Parking
Portland considers ‘climate and equity surcharge’ on drivers’ parking spaces
“Helping people think there are some climate and equity impacts of their decision to drive downtown and park downtown.”— Shoshana Cohen, PBOT
$5.9 million lawsuit says City of Portland is negligent for allowing parking at intersections
The idea of no-parking zones at intersections started with a state law. Then it became a point of contention for transportation activists, then a City of Portland policy, then a campaign from a walking advocacy group. Now it has become the basis of a lawsuit. Yesterday, Portland attorney Scott Kocher of Forum Law Group filed … Read more
If only we regulated parking everyday like Parking Day
Catie Gould is volunteer activist with Bike Loud PDX and a member of the City of Portland Bicycle Advisory Committee.
PSU transportation class projects: Parking benefit districts
Charles Tso is using a PSU class to kickstart parking benefit districts in his neighborhood.
After 83 cars park in Mississippi Ave bike lanes, city issues 83 tickets
Somebody started it and many others decided to follow suit. Bad idea.
Council pulls parking mandate after affordability advocates pile into hearing
Opponents of the mandate outnumbered supporters three to one.
City weighs parking rule for NW that could block a fifth of new homes
If it had existed for the last eight years, it would have illegalized 23 percent of northwest Portland’s new housing supply.
Multnomah County’s drop in auto ownership since 2007 would fill 287 acres of parking
That’s almost exactly the size of the entire central business district.