Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking

Look Who’s Pledged to be an Obama Delegate…

By Aaron Naparstek | Feb 5, 2008 | 10 Comments

I was surprised to find on my ballot this morning, pledged as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention on behalf of Barack Obama, State Senator Eric Adams, friend of double-parkers everywhere.

DOT: Relax Brooklyn, Parking Permits Not Just for Downtown

By Ben Fried | Feb 5, 2008 | 19 Comments

Borough Prez Candidate De Blasio Qualifies His Opposition to Congestion Pricing A crowd of nearly 200 filed into the auditorium at St. Francis College in downtown Brooklyn last night, ready to pop a few questions to DOT about residential parking programs. But first, three of Brooklyn’s City Council members gave some of their first public […]

City Subsidizing Boater Parking

By Brad Aaron | Feb 4, 2008 | 10 Comments

Parking fees for boaters at the 79th St. basin are $422 cheaper per month than rates at a nearby garage The New York Times reports that the comptroller’s office is concerned about possible fraud at the Parks Department’s 79th Street Boat Basin. Buried in the piece is the small revelation that the Parks Department offers […]

Blank Stares and a Friendly Garage Owner at LIC Parking Event

By Brad Aaron | Feb 4, 2008 | 5 Comments

Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee Chair Mike Heffron sends this report from last week’s neighborhood parking workshop in Long Island City: The workshop was interesting, there were several tables each with a facilitator, a DOT notetaker (mine happened to be the lovely Dan Ross) and about eight other people. The facilitator led us through the last […]

Monday Night: Have Your Say on Parking Policy in Brooklyn

By Ben Fried | Feb 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

Hot on the heels of this week’s neighborhood parking workshops, DOT and several members of Brooklyn’s City Council delegation are hosting a forum about residential parking permits. An RPP program with teeth could go a long way towards curbing traffic in residential neighborhoods, and this event is a big opportunity for livable streets advocates to […]

Brooklyn Workshop Focuses on Residential Parking Program

By Ben Fried | Feb 1, 2008 | 11 Comments

Hours after the Congestion Mitigation Commission revealed that residential parking programs would be attached to its congestion pricing plan, about 70 Brooklynites gathered at Congregation Beth Elohim in Park Slope last night to talk about RPP. The event was the third DOT/EDC neighborhood parking workshop held this week, following others in Long Island City and […]

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