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Appeal Could Force Alki Elementary To Trade Classroom Space for Parking Stalls

An appeal brought by neighbors threatens to delay construction and heap costs on cash-strapped Seattle Public Schools. Construction on a new Alki Elementary School in...
A four-story parking structure with a blue decorative screen.

Sound Transit Charts an Expanded Paid Parking Program

Sound Transit has outlined several alternatives to expand its parking management program with paid parking. Some or all stations with parking could be affected...

Sunday Video: How Parking Laws Are Strangling America

Rollie Williams of Climate Town walks through the history of minimum parking laws and growth of parking in America with a few cameos from...
Spokane Council Member Zack Zappone and others in front of a new Spokane apartment building.

Spokane Leads the Way with Parking Reform

One year ago, Spokane shocked the state by passing a sweeping housing reform bill that, among other things, reduced minimum lot sizes and legalized fourplexes anywhere...

Urbanism 101: Tactical Urbanism

Street improvements are often long and drawn-out affairs. Pop-up projects can show otherwise. Urban projects can take a significant amount of time and financing to...

Beacon Hill Bike Lane Proposal Will Add New Parking Spaces on Adjacent Streets

In response to concerns that a new North Beacon Hill protected bike lane along 15th Avenue S would eliminate on-street parking stalls, Seattle will...

The High Cost of Parking in Downtown Bellingham 

When what is now downtown Bellingham was initially platted in the mid-1800s, it is likely that little consideration was given to parking. Mostly because...

Sounder Needs More Service, Not More Parking Garages

Elected officials have approved another 1,500 car parking stalls at select stations along the Sounder S Line. This capital investment is astronomically expensive for...