\/05\/10-podcasts-for-parking-reformers\/\">10 Podcasts for Parking Reformers<\/a> the day before the attempted coup.  If you&#8217;re looking for interviews and policy talk about parking, check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sightline Institute looked into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sightline.org\/2021\/01\/05\/the-hidden-costs-of-over-parking-our-cities\/\">The Hidden Cost of &#8220;Over-Parking&#8221; Our Cities<\/a>, and this opinion piece at Greater Greater Washington concludes that <a href=\"https:\/\/ggwash.org\/view\/80036\/free-parking-seems-like-a-great-deal-until-it-isnt\">Free parking seems like a great deal, until it isn&#8217;t<\/a>. Another opinion article from Smart Cities Dive warns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcitiesdive.com\/news\/for-this-micromobility-boom-to-last-we-need-to-address-parking\/592655\/\">for this micromobility boom to last, we need to address parking<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A typically comprehensive post from our Advisory Board member Todd Litman will arm you with the arguments, facts, and references to convince anyone that we should pursue a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.planetizen.com\/blogs\/111790-housing-first-cars-last\">Housing First; Cars Last<\/a> policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a break and watch this entertaining philosophical musing on parking and then we&#8217;ll get to what&#8217;s happening in regional parking policies and news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Where Should I Park?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D4lOMorayyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A neighborhood in Bend, Oregon is <a href=\"https:\/\/ktvz.com\/news\/bend\/2021\/01\/07\/old-bend-neighborhoods-pilot-parking-permit-program-begins\/\">piloting a neighborhood permit program and parking benefit district<\/a> and some formerly &#8220;free&#8221; surface <a href=\"https:\/\/westseattleblog.com\/2021\/01\/after-years-of-rising-taxes-west-seattle-junctions-free-parking-lots-will-soon-be-free-no-more\/\">parking lots in West Seattle Junction, Washington will begin charging<\/a> for car parking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Madison, Wisconsin <a href=\"https:\/\/madison.com\/wsj\/news\/local\/environment\/madison-to-require-electric-vehicle-chargers-in-new-parking-lots\/article_5dbf0207-1ac9-558f-a0b5-306f40d89a6d.html\">recently passed rules requiring electric vehicle charging stations<\/a> in new parking lots, but VW thinks perhaps there&#8217;s a better way to add EV infrastructure: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.core77.com\/posts\/103864\/VWs-Roving-Robot-Can-Charge-an-Entire-Parking-Garage-Full-of-Electric-Cars\">autonomous parking lot robots that charge your car while you&#8217;re shopping<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minneapolis, Minnesota will pilot an innovative and promising program to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/pilot-program-allows-commuters-to-bundle-downtown-minneapolis-parking-costs-with-transit-pass\/600005615\/?refresh=true\">bundle transit passes with monthly car parking permits<\/a>. The idea is that commuters might take transit to work or use it for other non-commute trips if they&#8217;ve already paid for the fare. Also in Minneapolis, a parking lot associated with the late musician Prince <a href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/land-by-former-schmitt-music-headquarters-sells-for-8-4-million\/600006685\/?refresh=true\">has been sold and is likely to be redeveloped.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect to hear more about Hartford, Connecticut in coming weeks and their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hartfordbusiness.com\/article\/bronin-hartford-city-council-at-odds-over-downtown-parking-lot-fee-hikes\">city council considers expanding a parking lot fee to fund transit<\/a>. Parking lot operators are opposed to the expansion and the Mayor is feeling the heat, the council will vote on January 25th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tel Aviv, Israel is <a href=\"https:\/\/en.globes.co.il\/en\/article-tel-aviv-street-parking-to-shrink-by-10000-spaces-1001355927\">planning to repurpose thousands of on-street car parking stalls<\/a> at the same time as they are reducing minimum parking requirements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/news\/2021\/01\/06\/utah-lawmaker-sees-way\/\">bill winding its way through the Utah legislative process which would legalize accessory dwelling units <\/a>(ADUs) and prohibit car parking requirements for them. This follows a trend of states taking action to increase housing supply by limiting local car parking mandates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you been considering investing in parking lots? This Forbes article will provide you with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/forbesrealestatecouncil\/2020\/04\/20\/parking-your-cash-a-primer-on-the-unique-niche-of-parking-lot-investments\/?sh=7e64ea736a81\">A Primer On The Unique Niche Of Parking Lot Investments<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And finally, Alcosan, the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority, is working on complying with a $2 Billion consent decree with the EPA to clean up Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania&#8217;s waterways <a href=\"https:\/\/www.post-gazette.com\/business\/development\/2021\/01\/07\/Alcosan-Woods-Run-North-Shore-Clean-Water-Plan\/stories\/202101070079\">by building a 5-story 450+ stall parking garage<\/a>. Alcosan says the garage, which will add almost 300 stalls to the wastewater treatment plant&#8217;s supply, is needed to replace stalls lost with a new lab is built and to plan for future expansions. Alcosan also claims there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/twjpdx23\/status\/1348071000718548993?s=20\">not enough space in the garage for 50 bicycles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can support this podcast and a parking reform movement. <a href=\"https:\/\/parkingreform.org\/join\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"198\">Join the network<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/parkingreform.org\/donate\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"86\">donate today.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week: podcasts, harnessing micromobility boom, &#8220;housing first; cars last&#8221;, visual parking poetry, ironic EPA cleanup parking, and 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