Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking

As Vote Nears on Manhattan Parking Reforms, Will Stringer Weigh In?

By Stephen Miller | Mar 14, 2013 | 4 Comments

The Manhattan core parking regulations, most notable for setting limits on parking construction below 96th Street since 1982, have been an effective tool for reducing traffic in New York’s congested center. But the rules have also been plagued by loopholes and strange inconsistencies, like the persistence of minimum parking requirements for affordable housing. Recently, the […]

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AAA Still Up to Its Old Tricks Fighting Progressive Transport Policy

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 6, 2013 | No Comments

A representative of the American Automobile Association was a keynote speaker at this week’s National Bike Summit in Washington, D.C., the annual gathering of bicycle advocates. There the organization debuted a heartwarming new video reminding drivers to share the road with cyclists. Meanwhile, also in D.C., AAA representatives are fighting a series of smart parking […]

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Seeking Submissions: The Worst Parking Crater in an American Downtown

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 5, 2013 | No Comments

Alright, Streetsblog readers. Send us your best shots. After running our “worst intersection in America” photo contest, we heard from readers who want to see “more public shaming” of terrible transportation and planning blunders around the country. We aim to please. So here is the next contest: Where is the worst sea of downtown surface parking in […]

Brooklyn CB 2 Committee Supports PARK Smart for Atlantic, Court, and Smith

By Stephen Miller | Feb 20, 2013 | 7 Comments

On-street parking reform for Atlantic Avenue, Court Street, and Smith Street in Brooklyn moved ahead last night with a 6-0-1 vote from Community Board 2’s transportation committee in favor of a new DOT PARK Smart zone. The proposal [PDF], prompted by a request from the owner of Sahadi’s, aims to curb traffic and increase on-street […]

Manhattan Parking Meter Rates Increase, Nobody Notices

By Stephen Miller | Feb 1, 2013 | 7 Comments

Did you hear? It didn’t get press coverage, but a week ago rates for on-street parking in Manhattan below 110th Street increased by 50 cents. The lack of attention this story has gotten is truly amazing, given the media’s usual windshield perspective. As of January 25, meters below 96th Street now charge $3.50 an hour, […]

Hudson River Park Trust’s Pier 57 Will Add to Car/Bike Greenway Conflicts

By Stephen Miller | Jan 29, 2013 | 12 Comments

A plan from the Hudson River Park Trust to transform Pier 57 into a retail and food market will add 75 parking spaces and a two-lane driveway to the park between 17th and 14th Streets, creating new points of conflict where people biking on the Hudson River Greenway will have to contend with cars crossing the path. […]

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