Cities in Transition

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Recommended Reading: the Rise and Fall of the Pedestrian Mall

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Recommended Reading: the Rise and Fall of the Pedestrian Mall

The 60’s and 70’s saw similar anti-urban crisis as 2020, where urban decline fueled an exodus of residents and businesses rather than fear of contagion. In an effort to draw individuals back, several U.S. cities followed a trend long popular in Europe and began shutting down streets to vehicular traffic to create pedestrian-only zones.

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St. Paul, MN is the latest city to eliminate parking minimums

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St. Paul, MN is the latest city to eliminate parking minimums

St. Paul, MN is the latest major city to eliminate citywide off-street parking minimums in an effort to simplify zoning and facilitate people-centered development. St. Paul city council decided to nix parking mandates last month, meaning that new development will be able to proceed without any requirements for a minimum number of off-street parking spots.

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The 614 for Linden’s 1st Steps in Implementing Columbus’ One Linden Plan

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The 614 for Linden’s 1st Steps in Implementing Columbus’ One Linden Plan

In 2019, The 614 for Linden received a $5 million grant as a national winner of JPMorgan Chase’s Partnerships for Raising Opportunity in Neighborhoods (PRO Neighborhoods) competition. Columbus was one of only seven winning submissions in this round, out of 75 applications covering 49 cities.

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South Bend, Indiana Council Votes to Eliminate Parking Requirements Citywide

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South Bend, Indiana Council Votes to Eliminate Parking Requirements Citywide

Previously, the City of South Bend (IN) had eliminated parking minimums in their downtown, but on January 13, city council voted to get rid of minimums citywide, making it the largest city in the Midwest to make this change.

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