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Parking: The Big Picture
Recently we have made some big changes to parking in Downtown Redwood City. Why did we do this? What were we trying to accomplish? Is it working? Learn the answers to these questions and more below...
The Plan
All of the recent parking changes are part of a large and comprehensive plan. This plan was based on community input, best practices, and the latest cutting-edge parking research.
To download the entire Downtown Redwood City Parking Management Plan (PDF 1.19mb) click here.
Media Coverage - What do the Experts Think?
New York Times: Gone Parkin' (are there environmental benefits to Redwood City's parking plan?)
Wall Street Journal: The Parking Fix
SF Chronicle: SF Plans Market Rates for Prized Parking Spaces (San Francisco may implement key components of Redwood City's innovative parking system)
Channel 5 San Francisco: Redwood City Parking Meters Use Latest Technology
Salon.com: We Paved Paradise (how Redwood City didn't)
Pedshed.net: Redwood City's Free Market Parking Meters (do they impove urban design?)
The Latest Thinking About Parking
Parking affects urban form, the environment, transit, economic development, government budgets, climate change, downtown revitalization plans, and much more. Deep thought and study is finally being dedicated toward this important subject. See how Redwood City fits into the really BIG picture...
Chapter 1 of The High Cost of Free Parking by Professor Donald Shoup, FAICP of UCLA
Time Magazine: The New Science of Parking
University of California Access Magazine: The Old Pasadena Story: Turning Small Change into Big Changes
Transportation and Land Use Coalition: Housing Shortage/Parking Surplus - Silicon Valley's Opportunity to Address Housing Needs and Transportation Problems with Innovative Parking Policies
Nelson/Nygaard Associates: The Mythology of Parking
The Great Communities Collaborative: Is it Possible to Have too Much Parking?
StreetFilms Interview on The High Cost of Free Parking
NY Times: The Hunter-Gatherers, Parking Division (a fun look at the lengths that people will go to to get curbside parking in areas without effective parking pricing)
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