Streetfilms in Amsterdam: Remove Parking and Watch a City Bloom
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Amsterdam's plan to remove 10,000 parking spaces will change the city for the better — and maybe point the way for New York.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking
Upper West Side Panel Demands End to Free On-Street Parking
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As Manhattan CB 7's transportation committee sees it, the very presence free on-street parking on the Upper West Side only serves to exacerbate congestion. On Tuesday, the panel demanded an end to it entirely.
DOT to Bay Ridge: You Get Unsafe Bike Lanes Because We Don’t Want to Remove Parking
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The DOT offers "murderstrips" instead of protected bike lanes — even though Bay Ridge residents are increasingly open to real safety improvements. How is this Vision Zero?
When You’re Not Looking, Even Enlightened Pols Turn into Car Enablers
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Why does the City Council defend the behavior of recidivist scofflaws? The question came up again at a hearing on Monday. Your Cycle of Rage columnist was there.
The DOT Quandary: Double-Parking Isn’t Illegal — Except When It Actually Is
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A new proposal aims to reduce congestion-causing deliveries, but objectively speaking, it won't change much on New York's chaotic streets unless the city stops giving so much free parking to car owners.
City’s ‘Parking Ticket Advocate’ is Helping Scofflaw Drivers Win Dismissals
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The year-old advocate's office has helped drivers dispute 381 parking summonses and won 321 dismissals, a reversal rate of more than 84 percent. That's almost double the 45 percent dismissal rate that drivers are currently enjoying.