Reinventing Parking
The parking podcast for urban change-makers. Reinventing Parking is about parking policy but it's for anyone who wants a better city and better urban transport. Intro and outro music "Walking Barefoot on Grass" by Kai Engel via http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/
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Minimums to maximums: lessons from the UK
03/19/2024
Minimums to maximums: lessons from the UK
Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the ! Why not join? The United Kingdom has been both a bold parking reformer and a parking reform disappointment. But which is the more important story? That's the focus of . The nationwide abolition of parking mandates in 2001 and the shift to parking maximums was amazing and of great interest to parking reformers elsewhere. Yet, parking management has often failed to rise to the challenge, leading to problems and then to some backsliding on parking standards. For more insight and lessons from UK parking, I turned to Andrew Potter, who is Director of Parking Perspectives, a parking focused consulting firm based in Chelmsford in the southeast of England. Here is an outline of our discussion: About my guest: Andrew Potter Basics about on-street parking management - where it is strong [2:20] Where is parking enforcement weak and parking behaviour worst? [3:59] Pavement parking is not even an offence in England (but is in London and Scotland Parking standards and the history of reforms [6:10] Maximums dealt with a parking arms race [7:23] Problems emerged in new residential developments with limited parking under maximums [8:39] Why wasn't strict parking management expanded to such areas? [10:01] Fundamental problem with the approach to on-street parking management outside city cores [11:31] These problems led to pressure on government to change the approach to parking for residential developments [12:21] Is London a counterfactual to refute the idea that these problems mean abolishing minimums and imposing maximums was foolish? [13:34] What has been happening recently with parking standards, minimums and maximums? [16:40] Trend for car free developments in city centre areas and this is generally successful since the streets are well controlled [19:50] Residents of inner city car free developments are usually not eligible for parking permits in the local CPZ [20:21] Are maximums still popular, despite the problems mentioned earlier? [20:54] Suggestion: maximums at levels to make urban supermarkets viable, but not out-of-town ones [22:05] Advice for other places thinking of abolishing parking mandates and or imposing parking maximums? [24:32] Wrapping up [25:31] You can read a lightly edited transcript .
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Austin did it. Your city can too!
02/27/2024
Austin did it. Your city can too!
Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the ! Why not join? On November 2, 2023, the Austin City Council voted to end parking mandates, making Austin Texas the largest municipality in the USA to do so. So far. who worked to make it happen. They were Leah Bojo, Jay Crossley and Adam Greenfield. Think of it as a Master Class for aspiring parking reform advocates! Here is an outline: Brief summary of the whole story, especially the beginnings [2:52] Were Austin's parking mandates unusual? [7:04] A broad coalition against parking mandates [7:44] Institutional and financial infrastructure for the coalition [9:49] How important was the parking reform network? [10:46] American Disabilities Act (ADA) parking when abolishing parking mandates [12:48] The role of people inside city hall, such as city staff [15:58] The time was right [17:24] Advice for newbie or disheartened parking reformers [18:45] Dealing with pushback [22:54] Link parking reform with wider reforms or do it as a stand-alone reform? [25:49] Which comes first, off-street reform or on-street parking management? [29:35] Support across the political spectrum? [32:47] If car dependent Austin can abolish parking mandates, any city can. [34:34] You can read a lightly edited transcript .
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Six Surprising Parking Reform Ideas
01/31/2024
Six Surprising Parking Reform Ideas
Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the ! Why not join? that will probably be new to you. There are six ideas, so I only describe each one briefly. What if we require private off-street parking to report regularly on usage levels? [4:02] Should we turn every decent-sized building and its parking into a mini Parking Benefit District? [8:35] Project to create many city maps of areas with paid parking [12:00] Alternative to maximums: make parking count as floor area [14:05] Parking moratorium (or maybe even parking draw-down) [18:39] Please abolish parking mandates, but it you must have them, make them Japan-style [22:41] Some of these may seem a bit wacky. But I think they are worth investigating. I hope they are at least thought provoking. If some of the ideas seem radical, be aware that they are inspired by a post-parking-reform vision of a near future that looks something like this (and is not so very radical, in my opinion): The users of parking cover its costs. Governments don't boost parking supply but instead want to prevent oversupply. Less space than now is devoted to parking and more to more important things. Parking regulations will not be a barrier to affordable housing or to corner stores. All parking is well managed. Motorists will have no parking hassles. But they will almost always have to pay a parking fee appropriate to the location. Parking gluts will no longer undermine our mobility options. There will be less traffic but everyone will enjoy better urban mobility. But please look away if you expect parking to mostly be free of charge and plentiful at the end of most trips. These ideas will not give you that!
