Op-Ed: The LaGuardia AirTrain Needs a Close Look
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A $2-billion project affecting several neighborhoods demands the scrutiny of the city's land-use process.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of City Planning
City Asks Cyclists Where To Put Protected Bike Lanes; Cyclists Respond, ‘Um, Everywhere!’
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City planners are asking New York cyclists what neighborhoods would be best for protected bike lanes — and cyclists are already responding defiantly: "All of them."
Can DOT Build a Plaza By Grand Central Faster Than DDC?
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Two new public spaces connected to the rezoning of Midtown East will be built out by DOT, not the Department of Design and Construction.
East Harlem Rezoning Plan Scraps Parking Minimums to Build More Housing
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The Department of City Planning is preparing a major rezoning of East Harlem, and it calls for scrapping parking requirements along most of the avenues in the neighborhood. Earlier this year, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito released the “East Harlem Neighborhood Plan” [PDF], a set of recommendations developed by her office, Community Board 11, Borough President […]
This Map Shows Where de Blasio Wants to Reduce Parking Mandates
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In February, the Department of City Planning outlined the broad strokes of how the de Blasio administration will seek to change the rules that shape new development in New York. After eight months of public meetings and behind-the-scenes work, City Hall’s proposals were released this week. The documents reveal details of how the city wants to handle parking minimums in […]
Developers Adding More Parking Than They’re Supposed To, Thanks to DCP
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For years, the City Planning Commission approved special permits that let developers in Hell’s Kitchen and Chelsea get around limits on parking construction in the Manhattan core. Recently, the city implemented a new formula that reformers hoped would curtail these permits. But Community Board 4, Council Member Corey Johnson, and Borough President Gale Brewer say the city’s math […]