I was having a conversation this week with a few friends in the industry about the future of parking. We were specifically talking about Toronto, but I would imagine that much of this holds true for many other cities around the world. Here in Toronto,… Read More
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Toronto to eliminate parking minimums
For the last year or so the City of Toronto has been doing a review of parking requirements for new developments. This would include things like how much car and bike parking needs to be provided for each residential unit in a new building. More… Read More
What happens when you eliminate parking minimums? Lessons from Buffalo.
Back in 2017, the City of Buffalo introduced something known as the “Green Code.” It was the first overhaul of its zoning code in over 60 years. I wrote about it here. One of most notable changes as part of the Green Code was the… Read More
The most expensive parking spot in the world
I saw in the news recently that Hong Kong just set a new world record for the most expensive parking spot. I think it also held the previous record. Last month somebody paid HKD 6 million for a single stall in the Ultima apartment complex… Read More
We’re eliminating parking minimums
I’ve been writing about the hypocrisy of parking minimums for years now. Some posts here, here, and here. To me, it doesn’t make sense to try and promote more sustainable forms of urban mobility while at the same time mandating a minimum number of parking stalls… Read More
What it takes to unlock infeasible development land (and some thoughts on parking)
One of the questions that came up after my recent post about land pricing was: what is it going to take to develop underutilized land on the outskirts of city centers? So today I thought I would talk about a new development project that was… Read More