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Most buildings run their parking badly. Let's fix that
12/19/2023
Most buildings run their parking badly. Let's fix that
is an active member with unique insights at the interface between the parking owned by buildings and the world of parking reform. Most buildings fail abysmally to manage their parking efficiently. It hurts building owners. It hurts tenants. It hurts residents. It hurts the whole community. Yet most building managers have little clue that there are now tools to help them easily do much better. Evan Goldin is co-founder and CEO of , a company which provides an amazing app and system that makes it simple for buildings to better utilize their parking. Parkade says it is "on a mission to create a more livable, more affordable more mobile world - with far fewer parking spots". Evan himself is a really helpful presence in the Parking Reform Network Slack so I was thrilled when he agreed to .
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Parking reform around the world: a new report from ITDP
11/10/2023
Parking reform around the world: a new report from ITDP
about an encouraging, readable and helpful new report from ITDP that focuses on off-street parking reform. "Breaking the Code, Off Street Parking Reform Lessons Learned" is aimed at parking reformers and potential parking reformers all over the world. Dana, who is research manager for ITDP Global, led the team that prepared the report and was co-author of the report along with Mackenzie Allen. for more information and a lightly edited transcript. Here is a summary of our conversation: The report in a nutshell Was it difficult to motivate ITDP or funders to work on parking? Was there anything that surprised you? Change comes slowly but small wins often lead to big wins Make data powerful! Link parking reform with other popular goals! Push at any level of government that works! Which should come first, on street parking management improvements, or off street parking reforms? Maximums dilemmas and complications Dana is not yet sick of parking reform
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We Gamified Parking Reform
10/03/2023
We Gamified Parking Reform
Several years ago, I gamified on-street parking management using a board game. It brings home to players the amazing power of parking fees in a surprising and fun way. And the Urban Works Institute in India has adapted and improved the game. Shreya Gadepalli and her team have been using the game to great effect in parking reform workshops and parking policy trainings. For this episode of Reinventing Parking, I spoke with Shreya, who leads the Urban Works Institute and is one of India's foremost urban mobility experts. She regularly leads parking game sessions for participants in parking policy trainings or workshops across India. We discussed the parking game, a major Parking Reform Roadmap study that Urban Works will release soon, and recent developments in Indian parking policy and reform. . Later there will be links to more downloadable resources on the game, as well as links to the Roadmap study by Urban Works Institute. Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Is Parking Reform Anti Car?
08/28/2023
Is Parking Reform Anti Car?
People keep claiming that parking reform and the are "anti car". So I thought I should make an episode to try to answer the question, is parking reform anti-car? But, since that’s a loaded question not usually asked in good faith, I decided to instead look at a similar but more constructive question: Can parking reform help cities avoid or escape having cars dominate their transport systems? And the short answer is that parking reform can help do this as much or as little as you want it to. You can . Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Powerful Parking Maps
07/26/2023
Powerful Parking Maps
looks at parking lot maps. Parking lot maps might seem an unlikely viral hit but really did make a splash this northern Spring. They convey a compelling message, with many downtowns having more than 20 percent of their land devoted to parking. That's without even counting podium, underground or street parking. The maps were created by and a team of PRN volunteers. To discuss the PRN Parking Lot Map project, I spoke with Thomas along with PRN President, Tony Jordan, and PRN Communications Coordinator, Etienne Lefebvre. Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Parking reform and newly motorizing cities
06/21/2023
Parking reform and newly motorizing cities
is 25 minutes of edited highlights from my appearance on the . OoruLabs is an Indian podcast and Youtube channel hosted by Sathya Sankaran and Knerav Kodolikar, who kindly gave permission to adapt the interview, which was their episode 16. Our topic was parking reform for the Indian context. But that means it's also relevant for almost any middle income and lower income city or anywhere where private motor vehicle ownership is surging but for now remains relatively low. For cities in that situation, parking policy choices are potentially pivotal and will likely play a big part in choosing each city's urban mobility destiny. Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Disability, Aging and Parking Reform: Win-Wins and Trade-offs
05/23/2023
Disability, Aging and Parking Reform: Win-Wins and Trade-offs
