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ransportation Drives Urban Planning by Jim Motavalli
he Congress for the New Urban- ism, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy nonprofit, has some
decisive views about what makes a walk- able community: “complete streets” that are designed for bicyclists, pedestrians and transit. What it doesn’t have is cars—at least not those with tailpipes. City planners are increasingly design-
ing green buildings without parking, and mandating—where it exists—that wiring for zero-emission electric vehicles (EV) is part of the plan. Oslo, Norway, for instance, has become known as the electric car capital of the world, yet it has also replaced considerable on-street parking with bike lanes and sidewalks. Its city center went mostly car-free this year, and according to Fast Company magazine, it’s a huge success: “Parking spots are now bike lanes, transit is fast and easy, and the streets (and local businesses) are full of people.” Until recently, a new apartment
building without parking was unthink- able, but architects are now contemplat- ing—and building—just such new construction. A 13,000-square-foot,
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mixed-use development in Boston is being built with 16 rental units—and no onsite parking. Boston is a transit- friendly city and the complex is just a quarter mile from a Red Line subway stop. Te city is a hub for what the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Institute, a project of the U.S. High Speed Rail Association, calls “the creation of com- pact, walkable, pedestrian-oriented, mixed-use communities centered around high-quality train systems.” Also proposed in the city is a five-
story, 56-unit apartment building that features a gym, media room, a rack for several dozen bicycles—but no parking. Te structure is adjacent to the Red Line, and the plan aligns with efforts by the Boston Planning and Development Agency to reduce—to zero in some cases—the ratio of units to parking spaces. Te Boston Redevelopment Authority
has expressed concern that the residents of buildings without parking will simply add to congestion on neighborhood streets, but a report by Atlantic Cities (now called CityLab) found that 45 percent of residents
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