Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Parking

Eyes on the Street: As City Changes Parking Meters, What Are You Seeing?

By Damien Newton | Oct 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

This new sign went up adjacent to Pan Pacific Park on Beverly Blvd. While taking my cat to the pet store earlier today, I noticed that at some point in the past month the automobile parking signs on Beverly Boulevard had changed. It used to be that cars could park for two hours at metered […]

City Ends Traffic Officer Subsidies for Major Events

By Damien Newton | Oct 19, 2009 | No Comments

Political events and charities, such as yesterday’s AIDS Walk, can be exempted on a case-by-case basis. Photo: Dave Marez/Flickr At last week’s meeting of the City Council Transportation Committee, LADOT’s Alan Willis presented on the status that the DOT has made with the owners of the Greek Theatre, Hollywood Bowl, Coliseum, Sports Arena, former Olympic […]

City Considering Free Parking for Zero Emission Vehicles

By Damien Newton | Oct 16, 2009 | 14 Comments

Only the more rare white stickers would get the free parking benefit. Some ideas just refuse to die. Less than a year after the City of Los Angeles moved to end it’s free-meter parking for hybrids program, a new proposal to allow only the highest tech and cleanest cars to park for free has resurfaced. […]

Good news for L.A.: More Congestion, Higher Parking Fees

By Siel Ju | Oct 15, 2009 | 3 Comments

Traffic trying to get to Dodger Stadium. Photo:=Manny=/Flickr Here comes one positive side benefit of the L.A. budget crisis: Gridlock. Our tight budget means the city can no longer afford to pick up the tab to make driving easier — by providing free traffic officers for events at the Dodger Stadium, Hollywood Bowl, and other […]

SF’s Newsom: Let’s Not Extend Parking Meter Hours in a Recession

By Elana Schor | Oct 2, 2009 | No Comments

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has snagged some high-profile support for his nascent California gubernatorial bid, but he may have some trouble with the transit-riding, congestion-weary constituency. My colleagues Matthew Roth and Bryan Goebel have the story over at Streetsblog San Fran: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (Photo: Gawker) Mayor Gavin Newsom has been quietly […]

Daily News Highlights How City Blew Opportunity When Raising Meter Costs

By Damien Newton | Sep 8, 2009 | 5 Comments

Photo: Nahh/Flickr In the late fall of 2008 and early in 2009, the City Council and Mayor Villaraigosa decided to fill a hole in the city’s budget by raising the cost of parking curbside at city-owned parking meters. The wildly unpopular move is estimated to generate $18 million dollars for the city, but the backlash […]

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