How emerging technologies and the pandemic are shaping parking demand, supply, and policy

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The demand for space occupied by parked cars was growing before the pandemic, with e-scooter riders looking for parking and TNCs and urban delivery drivers looking for places to load and unload passengers and goods. The pandemic also moved restaurant dining outdoors and into parking spaces. How are emerging technologies and the pandemic changing parking demand and how should communities allocate parking space? Join moderator Becky Steckler from Urbanism Next and presenters Matt Norris from the Urban Land Institute, and Chrissy Mancini Nichols from Walker Consultants as they explore these topics. Matt will discuss recent research on parking policy innovations around the US, including how policy reforms can free up resources for cities to invest in transit and other infrastructure. He will also explore how such innovations can lead to lower real estate development costs—meaning more profitable projects and opportunities to provide affordable housing. Chrissy will discuss how to better manage parking and the curb, including findings from a research and development initiative she’s leading with six pilot cities to both review and test dozens of technology products to collect precise curb use data and develop and test plans and policies for curb management and mobility hubs. The research is also evaluating policy issues, including partnership agreements and monetization/fees.