Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking

Seattle Policy Honchos Look to Parking Reform to Make Housing Affordable

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 15, 2015 | No Comments

Buried under headlines about Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s plans to battle “economic apartheid” are little-noticed reforms that would reduce or do away with parking quotas that inflate the cost of housing. Murray’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee released its recommendations yesterday. Noting that about “65 percent of Seattle’s land — not just its residential […]

Car Dealers Turn Northern Boulevard’s Sidewalks Into Vehicle Showrooms

By Stephen Miller | Jul 8, 2015 | 15 Comments

As a matter of practice, car dealerships along Northern Boulevard, one of the most dangerous streets in Queens, illegally use its sidewalks and curb lanes as a showroom for vehicles. NYPD doesn’t enforce against the appropriation of sidewalks and won’t answer questions about it. Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson recently walked down Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights and found cars […]

De Blasio NYCHA Proposal: More Space for People, Less Subsidized Parking

By Stephen Miller | May 20, 2015 | 37 Comments

Mayor de Blasio’s plan to stabilize the finances of the New York City Housing Authority includes higher, but still subsidized, parking fees and a promise to develop a mix of market-rate and affordable housing on under-utilized property, including parking lots. The mayor announced that the city will be developing new housing on NYCHA property. De Blasio took […]

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How Seattle Children’s Hospital Took the Lead on Healthy Transportation

By Angie Schmitt | May 8, 2015 | No Comments

It’s more than a little ironic that in many places, hospitals are some of the worst offenders when it comes to perpetrating unhealthy transportation patterns. Often surrounded by enormous parking decks, hospitals have earned a reputation as isolated institutions hermetically sealed off from surrounding neighborhoods. But that’s beginning to change. Healthcare providers are undergoing a fundamental shift from focusing on […]

Ydanis Rodriguez Bill Would Let NYC’s Press Corps Park for Free

By Stephen Miller | Apr 28, 2015 | 23 Comments

In order to protect a #Transparent government we need to ensure media has the tools it needs to do their duty pic.twitter.com/IfuG6HpcLX — Ydanis Rodriguez (@ydanis) April 28, 2015 City Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez thinks the city’s press corps needs a special break: He’s proposing legislation that would exempt drivers with press plates […]

Queens BP Melinda Katz Prioritizes Parking Over Affordable Housing

By Stephen Miller | Apr 17, 2015 | 41 Comments

Few things set off alarm bells for car-owning New Yorkers more than the thought of having less parking. So when the Department of City Planning proposed a minor reduction in parking requirements, the community board chairs of Queens got a case of road rage, with Borough President Melinda Katz at the wheel. Here’s the problem: The city requires […]

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