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Parking

Close up on a parked car's tire, slightly suspended up on the curb. | Ognianmedarov | Dreamstime.com

Parking

Brickbat: Sidewalk Slam

Charles Oliver | 7.23.2025 4:00 AM

A car has a "PARKING VIOLATION" citation wedged into the driver's window. In the background, a parking attendant in a neon vest writes up the information. | F01photo | Dreamstime.com

Parking

Brickbat: Parking Violation

Charles Oliver | 5.23.2025 4:00 AM

Hawaiian beach |  Martinmark/Dreamstime.com

Property Rights

Hawaii County Tells Homeowner His 38-Year-Old House Is Actually Illegal

Shahzaad Ausman has had to sue the county to confirm that he can continue to live in his own home.

Christian Britschgi | 4.15.2025 12:35 PM

A Montreal school bus sits at a red light in snowy conditions, with cars on one side. | Marc Bruxelle | Dreamstime.com

Parking tickets

Brickbat: Bus Stop and Go

Charles Oliver | 4.15.2025 4:00 AM

A parked Toyota Prius Hybrid with a Los Angeles Parking Enforcement decal on the side. | Kilmermedia | Dreamstime.com

Parking

Brickbat: Back End Costs

Charles Oliver | 4.1.2025 4:00 AM

A sign that reads "No Parking Any Time," with an arrow, attached to a palm tree. | Wirestock | Dreamstime.com

Parking

Brickbat: No Free Parking

Charles Oliver | 12.17.2024 4:00 AM

A digital sign in Miami Beach reading NO LOUD MUSIC | MEGA/Newscom/FRIDA/Newscom

Florida

Miami Beach's Breakup With Spring Breakers May Fare Poorly for the City

Efforts to revamp the tourist hot spot ignore the reality for local business owners.

Varad Raigaonkar | 3.14.2024 5:01 PM

A former parking garage being used as a food market | Photo: Liz Wolfe

Travel

Giving Parking Garages New Life

Blame local government parking minimums for the overabundance of parking in the U.S.

Liz Wolfe | 1.15.2024 6:00 AM

San Francisco | Sean Pavone/Dreamstime.com

Housing Policy

San Francisco's Can-Kicking on Zoning Reform Could See It Lose All Zoning Powers

Plus: the U.S. Justice Department says zoning restrictions on a church's soup kitchen are likely illegal, more cities pass middle housing reforms, and California gears up for another rent control fight.

Christian Britschgi | 12.5.2023 10:15 AM

California Gov. Gavin Newsom | Hector Amezcua/TNS/Newscom

Coronavirus

Gavin Newsom Spins Revisionist History of His COVID Record

Plus: internet censorship, outdoor dining land grabs, and more...

Christian Britschgi | 9.11.2023 9:47 AM

Travis Upchurch's longtime family home might be seized to make way for a high school stadium parking lot. | (Lex Villena; Tara Upchurch/Aldine Independent School District)

Eminent Domain

Texas School District Threatens to Seize 79-Year-Old Man's Home for Stadium Parking Lot

The Houston-area Aldine Independent School District is considering the use of eminent domain to seize a one-acre property owned and occupied by Travis Upchurch.

Christian Britschgi | 8.18.2023 4:45 PM

monopoly-man-2 | Illustration: Lex Villena; Andrey Popov

New York City

NYC May Force Rich People To Pay Higher Parking Fines Than the Poor

A pilot proposal to levy civil fines based on income is being considered by the City Council.

Liz Wolfe | 5.11.2023 1:45 PM

Parking mandates drive up the costs of housing and commercial space. Does the federal government have the power to just sweep them away? | Nfsphoto/Dreamstime.com

Zoning

Federal Zoning Bill Would Preempt Local Parking Mandates

The legislation would give property owners "sole discretion" in deciding how many parking spaces they want to build.

Christian Britschgi | 5.8.2023 10:50 AM

An officer with a neon PARKING ENFORCEMENT vest stands with back to camera, surveying a busy sidewalk scene. | Georgesheldon | Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Parking Purists

Charles Oliver | 5.2.2023 4:00 AM

The sign at the entrance to the San Diego Zoo. | James Kirkikis | Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: This Will Keep the Riffraff Out

Charles Oliver | 3.20.2023 4:00 AM

Car driving on a map of Atlanta | Photo 35164105 © Karen Foley | Dreamstime.com

Affordable Housing

Zoning Police Continue To Find New Ways To Punish the Poor

Multiple factors contribute to housing shortages, but zoning constraints are mostly to blame.

Erica Smith Ewing and Daryl James | 1.11.2023 11:35 AM

A full parking garage | Pongphan Ruengchai/Dreamstime.com

Parking

Cities Switch From Requiring Too Many Parking Spaces To Banning Too Many Parking Spaces

Nashville is the latest city to eliminate minimum parking requirements while simultaneously capping how much parking developers are now allowed to build.

Christian Britschgi | 11.22.2022 5:00 PM

high perspective shot of a parking lot with a single white car in it and a skyline in the background |  Les Palenik/Dreamstime.com

Housing Policy

California Takes on the High Cost of Mandated Parking

California's cities require developers to include a minimum number of parking spaces in their projects, regardless of whether those spaces are in demand. A state bill would change that.

Christian Britschgi | 8.30.2022 2:50 PM

A row of San Francisco houses | Celso Diniz / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Driving Them Crazy

Charles Oliver | 7.5.2022 4:00 AM

parking space | David Lee/Dreamstime.com

Parking

Seattle Accidentally Had To Forgive 200,000 Parking Tickets. It Should Have Privatized Parking Instead.

When the city moved its parking cops from the police department to the transportation department, it forgot to renew their ability to issue tickets.

