Thursday, October 9, 2025

Reforming Parking Doesn’t Require Cities to Reinvent the Wheel

In the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, sustainable mobility is making strides. The city has been implementing more shared bikes, safer bike lanes, and improved...

Too Much Urban Space is Used for Parking. What Can We Do About It?

Conversations about livability in cities often focus on the elements that enable people to access jobs and economic opportunities, social networks, proximity to education...

Proving That Off-Street Parking Reform Can Lower Emissions and Housing Costs

In the struggle against climate change, it can feel that we are constantly being asked to sacrifice material desires. Most people don’t want to...

Does your community have too much parking? Here’s how to find out.

Many communities are either “overparked” (meaning they have too much parking) or are inefficiently allocating their existing parking resources. By understanding how communities’ parking...

In These US Cities, Parking Reform Is Gaining Momentum

Parking reform, an often overlooked component of the  sustainable transport movement, has taken to the national spotlight in the US as it gains momentum...

Don’t curb your e-thusiasm

Electric vehicle charging at the curb presents unique challenges to meet equity, accessibility, and eligibility for federal programs. An electric vehicle fast-charging point in Hyderabad,...

Charging up EVs: Bridging the apartment gap

With the electric vehicle transition, access to transportation options like transit, walking and biking needs to come first. But—for smart growth and equity—equitable access...

Reforming Off-Street Parking is the Key to Fewer Emissions and More Livable Cities

In ITDP’s Breaking the Code: Off-Street Parking Reform report, we take a closer look at these considerations and the outcomes of reforms by diving...

How Beijing is Rethinking Parking and Reclaiming Public Space

Due to rapid motorization and a lack of parking management policy, Beijing’s sidewalks, setbacks, bicycle lanes, and streets have been gradually taken over by...

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