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BCBS Parking Garage, Detroit, MI
Photo: Fabrizio Costantini for USA TODAY
With the upswing in transit-oriented development, parking garages are the latest buildings to get an eco-makeover.
“Green” is the new black in planning, design and construction philosophy, and it’s no different for the parking industry. Parking designers are embracing practices such as using recycled materials, solar [...]

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Tom Vanderbilt of Slate makes the point that although parking is often thought of as real estate, it is in fact a key part of transportation infrastructure. His article on potential bike parking opportunities attempts to answer the question “What Would Get Americans Biking to Work?“
Why do these measures matter? Because parking helps make commuters—a [...]

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In August, the City of Austin and The University of Texas at Austin will implement reverse-angle parking. The parking lines on the newly installed parking spaces will be reverse to what is traditionally considered angled parking, allowing the motorist to back into the space.

‘Back-in parking,’ while awkward at first, said to be safer for motorists, [...]

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