Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking

White House: Make Cities Affordable By Building for Walkability, Not Parking

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 26, 2016 | No Comments

The Obama administration is taking on the crisis of rising rents in American cities, releasing a series of recommendations today to spur the construction of more affordable housing. Among the many ideas the White House endorses: allowing more multi-family housing near transit and getting rid of parking minimums. Since 1960, the share of renters paying more […]

Take a Stand Against Affordable Housing By Saving This Parking Garage

By David Meyer | Sep 23, 2016 | 59 Comments

In NYC’s current affordable housing shortage, every square foot counts. With that in mind, the city announced plans earlier this year to relinquish three parking garages it owns on West 108th Street to make way for 280 units of new housing, all of which would be reserved for people earning less than the average income in the area. Naturally, hysteria ensued. Since […]

DOT’s 5-Year Plan: Faster Buses, Smarter Parking, 5-Boro Citi Bike, Lots More

By Ben Fried | Sep 15, 2016 | 19 Comments

NYC DOT published a new strategic plan yesterday [PDF], marking the first time the agency has refreshed its guiding document under Mayor de Blasio and Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. In addition to synthesizing a lot of work that DOT has previously announced (pedestrian safety plans, Select Bus Service routes, a wider Brooklyn Bridge promenade), the update includes several new projects and initiatives. The […]

Illegally-Parked and Abandoned Cars Plague Queensbridge Houses, Greenway

By David Meyer | Sep 2, 2016 | 17 Comments

A bicycle and pedestrian greenway that connects protected bike paths on the waterfront to Queens Plaza and Queens Boulevard has become a parking lot, with private and government-placarded cars lining its southern curb for months. The Parks Department knows about the vehicles parked in the path and “has been ticketing when they are observed,” according agency spokesperson Meghan […]

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Carless Renters Forced to Pay $440 Million a Year for Parking They Don’t Use

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 19, 2016 | No Comments

Many residents of American cities can’t escape the high cost of parking, even if they don’t own cars. Thanks to policies like mandatory parking requirements and the practice of “bundling” parking with housing, carless renters pay $440 million each year for parking they don’t use, according to a new study by C.J. Gabbe and Gregory Pierce in […]

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Park & Rides Lose Money and Waste Land — But Agencies Keep Building Them

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 5, 2016 | No Comments

Transit agencies shell out big bucks to build and operate parking facilities. But how much do we really know about what they get for their money? Researchers Lisa Jacobson and Rachel Weinberger surveyed 37 American transit agencies about park-and-ride facilities. They found that despite the expense of park-and-rides and the fact that many spaces go unused, […]

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