Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of City Planning

A Proposal for Incremental Parking Reform in NYC

By Stephen Miller | Aug 19, 2014 | 16 Comments

In most of New York City, zoning requirements compel new development to include a certain amount of parking. These mandates make housing more expensive while causing more traffic and pollution, but the Department of City Planning took only the most timid steps to reform them during the Bloomberg administration, and the de Blasio administration isn’t shaping up […]

Can Atlantic Ave Become a Great Street? DCP Will Study the Possibilities

By Stephen Miller | Jul 1, 2014 | 25 Comments

Atlantic Avenue is one of the most prominent streets in Brooklyn, but it’s also one of the most dangerous. The major thoroughfare, paralleled by the LIRR and a subway line just two blocks away, remains a barrier between neighborhoods, plagued by speeding traffic and lined with auto body shops. Can it become an urban street that […]

Weisbrod and Kimball Tie Their Own Hands on Parking Reform

By Stephen Miller | May 28, 2014 | 59 Comments

Reducing the amount of parking in new development promises to make housing more affordable and curb traffic congestion, but it hasn’t gained much traction in Bill de Blasio’s first months at City Hall, despite the mayor’s ambitious promises to ease the housing crunch. Today, two top city officials explained why, unlike their counterparts in more […]

DCP Flubs Research on How Off-Street Parking Affects Traffic

By Stephen Miller | Feb 21, 2014 | 6 Comments

In its latest parking report, the Department of City Planning claimed that residential off-street parking is not linked to increased driving, contradicting previous research. In response, the parking policy experts who produced that research are reprimanding the agency for jumping to conclusions based on insufficient evidence. The flub by DCP could have big consequences, because it undermines […]

De Blasio Appoints Carl Weisbrod to Head Up the Planning Department

By Ben Fried | Feb 7, 2014 | 3 Comments

Mayor Bill de Blasio has named Carl Weisbrod to lead the Department of City Planning. Weisbrod, who co-chaired de Blasio’s transition team and has deep experience in city government, now commands a post with tremendous power to shape the quality of New York City’s built environment. Of particular interest for the city’s transportation and housing […]

DCP Releases Timid Parking Reform Study for the Boroughs

By Stephen Miller | Jan 23, 2014 | 10 Comments

A report from the Department of City Planning issued during the final days of the Bloomberg administration is a trove of data about parking, but a look behind the pretty maps reveals a department that remains focused on dictating the supply of parking spaces and reluctant to use its power to reduce traffic and improve housing […]

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