On July 18th, the Illinois Section of ITE was pleased to host a Technical Webinar on Parking Solutions for Livable Communities. The webinar was put on by Lindsay Bayley from CMAP and Jane Wilberding from HNTB.
As one of the largest single land uses in any community’s “footprint”, parking deserves more attention than is typically bestowed upon it. Besides encouraging the use of automobiles, having such a large supply of parking influences the character, form, function, and flow of our communities. At the same time, parking is necessary to support a community’s local businesses; finding the right balance between supply and demand—as an economics would—is the next step.
Lindsay and Jane informed the audience of just how to strike this balance while creating a more livable and vibrant community. They provided a brief history of the issues associated with how parking policies have been implemented in the past, explained the adverse effects they have on cities, celebrate the substantial momentum for reforming them, and discussed opportunities for our City and region.
The webinar can be viewed here.
Registrants received 1.0 PDH for participating in the webinar.
