Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking

Eyes on the Street: Cops With Placards Turn Ninth Avenue Into Parking Lot

By Brad Aaron | Jun 14, 2016 | 11 Comments

Illegally converting left-turn lane for placard parking creates a dangerous hooking situation for cyclists @NYC_DOT pic.twitter.com/7PnlbsbrPw — placard corruption (@placardabuse) June 14, 2016 Well, this is a pretty brazen display of entitlement from the placarded class. Parking watchdog @placardabuse tweeted these photos of private vehicles parked in a turn lane on Ninth Avenue at 34th […]

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Americans Can’t Afford the High Cost of Parking Requirements

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 6, 2016 | No Comments

Building a single parking spot can easily cost more than many Americans’ life savings. In the latest issue of Access Magazine, retired UCLA economist Donald Shoup brings this point home to illustrate the huge financial burden imposed by minimum parking requirements, especially for poor households. The average construction cost of structured parking, across 12 American cities, is $24,000 for an above-ground […]

Adding Curb Space for Cars vs. Space for Bikes — DOT’s Double Standard

By Brad Aaron | Apr 19, 2016 | 24 Comments

Thanks @NYC_DOT for removing the loading zone on our block to gain two parking spaces. Guess what happens now? pic.twitter.com/BKVeRDKoay — Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) April 15, 2016 Whenever curb space is reallocated for bike parking in New York City, the process is intensive. Getting NYC DOT to install a bike corral usually involves lots of signature gathering, and […]

Concerned About Illegal Parking? Stuff It, Says P.C. Richard & Son

By Brad Aaron | Apr 12, 2016 | 6 Comments

@PCRichardandSon What’s today’s excuse for blocking traffic? The loading zone was clear just 50′ to the east. pic.twitter.com/VRZrkPT3eC — Jeremy M. Posner (@jmp_nyc) April 11, 2016 Here’s one company doing business in NYC that doesn’t want to hear about fleet safety. When Jeremy M. Posner tweeted P.C. Richard and Son about a double-parked delivery truck in front of a […]

Who Rules the Roost on Jay Street? Placard Abusers, That’s Who

By David Meyer | Mar 23, 2016 | 27 Comments

Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn is one of the most important segments in the city’s bike network, the key passage to and from the Manhattan Bridge. It’s also a huge impediment to biking in the city — the street is rife with double-parking, illegal U-turns, and the unnerving threat of a car door suddenly opening and […]

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Parking Madness: Federal Way vs. Montreal

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 21, 2016 | No Comments

We’re just getting started with Parking Madness 2016 — our annual hunt for North America’s worst parking craters. So far, Washington, D.C., and Rutland, Vermont, have advanced to the second round. Today’s matchup pits the Seattle suburb of Federal Way against the pride of Quebec — Montreal. It’s the second Canadian parking crater in this year’s competition, reminding us that the United […]

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