/tags/parking Parking en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:36:42 GMT /austin/2025-02-13/austin-city-council-tx-vote-vehicles-parking-in-bicycle-lanes-illegal Thursday's unanimous vote means violators will be ticketed and fined. Fees could range from $50 to $300. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 17:36:42 GMT /austin/2025-02-13/austin-city-council-tx-vote-vehicles-parking-in-bicycle-lanes-illegal Luz Moreno-Lozano /housing/2024-09-18/austin-texas-developers-minimum-parking-requirements Last year, the Austin City Council voted to get rid of parking minimums, which required builders to provide a certain amount of parking. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 10:01:00 GMT /housing/2024-09-18/austin-texas-developers-minimum-parking-requirements Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2023-11-02/austin-becomes-one-of-the-largest-cities-in-the-country-to-get-rid-of-parking-requirements For at least half a century, the city has required builders to provide a minimum number of off-street parking spaces. Developers say without the mandates they will likely continue to build some parking. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 18:02:00 GMT /austin/2023-11-02/austin-becomes-one-of-the-largest-cities-in-the-country-to-get-rid-of-parking-requirements Audrey McGlinchy /business/2023-05-04/austin-slams-the-brakes-on-parking-mandates The city has long required residential and commercial builders to include parking in their developments. On Thursday, elected officials voted to throw out these rules. Thu, 04 May 2023 20:11:39 GMT /business/2023-05-04/austin-slams-the-brakes-on-parking-mandates Audrey McGlinchy /austin/2023-04-20/mandatory-parking-spots-for-austin-bars-could-soon-go-away Citing public safety concerns, Austin City Council moved last week to eliminate required parking spaces at cocktail lounges. Advocates applauded the city's efforts to get folks to leave their cars at home and to ease the burden on small businesses. Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:49:52 GMT /austin/2023-04-20/mandatory-parking-spots-for-austin-bars-could-soon-go-away Krissi Micklethwait /crime-justice/2023-03-09/food-for-fines-ut-outpost-food-pantry The soup will go to the university's food pantry. The Food for Fines program runs through March 24. Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:18:21 GMT /crime-justice/2023-03-09/food-for-fines-ut-outpost-food-pantry Tanya Velazquez /transportation/2020-08-31/austin-introduces-pay-by-plate-system-for-street-parking The way Austinites pay for street parking is changing Tuesday. The Austin Transportation Department is shifting to a "pay-by-plate" model that will manage� Mon, 31 Aug 2020 22:48:37 GMT /transportation/2020-08-31/austin-introduces-pay-by-plate-system-for-street-parking Samuel King /transportation/2019-11-29/theres-plenty-of-parking-around-south-congress-study-finds-but-nobody-knows-where-it-is The City of Austin is examining ways to make parking in the South Congress area less of a mess.“It doesn’t work well for the residents, it doesn’t work� Fri, 29 Nov 2019 11:01:00 GMT /transportation/2019-11-29/theres-plenty-of-parking-around-south-congress-study-finds-but-nobody-knows-where-it-is Samuel King /austin/2017-10-19/no-it-is-not-legal-to-post-homemade-no-parking-signs-in-front-of-your-house-in-austin This story was originally published on October 19, 2017. They're all over town: printed or painted signs in a yard, telling drivers not to park in front� Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:15:45 GMT /austin/2017-10-19/no-it-is-not-legal-to-post-homemade-no-parking-signs-in-front-of-your-house-in-austin Claire McInerny /energy-environment/2017-09-15/hammocks-and-mulch-replace-cars-for-the-day-in-austin-parking-spots Paid parking spots along Congress Avenue were transformed into pop-up parks Friday during a daylong event known as Park(ing) Day. First held in 2005, the� Fri, 15 Sep 2017 23:16:58 GMT /energy-environment/2017-09-15/hammocks-and-mulch-replace-cars-for-the-day-in-austin-parking-spots Sangita Menon