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Here’s a creative fix for the parking crater problem plaguing so many American cities: Milwaukee recently transformed part of one of its craters with a colorful paint scheme and some outdoor furniture. Project for Public Spaces, which helped lead the project, says the space has been dubbed The Spot 4MKE, and is now hosting public […]

Something pretty remarkable is happening with DC parking policy. The city has begun a sophisticated program based on the work of economist Donald Shoup: meters with prices that adjust to demand, at that time, in that location. Naturally, there’s been some sensational media coverage about how smarter parking meter prices amount to “surge pricing” a la Uber. David Alpert at Greater […]

In cities with steep hills, public staircases can be an important piece of the walking network. Like any type of infrastructure, however, sometimes cities let their staircases fall apart. Randy Simes at Urban Cincy says that’s happening to many of Cincinnati’s public stairs right now. To turn around that situation, he points to Seoul, South Korea, for inspiration: Many […]

Darin Givens at ATL Urbanist is retiring his blog after five years writing about city planning in Atlanta. Thinking about the future of Atlanta in his final post, he touched on something important and universal: Who gets public resources, and what types of projects should city leaders support? City leaders bend over backwards as they prioritize mega developments like […]

Parking Along New Protected Bike Lanes Is “Complicated,” Claims ABC7 Driver Jumps Curb Onto Pedestrian Area in Cap Hill (ABC7) “Driving Retirement” for Elderly Just One More Reason to Build Better Transit Network (CPR) Hancock Rejects City Council Bid to Study Rail Safety in Urban Neighborhoods (DenPo) Boulder Might Reduce Parking Requirements (Daily Camera) Rail Advocates Help Save […]

Built on a 136-acre site in the heart of a walkable, inner-ring suburb in 1962, Severance was the first mall in the Cleveland area. And over the years, it has mirrored every trend in retail, morphing from an indoor mall to a big-box anchored “shopping center.” But the site recently lost its anchor — the […]