Can parking reform co-exist with justice for frail aging people and for people with disabilities? That was a central theme of a Parking Reform Network round table event on "Parking Reform, Aging and Disability" which took place a few months ago. The event had four guests with a wealth of experience and insight on these issues. The original was long, but this podcast version has just the highlights. I hope you find it as interesting and informative as I did. For the full video and for more detail on the event and its four panelists, Cassie Wilson, Corallete Hannon, Megan Lynch, and Anna Zivarts, head over to the excellent . Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Beijing's escape from parking disaster
04/25/2023
Beijing's escape from parking disaster
Ten years ago Beijing's parking problems were among the most extreme I had ever seen. How the situation improved is an encouraging story. I learned about it from the article "How Beijing Is Rethinking Parking and Reclaiming Public Space" by Liu Shaokun and Bram van Ooijen in the Nov. 2022 edition of Sustainable Transportation Magazine from the Institute of Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP). I reached out to Shaokun and Bram, as well as Shaokun's colleague Huang Yangwen, for this month's Reinventing Parking podcast. [My apologies for the sound issue - an echo - at the 44 second mark, just after the intro music. Fortunately this lasts for only about 20 seconds or so.] . Reinventing Parking is the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Momentum on Parking Reform
03/29/2023
Momentum on Parking Reform
This episode of Reinventing Parking is full of encouragement for parking reformers. It's a lively chat with the 's enthusiastic president, Tony Jordan. I checked in with him to talk about the encouraging progress and momentum that we are seeing on parking reform and for the parking reform movement. Our conversation left me feeling energized and upbeat about the difference we are making and I hope it does the same for you. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Walkable Parking in City Cores
02/13/2023
Walkable Parking in City Cores
If you found this podcast, you are probably interested in parking reform. But what do you know about the idea of "park-once-and-walk districts"? Have you heard of the Walkable Parking mindset on urban parking? These ideas are an important part of escaping the belief that every building should have on-site parking. But they are not yet getting very much attention in parking reform circles. So, I decided to prepare a series of short Reinventing Parking episodes on park-once-and-walk districts and Walkable Parking. This is the first in that series. This episode will look at park-once-and-walk in city centres (aka Downtowns). These are the heartland of the park-once-and-walk or Walkable Parking approach. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Who's been parking in MY street? Insights into residential parking from Liz Taylor
12/28/2022
Who's been parking in MY street? Insights into residential parking from Liz Taylor
I am a great fan of Dr Liz Taylor's research on parking so it was wonderful to interview her recently. We had a long discussion but, for this edition I chose a selection of segments that are mostly about the collision between parking reform and anti-development sentiment in residential areas. I think you will find Liz's insights on this both important and entertaining. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Is Singapore parking weird like Singapore?
11/29/2022
Is Singapore parking weird like Singapore?
Singapore is quite a weird country. I know. I have lived here for more than 20 years now. But is its parking weird too? And is Singapore a parking reform model to copy? These are important questions, since Singapore is often held up as a policy-making model, especially in middle-income countries. So this edition of Reinventing Parking takes a look. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Oregon's Big Parking Reforms: the Inside Story
10/26/2022
Oregon's Big Parking Reforms: the Inside Story
Oregon recently enacted the most aggressive statewide parking reforms in the United States. The Parking Reform Network webinar about those reforms was such a great "masterclass" on reforming costly parking mandates that we just had to turn it into an episode of Reinventing Parking. This episode also has a video version. ! . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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It's about choice! Edmonton's Open Option parking reform
09/22/2022
It's about choice! Edmonton's Open Option parking reform
In mid-2020, Edmonton's city council amazed many of us in the parking reform scene by voting to comprehensively remove minimum parking requirements. Edmonton had a unique name for its reform: Open Option Parking. This month's Reinventing Parking is an interview with Ashley Salvador, who was a key participant in the campaign for Edmonton's 2020 parking reform. Together we explored the Edmonton Open Option Parking story. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Delhi parking: a non-profit initiative
08/24/2022
Delhi parking: a non-profit initiative
This month's Reinventing Parking features an encouraging case of a non-profit organization taking the initiative on parking policy in its home city of Delhi. I spoke with Sonal Shah of the Centre for Sustainable and Equitable Cities (C-SEC), which carried out a small but sophisticated investigation of parking in the vicinity of the Green Park Metro Rail Station in southern Delhi. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Let's end sidewalk parking!
07/27/2022
Let's end sidewalk parking!
