Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking

DC to Devote Parking Fees to Livable Streets

By John Kaehny | Mar 14, 2008 | 3 Comments

In a first for a big east coast city, Washington, DC, is putting the ideas of celebrated parking reformer Don Shoup to work. Spurred by concerns over game day traffic surges caused by the opening of a new baseball stadium, the city council recently created two performance parking pilot project zones. The most important […]

CB 4 Wants On-Street Bike Parking for Ninth Avenue

By Brad Aaron | Mar 13, 2008 | 1 Comment

CHEKPEDS reports that Community Board 4 voted last week for the creation of on-street parking spots for bikes along Ninth Avenue: DOT had sent the board a list of bike racks to install on our sidewalks. After an extensive review, it became apparent that in many locations there is not enough space to accommodate both […]

Details of the Mayor’s Residential Parking Permit Proposal

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 12, 2008 | 53 Comments

Potential residential parking permit stickers, curbside regulations, and David Yassky. Here are some more details about the residential parking permit program proposed today by Mayor Bloomberg and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan: A residential parking permit (RPP) plan will be included in the congestion pricing legislation that will be introduced in the City Council and State […]

Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Residential Parking Program

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 12, 2008 | 5 Comments

DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, Deputy Mayor Ed Skyler (in back), Mayor Bloomberg, Boerum Hill Association President Sue Wolfe and Council Member David Yassky. Thanks to another 11:30am press conference in Midtown, I figured Streetsblog might be the only press to cover Mayor Bloomberg’s announcement of a new, citywide residential parking permit program. But, no. There […]

Fidler on the Sidewalk

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 11, 2008 | 23 Comments

Streetsblog commenter and Brooklyn Councilmember Lew Fidler adds a tenth plank to his 9 CARAT STONE transportation plan: Sidewalk parking! In today’s Daily News: Brooklyn Diary Where in the world can an elected official park these days without earning the wrath of his fellow Brooklynites? A silver Infiniti belonging to Councilman Lew Fidler — a […]

Mime Threat Overshadows Car-Free Prince Street Proposal

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 7, 2008 | 81 Comments

If you read the comments on the previous post, then you know something interesting is in the works for Prince Street. Next Tuesday, Community Board 2’s Transportation Committee will consider a proposal to turn a six-block stretch of Prince Street, from Lafayette to West Broadway, into a car-free zone on Sundays from 11am to 6pm. […]

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