parking policy
What If Denver’s Policymakers Treated Public Transit the Way They Treat Private Parking?
We are already charged indirectly for "free" parking. Why not charge indirectly for public transit instead?
July 17, 2018
Denver7 Got It Wrong: Parking Is Proliferating Downtown, Not Shrinking
On Friday, local ABC affiliate Denver7 aired a news segment about the effect of growth on the downtown parking supply. The gist of the story was this: Useful buildings are supplanting surface parking lots, and that means fewer places to park cars. If only!
April 17, 2018
FedEx, UPS Don’t Seem to Care About Blocking Denver Bike Lanes. What Can Be Done?
Something's gotta give in a city with more and more motor vehicles cramming onto streets with less and less space.
March 5, 2018
Denver Aims to Cap Parking Around 41st and Fox RTD Station
Denver Department of Community Planning and Development reps want to cap new parking spots around the 41st and Fox RTD station, an anchor of current and future development in Sunnyside and Globeville.
November 2, 2017
Denver Warming to the Idea of Parking Maximums
One overlooked reason for the traffic swamping Denver streets is all the real estate we've set aside to accommodate parking. The city is rife with monolithic parking structures and asphalt lots that beckon to people with cars. All that parking creates a vicious cycle by degrading the pedestrian environment and generating traffic that slows down buses.
October 19, 2017
The Cherry Creek Parkageddon Never Came. Where Is All the Hoopla?
Turns out, Cherry Creek businesses did better in February 2017 (the month after parking fees began) than in 2016.
June 23, 2017
“Science Deniers” on City Council Drag Denver Backward By Requiring More Parking
The Denver City Council voted 9 to 2 Monday to mandate more parking on small lots, fueling higher housing costs and more traffic. The decision ended a nine-month saga in which the council caved completely to residents who insist that city policy should prioritize their ability to park for free on the street in front of their homes, … Continued
May 2, 2017
Denver Wins Golden Crater Award, Parking Lot Owner Announces Development — Coincidence?
When the sea of parking lots around three RTD train stations next to downtown catapulted Denver to victory in Streetsblog's Parking Madness tournament — bringing some much-deserved shame to our city — it was a relief.
April 14, 2017
Simple Data Shatters The “There’s No Parking” Myth
People who don't want more homes in their neighborhood hide behind a contrived parking shortage.
April 6, 2017
Jolon Clark Is Letting the Parking Lobby Dictate Denver’s Housing Policy
The Denver City Council voted 7 to 6 Monday to advance a law that will raise housing costs by compelling the construction of parking spaces on small lots. The zoning amendment from Council Member Jolon Clark will require parking where none was required before, stifling walkable development and generating more car traffic. With that vote, the … Continued
April 4, 2017
