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Donald Shoup Interview, Part 1: Adaptive Reuse, Parking Cash-Out, Teaching
Donald Shoup is one of my heroes. He’s the authority on parking: how it shapes cities, how it enables driving, and how cities can fix the problems that parking policies create. He has a legion of followers who proudly call themselves Shoupistas. Shoup is retiring from UCLA this year. The college is sending him off with a fundraiser retirement dinner atop parking structure number 32 on Saturday May 30. You can attend, and hobnob with Shoup himself, by donating to the Shoup Fellowship fund for future UCLA planning students.
May 23, 2015
APTA Metro Review: Raise Fares, Consolidate Service, Charge For Parking
When the Metro board approved fare hikes last May, it also directed Metro to engage experts from the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) to study Metro's fares and look into other revenue strategies. APTA experts completed their review recently, and presented their findings at last week's Metro board meeting. Though the APTA review recommended approving Metro's proposed fare increases, many of their findings contrast somewhat with present Metro policies.
March 30, 2015
Cyclists, Hikers Urge Park Advisory Board To End Griffith Park Parking Trial
Last night, over a hundred people who walk or bike in and near Griffith Park attended the Griffith Park Advisory Board meeting to express opposition to a current 3-week trial allowing cars on formerly car-free Mount Hollywood Drive. In an attempt to deal with the problem of "too much traffic," the city of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks (DRP) has opened one mile of Mt. Hollywood to driving and parking.
March 27, 2015
Griffith Park Traffic Response: Poorly Defined Free Parking Expansion Pilot
The city of Los Angeles' Griffith Park is a 4000+acre green-space gem at the heart of highly developed region.
March 24, 2015
ULI FutureBuild2015 Recap: Peeks at Future Transportation and Parking
Streetsblog L.A. was a media sponsor of yesterday's Future Build Los Angeles 2015 conference which showcased "trends, people and forces remaking the built environment." The event was hosted by the Urban Land Institute (ULI) L.A. in partnership with VerdeXchange.
January 28, 2015
Times, ABC7, and Metro Parking Stories Are Wrong and Misleading
Yesterday, the L.A. Times ran Lack of Parking Drives Many Away from Mass Transit, an article by Laura Nelson.
October 22, 2014
New CA Database Shows How Much Parking Costs and How Little It’s Used
Zoning laws in California usually require new developments to come with a minimum number of parking spaces. Housing, restaurants, stores, movie theaters — everything requires some number of parking spaces, theoretically based on the best available data.
October 17, 2014
Park(ing) Day L.A. Wrap and A Peek Into the Future of Parking In L.A.
Worldwide, last Friday's Park(ing) Day saw street creativity on six continents. Park(ing) Day L.A. hosted a number of creative efforts that help Angelenos reconsider just what we're doing with all that street real estate.
September 22, 2014
Editorial: L.A. Parking Reform Can Start With Handicap Placard Reform
Lately, there is a lot of attention directed toward reforming parking in Los Angeles. Various solutions are in stages of implementation and discussion.
July 16, 2014
Former Huntington Park Parking Now a Popular Parklet, More on the Way
A new phenomenon hit the streets of Huntington Park this year. It’s a space where people can catch up on their reading and feed their coffee cravings, a space where family and friends can gather together, and a space where business deals can take place right next to kids playing dominos. It’s called a parklet.
June 13, 2014