Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Regional Plan Association

SOLVED: City Must Reduce Carmaggedon By Eliminating Free Parking, Re-Imagining Public Space

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 19, 2021 | No Comments

The city must eliminate free parking, dramatically reduce roadway space for cars, and transform the Department of Transportation into a broader "public space management" agency in order to make New York City truly livable and climate resilient, a new report argues.

The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway in Brooklyn Heights. Photo: Patch

ANALYSIS: The Mayor’s ‘Bold’ Plan for the BQE is Not Bold, But is Really a Long Punt

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 4, 2021 | No Comments

"It just seems like not a very forward thinking solution to the whole issue," one activist said.

STREETS WEEK! New Truck Management Report is Heavy on Historic Details; Light on Future Plans

By Julianne Cuba | May 14, 2021 | No Comments

That said, it's "a step in this direction," said Kate Slevin of the Regional Plan Association.

Transportation Alternatives Wants Mayoral Candidates To Commit to 25% More Open Space

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 1, 2021 | No Comments

Vision Zero? How about Vision 25 by 25?

Sign of the times: A temporary 'street for people' on the Upper West Side. Photo: Eve Kessler

New Civic Group — CityRise — Will Push Mayor To Counter ‘Carmageddon’

By Eve Kessler | Sep 23, 2020 | No Comments

CityRise will reach into tactical urbanist playbook in bid to make city streets livable post-COVID.

Yet Another Report: Yes, Mr. Mayor, Carmageddon is Coming

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 4, 2020 | No Comments

Manhattan will become gridlocked with cars — no matter how strongly the economy roars back — unless city officials "prioritize road and street space for pedestrians, cyclists, buses and high-occupancy vehicles," a new report says.

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