This study assess the question of safety relative to on-street parking by taking into account actual vehicle speeds and crash severity levels. The investigation points to on-street parking as crucial in benefiting activity centers on numerous levels. Low-speed streets with on-street parking also had the lowest fatal and severe crash rates of any road category in the study of 250 roadway segments. The conclusion is that on-street parking is not purely a device to be used in the right environment; rather, it is a tool to help create that right environment. On-street parking should be more commonly used but especially in situations in which the road is part of the destination and the intent is to cause drivers to slow down. Results suggest that these places are safer, are more walkable, require less parking, and have more vitality.