Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking

Why the Next Mayor Should Reform the Parking-Obsessed NYC EDC

By Stephen Miller | Dec 3, 2012 | 10 Comments

For an investigation published this weekend, the New York Times calculated that governments in New York state give away at least $4.06 billion in corporate subsidies every year. In New York City, the agency that oversees much of this largesse is the Economic Development Corporation. And when it comes to shaping city fabric, NYC EDC has a […]

Council Members Use Downtown Brooklyn Parking Reform as Bargaining Chip

By Stephen Miller | Nov 28, 2012 | 3 Comments

Parking reform for Downtown Brooklyn — which would take the mild but worthwhile step of cutting the district’s mandatory parking minimums in half — went before a City Council subcommittee on Monday. The fate of the proposal now comes down to council members Tish James and Steve Levin, who represent the area. The two representatives are […]

DCP’s Changes to Manhattan Parking Rules: Real Reform or Trojan Horse?

By Stephen Miller | Nov 15, 2012 | 1 Comment

After more than three years of work, the Department of City Planning has released its proposed changes to the rules governing off-street parking in much of Manhattan. Some parking experts are calling it a necessary step toward continued reform, while neighborhood watchdogs fear that DCP’s proposed changes will ultimately lead to more driving in the […]

At EDC’s S.I. Mega-Project, Developer to Build “Every Possible Bit of Parking”

By Stephen Miller | Nov 13, 2012 | 6 Comments

While some coastal areas in Staten Island cope with the devastation of Sandy, the city is moving ahead with a public meeting tonight about a parking-saturated mega-development for the north end of the island. According to one developer, the project will include “every possible bit of parking” that can be built there. At the same […]

Whose Parking Regime Reigns Supreme? LA, SF, and NYC Compare Notes

By Stephen Miller | Oct 26, 2012 | 7 Comments

Less than a week after Queens Community Board 3 signed off on DOT’s PARK Smart pilot for Jackson Heights, New York’s neighborhood-level parking policy changes were given some national context on Wednesday at the National Association of City Transportation Officials’ “Designing Cities” conference. Given the Department of City Planning’s halfhearted attempts to reduce off-street parking requirements, NYC […]

Jackson Heights Community Board Votes to Extend Parking Meter Hours

By Stephen Miller | Oct 22, 2012 | 4 Comments

On Thursday, Queens Community Board 3 voted to support a more sophisticated way to price on-street parking on commercial streets [PDF], supporting DOT’s proposal to bring the PARK Smart program to Jackson Heights. PARK Smart can be the most effective traffic-reduction policy in DOT’s toolkit. In some NYC neighborhoods, drivers cruising for parking constitute nearly half of […]

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