Parking Lots

Los Angeles explores the possibility of selling off parking garages to manage a budget crisis.

February 1, 2010 - Los Angeles Times

Steven Mouzon reflects on the huge investment a roadside reference like a Waffle House must make in infrastructure versus the relatively low expense for an inner-city restaurant.

January 17, 2010 - The Original Green Blog

Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron have designed a new parking garage for Miami that attempt to engage the public with a shockingly open-air design.

December 25, 2009 - Financial Times

An exhibit currently at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. explains how the architecture and design of parking lots evolved, and why. Meanwhile, the Parking Show of Shows conference takes place nearby with a different take.

November 6, 2009 - The Washington Post

More than 100 trailers and RVs sit in a parking lot at Los Angeles International Airport, creating an odd community of airline pilots and mechanics.

August 15, 2009 - Los Angeles Times

Plans to build a Wal-Mart and parking lot near a historic Civil War battlefield has spurred a bi-partisan protest from Virginia's top officials.

July 17, 2009 - The Washington Post

A new parking garage opening in Ft. Worth is actually a full-scale public art project by artist/architect Christopher Janney. Janney's design includes a soundscape of Ft. Worth music and native animal sounds.

April 6, 2009 - Fort Worth Business Press

This film from Streetsblog looks at a community effort in Portland to remove pavement from unused parking lots.

June 20, 2008 - Streetsblog L.A.

An outreach counseling group in Santa Barbara, California, has worked with the city to set up 12 parking lots where people can sleep in their cars at night -- an act that is illegal on city streets.

May 22, 2008 - CNN