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Requiring developers to build off-street parking is expensive. That’s the key takeaway from a City of Portland study on the impacts of parking requirements on housing affordability. (This study was linked to in a previous post) To illustrate the point, the city looks at a hypothetical development and considers a number of different scenarios for Continue reading Parking tradeoffs – on-street and off-street Parallel parking on-street. CC image from Eyton Z. Following up on the previous post, two pieces showing the limits of the zoning code in structuring choice architectures in urban environments: Parking. Zoning code provisions that require adding off-street parking seriously distort both the urban fabric as well as the decision-making of individuals using those buildings – and Continue reading Choice architecture and zoning Portland parking meter. CC image from Ian Broyles Several tangentially related articles on parking over the past few weeks: In a previous post on zoning and unintended consequences, I linked to an Oregon Public Broadcasting piece on zero-parking development in Portland, OR – taking advantage of a clause in the zoning code that removes the requirement Continue reading More on parking requirements and impacts to the city Surface parking in Minneapolis. CC image from Zach K. Writing in MinnPost, Marlys Harris asks why (seemingly) nothing is getting done in Minneapolis. She comes up with three broad reasons: a negative attitude towards new development, economic justifications that don’t pencil out for new projects, and the impact of zoning and land use regulations – Continue reading Parking requirements and unintended consequences More items of note on agglomeration: From City Journal, the “Seven Pillars of Agglomeration.” Economies of scale in production And, from The New Republic‘s Avenue blog, a visualization of Continue reading Agglomeration, continued Portland Aerial Tram – image from joseph readdy on flickr Ah, Portland. Metropolis of planning, bicycling, and all things creative. A couple of things have piled up in my open tabs or in my reader. Portland hasn’t seen huge shifts in mode share (as noted here previously – hat tip to Jarrett Walker here and here), Continue reading Assorted Portland tidbits Soldier Field, US v. Honduras World Cup Qualifier, summer 2009. CC image from flickr The US has narrowed their list of potential host cities for the US Soccer Federation’s bid to host either the 2018 or 2022 World Cup – and shockingly, that list does not include the Windy City. The final cities are Atlanta, Continue reading Links – bad day for the Midwest |
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