Parking
A Parking Spot to Play In
Planners and urbanists have boisterously made the case that parking lots are a nightmare in terms of land use, and with good reason behind it. Considering the amount of land a typical shopping center’s parking lot takes up, there is a lot of ‘dead’ space in our communities. But what if parking lots are truly [...]
The road to everywhere: 3 ways we can fight congestion in urban cores
Since the automobile became king of the road in modern civilization, traffic congestion has been a problem in cities around the globe. 103 years after Ford’s first Tin Lizzie found a parking spot, we still struggle with the increasing demands of the automobile. Now don’t get me wrong, this isn’t by any stretch an anti-car [...]
Zipcar comes to Detroit!
The Zipcar service has finally made it to Detroit! Or at least to Wayne State University. The Zipcar Website now shows that Zipcar will soon be available to students and faculty: Get 24/7 access to Zipcars parked right on campus! Simply reserve online, let yourself in with your Zipcard and drive. Our low hourly and [...]
Parking lot gardens? Why not!
One of the ugliest sights of American suburbia is the sea of concrete which provides parking for all of the merry patrons coming to shop. Adding insult to injury, the parking lots are a gigantic a monument to poor use of space. The trend of moving more storefronts to the curb and putting the parking [...]
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