Christian Britschgi | 6.6.2022 2:50 PM

reason-mechanic | Institute for Justice

Texas

Cities Force Businesses to Oversupply Parking Spaces. A Lawsuit Says That's Unconstitutional.

Azael Sepulveda is suing the city of Pasadena, Texas over its requirement that his autobody shop add 23 parking spaces he insists he doesn't need and can't afford.

Christian Britschgi | 3.3.2022 3:50 PM

sMALLv | Lex Villena

Urban planning

L.A. Finally Lets People Eat In Parking Lots

Los Angeles temporarily eased parking requirements during the pandemic, offering a glimpse of how much a less restrictive zoning code improves urban life.

Paul Detrick | 9.3.2021 10:30 AM

impounded | Sylvain Robin / Dreamstime.com

Fines

Washington's Top Court Cracks Down on Excessive City Fines

A homeless man’s truck was impounded in Seattle and he couldn’t afford the costs to get it back. That’s unconstitutional, justices rule.

Scott Shackford | 8.13.2021 1:45 PM

reason-vaccine | Chayakorn Lotongkum/Dreamstime.com

Reason Roundup

The FDA Continues To Drag Its Feet on Vaccine Approval

Plus: Oregon rolls back parking minimums, regulators approve a new type of pig, Shrek finally gets the recognition it deserves, and more...

Christian Britschgi | 12.15.2020 9:30 AM

parkingticket_1161x653 | Deanpictures / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Clean Sweep

Charles Oliver | 8.5.2019 4:00 AM

Parking | Xi Zhang/Dreamstime.com

Fourth Amendment

Federal Court: Chalking Tires Is Trespassing, Not Police Work

And it's a violation of the Fourth Amendment.

Zuri Davis | 4.23.2019 3:45 PM

Large image on homepages | NY1/screenshot

NYPD

NYPD Banned Street Parking for Department Flag Football Championship, Says It 'Relocated' Violators' Cars

"This is a special event. This was the flag football championship," said NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill

Joe Setyon | 3.5.2019 1:45 PM

Large image on homepages | Susanne Neal / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: No Holiday for Parking Enforcement

Charles Oliver | 1.9.2019 4:00 AM

Large image on homepages | Photographerlondon / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: This Doesn't Add Up

Charles Oliver | 4.16.2018 4:00 AM

Large image on homepages | Marilyn Volan / Dreamstime.com

Brickbats

Brickbat: Premature Parking

Charles Oliver | 2.20.2017 4:00 AM

Large image on homepages

Uber

In Our Uber-ed Out Future, Cities Won't Be Covered With Ugly Parking Garages

Next generation of ride-sharing will make cities more efficient, solve mass transit problems.

Eric Boehm | 8.2.2016 1:15 PM

Large image on homepages

Policy

L.A. Sued Over Little-Known, Unposted Law Allowing Towing Parked Cars After 72 Hours

Brian Doherty | 4.1.2015 3:14 PM

Large image on homepages | xjennix937/Instagram

Nanny State

Chicago Meter Maids Stop for No One

Tucked behind the skeletal remains of a melted windshield wiper...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.5.2015 10:05 AM

Civil Liberties

Colbert Mocks Free State Spinoff 'Free Keene' for Being Obnoxious While Paying Parking Meters

Brian Doherty | 11.20.2014 7:23 PM

Civil Liberties

Keene, New Hampshire, Continues Legal Fight Against Free Staters Paying Meters, Speaking to Their Meter Enforcement Agents

Brian Doherty | 10.6.2014 7:37 PM

Policy

L.A.'s Outsourced Parking Ticket Appeal System Smacked Down by Courts

Brian Doherty | 7.18.2014 2:56 PM

Politics

Who is More of a Threat to Civilization? Meter Maids or People Filming Meter Maids? The New York Times on the Free State Project

Brian Doherty | 5.8.2014 7:51 PM

Policy

Parking Fines Are Unconstitutionally Excessive, Violate Due Process, Claims Class Action Suit

Brian Doherty | 2.25.2014 6:01 PM

Politics

When Parking Meters Were Against the Law

Brian Doherty | 1.9.2014 7:19 PM

Policy

LA Institutes New Valet Parking Regulations

Yet another licensing scheme

Reason Staff | 10.3.2013 2:50 PM

Policy

Los Angeles Residents Fight Corrupt Parking Ticket Enforcement

Greed meets lack of oversight

Reason Staff | 8.22.2013 7:00 PM

Civil Liberties

NYC Tickets Cars Twenty Five Minutes After Putting Up "No Standing" Sign

Caught on tape

Reason Staff | 5.21.2013 11:16 AM

Politics

Parking Regulations Driving Away Business!

How D.C. Bureaucracy Stifles Anacostia

Amanda Winkler | 5.20.2013 11:19 AM

Large image on homepages | Marlith / Foter.com / CC BY-SA

Policy

Keene, N.H., Meter Readers Are Terrified of Populace, Demand 'Safety Zone'

Scott Shackford | 5.15.2013 2:30 PM

Policy

LA Mulls Licensing for Valet Attendants

All sorts of additional fees that will be passed on the consumers

Reason Staff | 3.28.2013 3:20 PM

Policy

LA Faces Class Action over Parking Tickets

Subcontracting out collections deprives drivers the right to contest, suit claims

Reason Staff | 2.1.2013 6:00 PM

Policy

How Indianapolis Fixed Its Parking Problems

Alex Manning and Paul Feine | 12.17.2012 8:00 AM

Politics

Chapman's David Porter on Solving University Parking Gridlock

Reason Staff | 5.4.2011 3:00 PM

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