Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking

Bronx County Courthouse Plaza Gets a Makeover

By Brad Aaron | Apr 11, 2008 | 19 Comments

StreetFilms’ Clarence Eckerson took these shots yesterday at the Bronx County Courthouse on Grand Concourse, where an area plagued by illegally parked government employee vehicles has been replaced by a public plaza. Here’s a "before" shot, courtesy of Transportation Alternatives. Additional current pics after the jump.

If You Build It With Less Parking, They Will Still Come

By Brad Aaron | Apr 10, 2008 | 16 Comments

We’re nearly a couple of weeks into baseball season, and fans of the Washington Nationals are enjoying their new transit-, bike- and pedestrian-friendly stadium. The DC complex, with its transit links, shuttle buses and valet bike parking, is so accessible — and city efforts to encourage fans to get there by alternate means so […]

Neighborhoods and Parking Reform: Show Them The Money

By John Kaehny | Apr 10, 2008 | 22 Comments

Now that the Legislature has said "no" to pricing streets, attention has turned to pricing curbside parking. It’s no secret that meter rates are ridiculously low. This is because the DOT has been told by generations of mayors to keep the price down in an effort to appease motorists. The cost of this ill-considered gesture […]

Brooklyn CB1 Approves Bike Path in Place of Parking

By Ben Fried | Apr 10, 2008 | 12 Comments

Here’s how space is divvied up on Kent Avenue today… On Tuesday night, Community Board 1 in north Brooklyn voted 39-2 to support adding a separated bike path to Kent Avenue, a truck route through Williamsburg and Greenpoint. The path will be part of the Brooklyn Greenway, which is slated to follow the waterfront from […]

Internal Affairs Crackdown Nets Placard Abusers

By Brad Aaron | Apr 9, 2008 | 4 Comments

They’re summonsing their own, and then some. The Post reports that NYPD Internal Affairs launched a sweep last week against illegally parked placarded vehicles and fake parking permits, resulting in 178 tickets, nearly two dozen towed vehicles and the arrest of one retired officer. The operation targeted Lower Manhattan and "government and courthouse hubs" in […]

Tonight: Support a Bike-Friendly North Brooklyn

By Ben Fried | Apr 8, 2008 | 1 Comment

Congestion pricing may be dead for the moment, but livable streets advocates can’t afford to let that sap our strength or motivation. There are plenty of changes to be made that need grassroots support — and not one iota of approval from Albany — to reach fruition. One of those measures will face a crucial […]

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