Recent Streetsblog MASS posts about Parking

School Street in Natick, showing a car parked on the town's new asphalt sidewalk.

Natick’s New Sidewalks Look Suspiciously Like A Road Widening

By Christian MilNeil | Jan 31, 2022 | No Comments

A repaving project that affected several narrow residential streets in downtown Natick is causing some headaches for residents, because motor vehicle owners are mistaking the project’s new asphalt sidewalks as new on-street parking areas. “People are parking right in the sidewalk literally at the foot of my front steps, and we can’t get out (of […]

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Yes, Even Walmart Wants to Build Smaller Parking Lots

By Kea Wilson | Dec 30, 2021 | No Comments

At the peak of its parking investment, Walmart was building six parking spaces per thousand square feet of store. But that's changed.

Meet the New Chief: StreetsblogMASS Interviews Jascha Franklin-Hodge

By Christian MilNeil | Dec 22, 2021 | No Comments

"There’s a lot of traffic engineering that’s very data-driven, but it’s often data-driven in ways that are focused on vehicular movements and speeds and capacity... And sometimes that comes at the expense of asking, ‘What’s it like for a person who’s walking to the bus, and waiting on the corner for that bus?’ We don’t have metrics for that."

3368 Washington rendering credit RODE Architects/BPDA

Boston City Council Votes to End Minimum Parking Requirements for Affordable Housing

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 20, 2021 | 1 Comment

The proposed zoning amendment still needs approval from the Board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) and the Boston Zoning Commission before it takes effect, but the Council's unanimous approval of the change is a powerful endorsement.

The massive Government Center Garage in the North End, pictured here on Sept. 30, 2021, is in the process of being dismantled to make way for new development.

Boston Establishes New Limits on Parking in Large Developments

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 13, 2021 | 1 Comment

The new guidelines also specify that zero parking will be allowed for new developments throughout the city, in conjunction with required "transportation demand management" plans to provide more car-free transportation options.

The new REI co-op in Cambridge is right next to the new Lechmere Green Line station (visible in the background of this photo) and the new Community Path.

Eyes On the Street: The New Lechmere Takes Shape as a Bike Commuting Hub

By Christian MilNeil | Oct 4, 2021 | No Comments

New public spaces, bike facilities, and a connection to the Somerville Community Path are all nearing completion around the new Lechmere Station in East Cambridge.

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