Reinventing Parking this time tackles the issue of sidewalk parking (or pavement parking or footpath parking). It features me and several other people from around the world. One lesson is to act quickly if sidewalk parking emerges. Try hard to not let it become a serious problem in the first place! If sidewalk parking does become rampant in an area, there don’t seem to be quick and easy answers. But many places HAVE successfully tackled this menace. To a great extent, this is a matter of priorities. Change is certainly possible. But we need to get organized! . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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How to get parking reform done: the New Zealand story
06/09/2022
How to get parking reform done: the New Zealand story
Around 90 percent of New Zealand's people now live in areas where parking mandates have been abolished. This bold step was part of national efforts to tackle one of the world's worst housing affordability crises. The episode is a lively discussion on the inspiring parking-reform progress in New Zealand and in its main cities. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Paths to parking reform (YIMBYtown panel highlights)
05/11/2022
Paths to parking reform (YIMBYtown panel highlights)
This episode features edited highlights from an excellent panel discussion on parking reform that took place at the YIMBYtown 2022 conference in Portland, Oregon. YIMBY stands for 'yes in my backyard', referring to supporting housing development within existing urban areas, and YIMBYtown was all about abundant housing advocacy. The panel, Parking Reform: from theory to practice, was moderated by Catie Gould of the Sightline Institute. She was in our March 2022 episode. The panelists were: Martha Roskowksi, transportation and mobility consultant in Boulder, Colorado and author of 'Ideas to Accelerate Parking Reform in the United States' John Bauters, Mayor of Emeryville, California and also chair of the Alameda County Transportation Commission and the vice chair of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Tony Jordan, our Parking Reform Network President Leah Bojo, land use consultant, formerly worked on land-use, transportation and parking at Austin City Council, and author of a chapter on Austin's first Parking Benefits District in Donald Shoup's 2018 book, Parking and the City. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Surprising Stockholm
04/21/2022
Surprising Stockholm
Daniel Firth surprised me several times in the latest episode of Reinventing Parking as we discussed Stockholm and its parking policies. I learned in December about Stockholm's pricey residential on-street parking. Sharing about that on social media connected me with Daniel, who turned out to be ideally placed to explain more. It turns out that other cities have much to learn from Stockholm's parking approaches. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Are parking minimums an endangered species internationally?
04/05/2022
Are parking minimums an endangered species internationally?
More and more cities around the world have been abolishing their parking mandates. So should we describe parking minimums as "an endangered species" internationally? I tackled that question in the March edition of the Parking Today magazine. With Parking Today's permission, here is the article as a short "extra" Reinventing Parking podcast episode (between our regular monthly episodes). . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Ending parking mandates isn't just for big, transit-rich cities! Ask Fayetteville
03/23/2022
Ending parking mandates isn't just for big, transit-rich cities! Ask Fayetteville
Fayetteville in Northwest Arkansas abolished all of its commercial parking minimums. Benefits quickly emerged but no drama or problems. Fayetteville's story is an excellent reminder that parking reform is not just for large, transit-rich cities. Reinventing Parking this month features a discussion between me, Catie Gould of the Sightline Institute and Quin Thompson, who was one of the city staff behind the reform. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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São Paulo has been a parking reform trailblazer
02/28/2022
São Paulo has been a parking reform trailblazer
This edition of Reinventing Parking features a great four-way discussion with three Brazilians, Clarisse Linke, Hannah Machado and Fernando Franco, to help us understand São Paulo's bold parking reforms in the last 8 years or so. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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How the Netherlands handles parking
01/28/2022
How the Netherlands handles parking
The Netherlands is less known for parking than for fostering astonishing levels of bicycle use. But Dutch car parking policies and practices really are well worth your attention. To find out more, I interviewed one of the Netherlands' top parking policy experts, Dr Giuliano Mingardo, a senior researcher at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Don't expect Nirvana. The Netherlands has parking politics and arguments like everywhere else. They are ahead of most others on many aspects but behind on others. It's an interesting story. . . Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the ! Why not join?
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Exciting news about Parking Reform Network and this podcast (and how YOU can help)
12/29/2021
Exciting news about Parking Reform Network and this podcast (and how YOU can help)
Reinventing Parking is now the official podcast of the Parking Reform Network! Our first step is a and we could really use your help! . .
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How parking mandates got nixed with minimal fuss in an area in Sydney
09/07/2021
How parking mandates got nixed with minimal fuss in an area in Sydney
Waverley council area in Australia has had zero parking minimums since 2018. I interviewed Sara Stace to find out more. Two keys to Waverley's success in nixing its parking minimums with little fuss seem to be: Before the decision, Waverley already had some experience with parking minimums set to zero in certain parts of the area. Data on the results of this reassured the councillors. The proposal for zero parking minimums across the whole council was also part of a broadly popular urban mobility strategy, the Waverley People, Movement and Places strategy, which is the council’s ambitious plan to prioritise walking, cycling, public transport and shared mobility. . . .
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Hard Won Parking Reform Victory: Cash-Out in Washington DC
07/28/2021
Hard Won Parking Reform Victory: Cash-Out in Washington DC
Reinventing Parking this time looks at a successful parking reform campaign in Washington DC. The episode is a lightly edited recording of a Parking Reform Network event on 30 March 2021. The event featured Cheryl Cort, Policy Director for the Coalition for Smarter Growth which is a non-profit in the Washington DC region. Cheryl spoke about the long and difficult effort she led to persuade the DC Council to enact a parking cash-out law, the “Transportation Benefits Equity Amendment Act” which passed in April 2020. . . .
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Introducing the Parking Reform Atlas
04/30/2021
Introducing the Parking Reform Atlas
Let me tell you about the new . It is a project to make it easier for parking changemakers to find noteworthy parking policies and parking reforms from all over the world. . . . .
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