Topic – Parking
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OKRA to donate bike racks to restaurants
Help reduce car parking
The Organized Kollaboration on Restaurant Affairs, a recently formed nonprofit group, will donate bike racks to area restaurants.
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Dallas discusses reduction of parking requirements
To guide efficient development
Recognizing the waste of over-parking in development projects, a Dallas city council committee is considering a cut to some parking requirements.
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Parking spaces costing US up to $20 billion annually
Unsustainable infrastructure
A new study shows that the US is spending between $4 and $20 billion per year on parking-related expenditures.
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SF: parking spaces to parklets
People just hanging out
All across San Francisco, there are new parklets where you can tune your bike, enjoy a cappuccino, or just sit and relax - all in what used to be parking spaces
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Houston shown as example of excessive surface parking
Overhead shots comparing city
In a post circulating the web, Houston is used as the example of excessive surface parking, compared to more urban cities.
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Restaurant and bar owners worried about parking ordinance
To COH Council Dec 1
Proposed changes to the City of Houston parking ordinance worry local bar and restaurant owners on their way to City Council who will consider them in December.
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Alex Wukman
COH wants more alcohol parking
Flawed, suburban approach to define new parking ordinances
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COH parking meters can now be paid by cell phone
Alerts & adding time also
City of Houston electronic parking meters can now be paid via cell phones, including an alert when time is almost up and the ability to add more funds.
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