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US Cities Are Falling Out of Love With the Parking Lot California and many local governments are scrapping requirements that once made cars the center of the urban landscape. "There are between three and six car parking spaces per car in the US, numbering up to 2 billion in total, according to some estimates. In much of the US, more space is devoted to parking than housing—in Jackson, Wyoming, for example, parking spaces outnumber homes 27 to 1, research has found." https://lnkd.in/gMAiRryC The Automated Parking Company designs and builds innovative urban parking systems that maximizes parking capacity & costs less to build, operate and maintain VS regular cement parking garages. Real Estate Developers, Architects and Commercial Property Owners can meet their parking requirements and enhance their users parking experience with modern automated Parking Systems, Puzzle Parking Systems and Our Car Stackers. Get A Free Consultation with our Automated Parking Systems Design Engineers about how we can customize a modern parking solution for your multi family or commercial real estate project. The Automated Parking Company is on Inc. https://lnkd.in/ggSd-X9p (661) 430-3244 or visit us at https://lnkd.in/g8EMe2ji #parkingautomation #parkingautomatedsolutions #desigmcustomparking #carparkingstackers #constuctiondevelopers #parkingengineersolutions #parkingdesigns #innovativeparkingsolutions #fastroboticparking #newparkingtechnology #newparking_style Robotic Parking, Robotic Parking Garage, Puzzle Parking, Automated Parking, Automated Parking System, Automated Car Parking, Automated Parking Garage, Parking Stackers, Garage Car Stacker, Stack Parking System, Double Stacker, Triple Stacker, TAPCO, Puzzl Car Parking System, Car Parking Lift System, Lift Parking System, Car Stacker, Car Stack Lift AGV, #AGV, #tapco, #automatedparking, #puzzleparking, #stackers

This also applies to hundreds of kilometers of residential roads, which will see residents having to pay to park outside their own homes. Now, I'm all for #userpays and charging people for parking is one way to modify behaviour, but this is unlikely to change the car-centric lifestyle of people. This is just one step in the overall plan by AT to reduce (by force) vehicle ownership and increase the use of Public Transport, as part of a multi-point approach to transport problems. What will be the flow-on effects (other than increase costs) for the broader city. Aucklanders...please let me know if this affects you and what you think of this policy.

The bustling scene at the intersection of East 77th Street and Lexington Avenue summarizes the current tension on New York City streets, a blend of energy and chaos that balances the allure of urban life with growing livability concerns. Amid a backdrop of a taxi dodging a Verizon crew, a bus navigating around illegally parked trucks, and commuters weaving through obstacles like a stuck shopping cart and bikes darting around, the city’s streets pulse with activity. This vibrancy, however, is shadowed by issues like noise, traffic, and safety disputes that increasingly frustrate residents. The proposed congestion pricing plan, aiming to charge drivers $15 to enter lower Manhattan, represents a significant attempt to address these issues by reducing traffic and funding public transportation improvements. Yet, it faces strong opposition and legal challenges from those who see it as unfair to drivers reliant on inadequate public transit options. This plan is part of a broader narrative of evolving urban transportation, traced back to the days when the streets were dominated by horse-drawn carriages and bicycles—a time when New York’s streets were a far different kind of chaotic. The city's journey from then to today’s gridlocked streets reflects a series of shifts in urban planning and transportation policy, marked by increasing vehicle sizes and an ever-growing population. Looking forward, there are numerous potential initiatives to reclaim and transform these streets, from banning parking near intersections to improving garbage management and rethinking delivery logistics. New Yorkers are poised at a critical juncture, with the opportunity to redefine urban space and mobility as the city embarks on what could be a transformative streetscape renaissance. NYCStreets #CongestionPricing #UrbanLiving #TransportationReform #CyclingNYC #PublicTransit #CityLife #StreetSafety #UrbanPlanning https://lnkd.in/eMAupQCr

