Residential Parking Fees: Climate Action or City Cash Grab? On Oct. 5 2021, Vancouver Council will debate a recommendation to implement the Climate Emergency Parking Program (CEPP), which…
Poll: Will City Council approve residential parking fees?I’m posting this at 12:30 on Monday. Half an hour ago The Daily Hive just posted this: The City of…
The Futility of Free Parking This one is for the textbooks. From The Hive: … temporary free parking that began last year as a…
Getting out of the ‘free parking’ holeDaily Scot found another egregious example of what ‘free parking’ actually costs. Oh the lengths we go to for underground…
A Tasty Infobite from Joe SulmonaManagement consultant Joe Sulmona, in his wide-ranging consulting around the world, particularly for airports, typically comes up with some interesting…
Let’s Go to the Vancouver Folk Fest!“But what about parking?” “There’s lots, don’t worry”. At the Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2018, now in its 41st year.…
The Fourth Mistake: More ParkingDaily Durning found another Great Mistake to add to the list, from Streetsblog: Parking spaces are everywhere, but for some…
Three Mistakes Cities Keep MakingAn irresistible article from The Guardian: Too often, cities think they’re unique and repeat the blunders that others have made…
What's Missing?From John Graham: State Street in Santa Barbara Yes, there are no people because it is raining—about enough to raise…
The Great Los Angeles Parking ExperimentFrom Bloomberg: In Los Angeles, it’s perfectly legal to build a new apartment without a refrigerator, a balcony, or air…
Instagram, a Gastown Parking Lot, and Christopher Cheung @lotspottingChristopher Cheung has written a delightfully fun piece in the Tyee about his foray into the instagram world of people photographing~well, themselves.…
Uber Explores Driving that Box, Traffic Jams and Parking Love or hate the idea of Uber, this little gem of a YouTube video clearly outlines what we often…
The Death of the Single Purpose Suburban MallThe CBC weighs in on the recent news that the Sears department stores are having a financial challenge and may…
Dec. 19, 2022Vancouver’s “Dinosaurs Against Fossil Fuels” (DAFFS) Way Ahead of Their TimeSandy James Planner