Transportation & Transit
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Oregon Nears Green Light for Big Parking Reform
The state land use board provisionally approved the rules but left room for tweaks by July. -
States Need to Confront Parking Mandates
Housing shortages don’t stay confined to city limits. Parking reform shouldn’t either. -
Oregon Has a Chance to Sharply Cut Urban Parking Mandates
The reform proposal, authorized by the state’s anti-sprawl laws, is up for a vote this week. -
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Q&A: The Costs of Parking Mandates in Booming Austin
"No question that we're overbuilding parking": Austin's Leah Bojo on parking. -
How Much Are Gas Taxes? Most People Don’t Know
So let’s give clear, meaningful transportation subsidies instead. -
Most Washington Voters Agree: Repeal Parking Mandates Near Transit
A recent poll revealed broad support for a little-known zoning reform. -
No Minimum Parking Requirements? No Problem for Fayetteville, Arkansas
Six years into their deregulation experiment, a growing city thrives without parking mandates. -
To Stop Building Heat Islands, Stop Overbuilding Parking Lots
Parking lots amplify high temperatures. Why are we still requiring them to be larger than they need to be?
The way we design our cities and towns, as well as the modes of transport we use to move through them, can either help or hinder residents’ ability to reduce their carbon footprints. Whether that means unleashing innovative affordable housing solutions, prioritizing spaces for people over spaces for cars and parking, or shifting our transportation thinking away from boondoggle megaprojects, we can shape our communities to fulfill a more sustainable future.
Recent Reports & Graphics
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Who Pays for Parking?
The hidden costs of housing. -
Shifting into Reverse
Northwest gasoline consumption makes a modest decline. -
Rural Sprawl in Metropolitan Portland
A comparison of growth management in Oregon and Washington
Press Clips
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Study: Yes, More Parking Does Put More Cars on the Road
Streetsblog April 16, 2021
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Forum: Congestion pricing coming, details unknown
Pamplin Media Group September 23, 2019
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Washington’s unofficial freeway: Highway 9 in Lake Stevens strains under a suburban boom
Seattle Times September 3, 2019
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Seattle considers congestion pricing and looks to other cities
KIRO 7 July 16, 2019
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Proposed Portland-Area Transportation Measure Could Designate Half of Funds to Highway and Road Infrastructure
Willamette Week April 22, 2019