US Cities Are Falling Out of Love With the Parking Lot California and many local governments are scrapping requirements that once made cars the center of the urban landscape. "There are between three and six car parking spaces per car in the US, numbering up to 2 billion in total, according to some estimates. In much of the US, more space is devoted to parking than housing—in Jackson, Wyoming, for example, parking spaces outnumber homes 27 to 1, research has found." https://lnkd.in/gMAiRryC The Automated Parking Company designs and builds innovative urban parking systems that maximizes parking capacity & costs less to build, operate and maintain VS regular cement parking garages, you can depreciate in 5 years VS. 28 years with regular cement parking garages. Real Estate Developers, Architects and Commercial Property Owners can meet their parking requirements and enhance their users parking experience with modern automated Parking Systems, Puzzle Parking Systems and Our Car Stackers. Get A Free Consultation with our Automated Parking Systems Design Engineers about how we can customize a modern parking solution for your multi family or commercial real estate project. The Automated Parking Company is on Inc. https://lnkd.in/ggSd-X9p (661) 430-3244 or visit us at https://lnkd.in/g8EMe2ji #parkingautomation #parkingautomatedsolutions #desigmcustomparking #carparkingstackers #constuctiondevelopers #parkingengineersolutions #parkingdesigns #innovativeparkingsolutions #fastroboticparking #newparkingtechnology #newparking_style Robotic Parking, Robotic Parking Garage, Puzzle Parking, Automated Parking, Automated Parking System, Automated Car Parking, Automated Parking Garage, Parking Stackers, Garage Car Stacker, Stack Parking System, Double Stacker, Triple Stacker, TAPCO, Puzzl Car Parking System, Car Parking Lift System, Lift Parking System, Car Stacker, Car Stack Lift AGV, #AGV, #tapco, #automatedparking, #puzzleparking, #stackers

Modular adaptive reuse of parking structures. Suburban sprawl and car dependence shaped North American development, however, recent trends such as expanded mass transit, environmental awareness, ride-share apps, and remote work are gradually reducing car reliance. Municipalities are responding by eliminating parking minimums in transit-oriented areas. These shifts reveal opportunities for more efficient development, as demonstrated by KTGY’s innovative Park House concept. By repurposing parking structures into residential units, Park House minimizes waste, reduces embodied carbon, and adapts to evolving transportation trends, exemplifying a flexible, sustainable future in urban planning. #multifamily,#housing,#affordablehousing,#apartments,#officebuildings,#contractors,#designers,#architects,#buildingleaders,#adaptivereuse,#ownersrepresentative,#seniorshousing,#realestatedevelopment,#realestatecanada,#realestatedeveloper,#buildingdesign,#buildingdesigner,

"People will choose to walk when walking is useful, safe, comfortable and interesting... A city can achieve much greater safety in just a year or two, before the next election, by fixing its streets... "Almost every street needs changes, and most can be accomplished cheaply, with paint. The objectives are simple: making walking and biking (and driving) safer, and helping businesses to thrive. The strategy is straightforward: redesign streets to discourage illegal speeding...: Remove excess lanes... Road diets for 4-laners... Right-size the lanes... Redirect reclaimed street space to best-practice bike lanes... Revert multi-lane one-ways back to two-way... Replace signals with all-way stop signs... Tighten oversized intersections... Protect curbs with parallel parking and trees... Stripe parking but not centrelines (yield streets)... Follow the data!" Jeff Speck #WalkableCity #Walkability #walkablecities #activetransport #community #localbusiness #streetspace #streetspaceallocation #trafficengineering #transportplanning #peoplefirst #urbanmobility #roadsafety https://lnkd.in/g762xcPM

