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BBC: Market could lose 100 stalls due to Google parking. “North Weald Market, based at the North Weald Airfield in Essex, usually hosts 300 stalls selling clothing, homewares and food every Saturday. Google paid Epping Forest District Council £88.2m for 52 acres (21ha) of land at the former RAF airbase in 2024, and planned to build a car park on some of the market space.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/10/31/bbc-market-could-lose-100-stalls-due-to-google-parking/

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VTC News Bot Oct 30

🚗📍 Hà Nội: Hạn chót "xoá sổ" các bãi xe gầm cầu cạn ngày 30/10 - nhiều bãi từng chật kín nay đã thông thoáng, nhưng vẫn còn một số nơi còn xe máy, ô tô. Thực hiện quy định mới về trật tự đô thị.

#HaNoi #ParkingLots #UrbanPlanning #Vietnam #GầmCầuCạn #BãiXe #TrậtTựĐôThị #HàNội #QuyĐịnhMới

https://vtcnews.vn/cac-bai-xe-gam-cau-can-ha-noi-truoc-han-chot-xoa-so-ngay-30-10-ar970301.html

Các bãi xe gầm cầu cạn Hà Nội trước hạn chót 'xoá sổ' ngày 30/10

Chiều 30/10, hạn chót xóa sổ các bãi gửi xe ở gầm cầu cạn Hà Nội, nhiều bãi xe từng chật kín nay đã thông thoáng; tuy nhiên ở một số nơi vẫn còn xe máy, ô tô.

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Panethos Oct 5

Protective safe parking programs for the unhoused

When a community is working to tackle problems associated with unaffordable housing and homelessness, it must do so with a multi-pronged approach. As with most things, one size does not fit all, and the same is true for those that are unhoused.

Source: srcity.org

Two previous posts from earlier this week identified the topics of transitional tiny home villages for the unhoused, as well as those metropolitan areas that have made the largest strides in provided such housing. This post addresses the issue of those unhoused residents who chose to live in their car or recreational vehicle instead of a tiny home or other type of shelter. This post does NOT explore these choices themselves, but instead how cities across the nation are trying to provide a smorgasbord of options for the unhoused.

Source: facebook.com

While not as common of an approach as tiny houses or shelters, safe parking zones are an important tool for addressing homelessness. All too often, the unhoused are victimized while on the streets, with even a car providing limited protection. In addition, by providing safe parking zones with facilities, they help improve sanitation and health. Such a program can also help reduce the number of service calls to police by concerned citizens.

Source: bech.org

Listed below are cities where safe parking zones have been established. Unfortunately, safe parking programs have been axed in several places, particularly in the Denver, Colorado region do to budget cuts, funding challenges, and legal issues.

From an advocacy standpoint, it is frustrating that more local, state, and national leaders do not see the economic benefits of such grassroots programs. Each unhoused person that successfully leaves the streets is another potential renter or homeowner and a taxpaying productive citizen. Multiply that times the number of unhoused people in a community and you have a significant economic boost…easily equivalent to a new employer in town.

Source: cabq.org

The list will be updated as needed. Please feel free to forward any additions, suggestions, or corrections. Once again, nearly all the examples are from the western half of the country.

Peace!

Source: amigoscenter.com

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Albuquerque, New Mexico: Safe Outdoor Spaces/Zuni (2024) = 8 spaces

Bend, Oregon: Safe Parking

Dallas, Texas: Safe to Sleep DFW

Denver (Longmont), Colorado: Safe Lot (2021) = 19 spaces among 7 lots

Eugene, Oregon: Overnight & Safe Parking = 60 spaces over 40 locations

Green Bay, Wisconsin: Safe Place Parking = 46 spaces

Los Angeles, California: HOPICS SPA6 Safe Parking

Los Angeles, California: NDICA Safe Parking Glassell Park = 20 spaces

Los Angeles, California: NDICA Safe Parking Westlake

Los Angeles, California: Safe Parking LA (2016) = 174 spaces across 6 lots

Los Angeles (Culver City), California: Nighttime Safe Park

Los Angeles (Long Beach) California: Long Beach Safe Parking

Los Angeles (Long Beach), California: City College Safe Parking = 15 spaces for unhoused students

Los Angeles (Ventura), California: Safe Sleep Ventura (2010) = 25 spaces

Monterey, California: One Starfish Safe Parking – multiple locations

Oakland, California: ICAC Safe Car Park

Oakland (Alameda), California: Village of Love Safe Parking

Oakland (Fairfield), California: City Church Park ‘n Sleep

Oakland (Fremont), California: Safe Parking Host = 15 spaces

Oakland (San Leandro), California: Alameda County Safe Parking = 15 spaces

Oakland (Union City), California: Careavan Safe Overnight Parking – rotating locations

Portland (Beaverton), Oregon: Safe Parking

Reading, Pennsylvania: Safe Parking Lot

Redmond, Oregon: Mountain View Safe Parking (2022) = 33 spaces throughout the city

Sacramento, California: South Front Street Safe Parking = 60 spaces

Sacramento, California: Safe Ground Site = 33 spaces

Sacramento (Davis), California: Safe Heart Safe Parking – pilot program

Salem, Oregon: Safe Parking Network

San Diego, California: JFS Safe Parking H Barracks = 190 spaces

San Diego, California: JFS Safe Parking Balboa Avenue

San Diego, California: JFS Safe Parking Aero Drive

San Diego, California: JFS Safe Parking Mission Village

San Diego, California: JFS Safe Parking Rose Canyon = 27 spaces

San Diego (Encinitas), California: JFS Safe Parking = 25 spaces

San Diego (Vista), California: JFS Safe Parking = 25 spaces

San Jose, California: Santa Teresa Supportive Parking (2023) = 42 spaces

San Jose, California: Berryessa Supportive Parking (2025) = 86 spaces

San Jose (Mountain View), California: MV Safe Parking = 7 lots

San Luis Obispo, California: 40 Prado Safe Parking = 24 spaces

Santa Barbara, California: New Beginnings Safe Parking = 154 spaces in 26 lots

Santa Cruz, California: RV Safe Parking = 14 spaces

Santa Cruz, California: Safe Spaces (2022) = 52 spaces

Santa Rosa, California: Safe Parking = 53 spaces

Mt. Vernon, Washington: Welcome Home Skagit – rotating locations

Seattle, Washington: U District Safe Lot (2020) = 10 spaces

Seattle (Bellevue), Washington: Presbyterian Church Safe Parking

Seattle (Covington), Washington: Covington Safe Parking (2018) = 6 spaces

Seattle (Edmonds) Washington: EUUC Car Camp = 10 spaces

Seattle (Everett), Washington: Interfaith Cars to Housing = 5 spaces

Seattle (Kirkland), Washington: Lake Washington UMC Safe Parking

Seattle (Redmond), Washington: Overlake Safe Parking = 15 spaces

Tacoma, Washington: Holy Rosary Safe Parking = 20 spaces

Vancouver, Washington: Homeward Bound Safe Park = 50 spaces

Wenatchee, Washington: Safe Park – two locations (north and south)

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#cars #cities #health #homeless #homelessness #housing #parking #parkingLots #planning #RVs #safeParking #safety #unhoused

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Flipturns 🏊‍♀️ 📷 🦋Sep 21

Our PNW NW seagulls are fast food junkies almost all the way. They hang out at #dumpsters and #parkinglots in fast food joints. And beg for french fries from the ferry riders in transit. The #gulls do eat fresh seafood out of the #PugetSound #FerryRiders. The gulls get fat on #fastfood.