Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about parking

Lincolnwood may save a bike lane plan that was almost scrapped due to parking worries

By John Greenfield | Dec 4, 2019 | No Comments

A new proposal calls for preserving one parking lane and installing a two-way protected bike lanes on the south side of the street.

The Treasure Island site. Photo: John Greenfield

Neighbors fear the Treasure Island TOD has too little parking, but it actually has too much

By John Greenfield | Oct 7, 2019 | 16 Comments

The development, steps from the Red Line and express buses, will have 246 apartments and 107 parking spaces.

While a flier circulated by a neighbor called the development proposed for this parking lot "supersized," half of the building would be only about three feet taller than this four-story building next door, and the other half would be considerably shorter. Photo: John Greenfield

Most Beacon Street Neighbors Agree: 9 Units With 10 Spots Won’t Create a Parking Crunch

By Courtney Cobbs and John Greenfield | Jul 11, 2019 | 11 Comments

At Tuesday's community meeting, residents voiced concerns about density and the community input process, but most reached a consensus that 1.11 parking spots per household is sufficient.

Excessive parking requirements result in low-density development that wastes land. Image: CNT

Too Much Parking Makes Neighborhoods Less Equitable, but eTOD Can Help

By Lynda Lopez | Mar 8, 2019 | 14 Comments

While excessive parking can jack up housing costs, affordable TOD can reduce transportation expenses for low-income and working-class residents.

Rendering of the "kinetic" facade that will mask 326 car spots at 333 North Green Street. Image: Sterling Bay, design by Gensler

Lipstick on a Pig: An Arty “Kinetic” Facade Won’t Redeem a Too-Large Garage

By John Greenfield | Dec 7, 2018 | 7 Comments

Even with an interesting aesthetic treatment, a garage that will bring hundreds of cars to an already traffic-choked neighborhood will be a blight on the community.

A bill in the City Council would roughly double residential parking requirements throughout Philadelphia, raising housing costs. Photo: PlanPhilly

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Will Philadelphia Reverse Its Progress on Parking Requirements?

By Angie Schmitt | May 17, 2018 | No Comments

Lower parking requirements have encouraged construction of housing instead of car storage, but the reforms still face political resistance.

As parking rates increased, tickets and fines for illegal parking decreased. Chart: City of Boston

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How Boston Used Meter Prices to Fix Parking Dysfunction

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 26, 2018 | No Comments

Adjusting meter prices increased the availability of spaces while reducing illegal parking.

Map of the Fulton Market area with five proposed buildings outlined. Car-heavy ones are shown in blue; the car-lite one is shown in Green. Image: Google Earth; edited by Steven Vance.

Fulton Market Proposal Will Add 1,062 Car Parking Spaces to the Traffic-Choked West Loop

By Steven Vance | Feb 9, 2018 | 12 Comments

The plan includes way too much parking for this transit-friendly, walkable neighborhood.

Halted Street in Boystown. Image: Google Street View

The Boystown Parking Ban Raises Issues of Race and Class

By Michael Podgers | Feb 2, 2018 | 19 Comments

Banning cars from the LGBTQ nightlife strip is fine. Discouraging people of color and lower-income residents from hanging out in the neighborhood is not.

This 70-unit apartment building was built after Minneapolis relaxed its parking requirements. It still has parking, but only surface spots, not the costly underground garage that the old rules would have required. Photo: Nick Magrino

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How Parking Mandates Tilt the Market Toward “Luxury” Housing

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 1, 2018 | No Comments

After Minneapolis slashed parking requirements, developers started to produce more affordable mid-rise apartment buildings instead of luxury high-rises.

Garden space outside D.C.'s J.O. Wilson Elementary School. Photo: D.C. Public Schools

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How to Create More Play Space and Less Parking at City Schools

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 29, 2018 | No Comments

Instead of paving over schoolyards, D.C. may just issue special street-parking permits to teachers near urban schools.

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