Green Parking
Walmart’s solar power parking lots fuel a cleaner reputation
Beleaguered in the media for its labor practices, Walmart moved forward last week with two initiatives that could improve its reputation. The Big Box retailer announced that it’s demanding a major reduction in hazardous chemicals from suppliers and continuing its quest to power its stores through 100 percent renewable or so-called clean energy. To demonstrate […]
3 easy parking policies to motivate employees
There are few satisfactions on par with getting a perfect parking spot: maybe cooking a steak just right or bringing a child into the world. When the car slides into a convenient parking space, there is that rewarding feeling of relief and accomplishment. Parking is a desirable asset, and many employers use it as a […]
Creative new uses for old parking spots: Parking evolution or pedestrian revolution?
With humans becoming more aware of our damaging footprint on the earth, cities have become more eco-friendly. All over the world, signs of our changing mentality are cropping up. One such outlet of change is the still new, but trundling forward: the idea of parking evolution. Parking spaces are being turned into parklets, gardens, outdoor […]
In Denver, free parking for car sharing
Here in New York, where parking is scarce and public transportation plentiful, car sharing is a popular alternative mode of transportation for the large majority without cars of their own. Need to visit the Ikea in Redhook? Get a Zipcar. Want take a daytrip to Far Rockaway? Zipcar, again. Car sharing’s success in New York […]
UNC will charge for electric car charging stations
This fall, the University of North Carolina (UNC) in Chapel Hill will add three charging stations to power electric vehicles. However, this service probably won’t be free for users, unlike the free electric charging stations are available in other parts of Orange County. As The Herald Sun reports, UNC’s Board of Trustee’s Budget and Finance Committee […]
Hybrid reserved parking called discriminatory in Chapel Hill
Town officials removed eight reserved parking signs (for hybrid and low-emission vehicles) in the upper lot of the Chapel Hill Public Library (in North Carolina) after residents deemed them discriminatory. Residents protested these hybrid parking signs saying that people like senior citizens, mothers with children, and others with greater needs than hybrid drivers could better […]
NYC uses bike corrals to protect bikes from traffic
In his recent project, researcher and head of Center for Transportation and Livable Systems (CTLS) Dr. Nicholas Lownes developed a model that could effectively prevent violent collisions between freight vehicles and bicycles in major urban areas. According to his findings, installation of parking area dividers between bike lanes and the main street stopped heavy vehicles […]
Gentrification debate sparked by bike parking in Brooklyn
Bicycle parking — it’s the straw that broke the camel’s back on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. In front of Little Zelda, a coffee shop with a distinctly Parisian feel, is a new bike corral, championed by the proprietor of the shop. It’s comprised of three metal rings spaced along one former parking space. Other […]
Electric Cars Get a Boost with BMW Vehicle Sharing Program
BMW board member Ian Robertson and San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee (via BMW). August 27, 2012 — After taking a hit in the form of sign regulation and image, the electric car industry is again resurfacing — with the help of a little car company called BMW.  The automobile giant launched its electric car share program […]
