225 Euros to Park Your SUV?

New BRT standards, NYC expands bike parking

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HOT INDUSTRY NEWS & GOSSIP

Oui, oui! Paris is working to set the right prices for its curb, and try to account for a heap of negative externalities, as it rolls out updated street parking rates. If you want to park an SUV in one of the central arrondissements for six hours, it’ll now cost you a hefty 225 euros!

One thing that doesn’t belong by the curb… ITDP has updated its BRT Standard, which means bus rapid transit lines across the globe now have new scores to compare with one another. The guide now penalizes systems that don’t run in the center of the street, as running in the right-most lane means more interference from turning cars or parkers. No U.S. system qualifies for the gold standard, while only two hit silver.

Which way does the Windy City blow? Transit advocates are breathing a sigh of relief, as Reverend Ira Acree’s nomination to the Regional Transportation Agency board seems to be stalling out. While Acree had no relevant transit experience, had not ridden the L much in years and admitted to being fully unaware of the CTA’s perilous budget deficit, he was good friends with the Mayor…

Turo updates S1-A: Another quarter, another filing for the SEC as everyone’s favorite carsharing app keeps waiting to time the IPO market. At this point, ARR has basically crossed the billion dollar threshold, with GBV coming in at about 3 times that amount.

Massachusetts goes big on climate tech: New data from Revolution and Pitchbook shows which cities and regions are collecting the most checks for new climate tech startups. Watch out California, Massachusetts seems to be eating your green pie! Not surprisingly, the biggest metro areas for climate tech are the SF Bay Area, Boston, NYC and LA.

Say hi 2 H2HQ: Toyota is doubling down on its hydrogen vehicle investments, as the OEM declares its Gardena offices to be “H2HQ,” alongside plans to up its local hiring. True curb heads may recall that the same area used to be Toyota North America’s HQ, before it decamped for the far less green state of Texas. This ship has long since sailed, but it always struck me as a missed opportunity that CA didn’t tie its billions in EV incentives to local employment benchmarks…

Bike apple: NYC is hoping to deploy 500 secure bike parking locations across the five boroughs, as the city aims to keep growing bicycle trips past the current 600k that happen each day.

A few good links: Metropolis acquires big-time parking lot operator SP Plus. Automotus scores curb management contract in Hoboken. Dallas hopes new curb management policies will reinvigorate lackluster nightlife neighborhoods. NYC appears to be possibly cracking down on unlicensed marijuana dispensaries. Uber, Lyft agree to stay in Minnesota after legislators pass pay compromise. LA’s new bus shelters slow to hit the pavement.

- Jonah Bliss & The Curbivore Crew