I am ecstatic to read about Columbus Downtown Development Corporation/Capitol South's new 'Capital Line' development. Where do I even begin? 😁 . . . This is *precisely* the sort of human-centric infrastructure that Downtown sorely lacks. Despite what many may think, it is a matter of providing safer alternatives to driving, not eliminating it entirely. 🚲 🚶♂️ . . . As a #SouthSide resident, I think the 'wheel-in-spoke' idea for future growth of this development will also be a key to Columbus' long-term growth. Reconnecting Downtown with its surrounding communities will go a long way to help mend the harmful effects of 'redlining' neighborhoods from the 1950's. ⚖ . . . By far the most exciting implication is the European-style 'Christmas Market' concept shown in one of the renderings. 🎄 . . . Now, if only we could get some weight behind developing a local, light rail system we'd have it made! Maybe someday we will see a return to traditional modes of transportation, before cars took over. A man can dream, can't he? 🚉 #DowntownColumbus #development #pedestrian #CityPlanning #transit #InvestInTheFuture #bike #NewUrbanism #15MinuteCity #Columbus #Ohio https://lnkd.in/g6ackkGF

Many people concerned with pedestrian safety and #walkability care about these issues because they feel that walking is good exercise or that walkable places are more attractive or that walking is better for the environment than driving. While all that is certainly true, studies also show that people-oriented streets encourage business activity, are more financially productive per acre, and provide a much better ROI than streets designed primarily for cars. 💰 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dsmbGfY #pedestrianstreets #pedestrianinfrastructure #streetdesign #urbandesign #landscapearchitecture

Thank you Center for Justice Innovation / Midtown Community Justice Center, State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal, and the other elected official sponsors for the invitation to participate in "Reimagining Micro-Mobility Safety in NYC" on March 1st, an extremely timely and constructive symposium on how to improve safety for workers and safety on our streets with the dramatic proliferation of faster e-mobility and other motorized devices across the city. I appreciated the opportunity to provide opening remarks on the role of street design. It was also great learning from the other speakers and attendees, including Ligia M. Guallpa, Heidy Rodriguez, Daniel Ocampo, Dawn Miller, Baruch Herzfeld, Erin LaFarge, Christine Berthet, Sara Lind, Annie Levers, and Carl Jordan Mahaney.   Here are a few of the key design and policy strategies I suggested (hat tip to Kelly McGuinness, AICP, Mark Bennett, and Colin Brown, AICP for the research): (1) More human-scaled streets. Anything we do to calm overall speeds on our streets will improve safety for all users and support more considerate behavior. More traffic calming, fewer high-speed travel lanes, and more walkable streets and intersections. (2) More space for low- and medium-speed vehicles. In addition to the traditional two categories of low-speed vehicles (bicycles) and high-speed (automobiles) there is a middle category of medium-speed (faster e-bikes and slower mopeds) and we need more space for all of these to safely coexist. In fact, we should explicitly create dedicated space for all 3 categories on larger streets. (3) Legalize reasonable behavior. We can't expect users of small devices (especially human-powered) to detour far out of their way due to one-way streets if they are just trying to go a short block or two. Changing 1-way bikeways to 2-way makes sense on major streets where riders are likely to want to go in two directions. Let's make it legal and design it to be safe. (4) More protected facilities. Protected bike lanes work, so let's keep rolling them out across the city, especially for those "low-speed" users. And let's make them wider and - when it makes sense - bi-directional. Likewise we should keep expanding the use of protected intersections, including more convenient and intuitive ways for micromobility users to make turns at major intersections. (5) Better curbside access and parking. Areas to more easily access destinations and park micromobility devices will reduce sidewalk riding and sidewalk clutter as well as making delivery workers' jobs easier. This could include parking areas at either end of a commercial block and, on long blocks, a mid-block access point. And it should go without saying that shared e-device charging facilities should be located at these micromobility parking areas for convenience. #micromobility #emobility #streetdesign #trafficsafety #workersafety Evan Lieberman Danielle Mindess

As New York City navigates a growing traffic crisis, the importance of safe and efficient urban mobility has never been clearer. At Via Collective, we're passionate about designing spaces that support all modes of transportation—from cycling to public transit. As the city explores solutions like congestion pricing, it's crucial that we continue to prioritize street safety and infrastructure improvements. The goal? A more connected, accessible, and safer city for everyone. Read more about NYC’s transportation challenges in this insightful article from Business Insider: https://lnkd.in/e5krQUXE #UrbanDesign #StreetSafety #SustainableCities #NYCPlanning