Recent Streetsblog DENVER posts about parking

Humboldt Street Neighborhood Association Prefers Parking to People

By David Sachs | Sep 16, 2016 | 21 Comments

https://youtu.be/8t5vCFb_QaU Members of the Humboldt Street Neighborhood Association have a message for potential new residents of their enclave in City Park West: No vacancy. The group is petitioning to revoke zoning permits from two impending apartment buildings before home builders break ground at 16th and Humboldt streets. If successful, these residents will block 108 homes […]

It’s Official: Denver City Council Values Parking More Than Housing

By David Sachs | Aug 24, 2016 | 31 Comments

https://youtu.be/pEcUdEYxuOw What’s more important: Providing sufficient housing for Denver residents, or cramming more car storage into the city? With a unanimous vote on Monday to temporarily ban new small-lot developments without off-street parking, the Denver City Council has prioritized car storage over places for people to live. The decision undercuts the City Council’s top two stated priorities: creating a […]

Study: Free Parking at Rail Stations Is Costing RTD Big Time

By David Sachs | Aug 2, 2016 | 9 Comments

There’s no such thing as free parking. Just ask RTD. It costs the agency millions of dollars a year to give away spaces at its expansive park-and-ride lots, according to a study it released last month [PDF]. Across metro Denver, RTD could raise tens of millions of dollars annually if it charged for parking. That’s money which could be […]

Look How Much Space Is Dedicated Solely to Parking in Downtown Denver

By David Sachs | Jul 29, 2016 | 15 Comments

To hear the City Council tell it, what Denver really needs is more parking, even if it means making housing less affordable. But if you look around, Denver already has more parking than a healthy city should. Even in the densest part of the city, vast parking craters and hulking, concrete garages run rampant. Ryan Keeney over at DenverInfill wanted […]

Denver Post Got It Wrong: Parking Minimums Make Traffic Worse, Not Better

By David Sachs | Jul 27, 2016 | 8 Comments

In an editorial published Monday, the Denver Post defended five City Council members who want to force home builders to provide storage for private automobiles, even though that makes housing less affordable. According to the misguided Post editorial board, making Denver residents pay more for housing is worth it because the parking requirements will reduce traffic congestion. They couldn’t have […]

City Council Members Choose Storage for Cars Over Housing for People

By David Sachs | Jul 22, 2016 | 18 Comments

In a growing city where homes are becoming increasingly unaffordable, elected officials should be trying to maximize housing for people, not storage for cars. But some members of the City Council want to do exactly the opposite. The City Council’s Neighborhood and Planning Commission voted 5-0 Wednesday to press pause on a zoning law that allows developers […]

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