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Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is all riled up to end archaic parking minimums. Photo: David Meyer

Friday’s Headlines: ‘Parking Mandates Got To Go!’ Edition

By David Meyer | Mar 24, 2023 | No Comments

New York City is on the verge of a massive missed opportunity if it doesn't reform its parking requirements for new residential developments this year, Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine warned on Thursday. Plus other news.

A montage of how cars defile a sculpture by Lorenzo Pace (inset).

CYCLE OF RAGE: Why Does the Parks Dept. Let Drivers Defile Black History?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 24, 2023 | No Comments

New York City would never allow people to park on top of its Holocaust memorial. And it would never let people drive on a major civil rights monument. Nor would it let people spew pollution at a national cemetery. Except that it would.

March (Parking) Madness: The Manhattan Borough Final Pits Midtown vs. Uptown

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 24, 2023 | No Comments

Which Manhattan precinct has what it takes to advance to face the Bronx borough champions in the Western Regional?

Train Daddy Andy Byford's new job? He's running high-speed rail at Amtrak.

STREETSBLOG EXCLUSIVE: Andy Byford to Join Amtrak

By David Meyer | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

Andy Byford — the beloved former head of the MTA's buses and subways division — will join Amtrak next month as an executive vice president.

DOT is promising wider bike lanes to make room for more — and faster vehicles. This conceptual design points the way forward. Main image: File art. Inset graphic: NACTO

Adams Administration Teases ‘Exploration’ of Wider Bike Lanes to Ease E-Bike Revolution

By David Meyer | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

The crush for space in New York City's bike lanes has intensified in recent years with the growing popularity of e-bikes, but relief may finally be on the way.

Thursday’s Headlines: Super Sidewalks Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

You may have enjoyed Kevin Duggan's coverage yesterday of the city's new "super sidewalks" strategy, but check out the movie version! Plus other news.

Scene like this one are ubiquitous in today's New York City, but state Sen. Andrew Gounardes (inset) says he has a solution. File photos: Gersh Kuntzman

State Senator Seeks Online Delivery Charge to Fund City Infrastructure

By Dave Colon | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

New Yorkers who shop online would pay 25 cents per package under a new proposal in Albany to raise $226 million annually for city infrastruture.

March (Parking) Madness: The Brooklyn Borough Final is East New York’s to Lose

By Streetsblog | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

This matchup is a bit like Ali-Spinks — but, of course, remember that Leon Spinks did indeed beat The Greatest on that 1978 night in Vegas. Still, bookies have the 75th Precinct as the overwhelming favorite. Read all about why.

The Harlem River looking north from the High Bridge. Just imagine a greenway here one day. Photo: Kevin Duggan

20-20 Vision Zero: Mayor Adams Wants to Create a Harlem River Greenway

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

Mayor Adams wants to build a seven-mile greenway along the Harlem River in the Bronx, turning the borough's wasteland western waterfront into a safe route for Boogie Down bicyclists and pedestrians from Van Cortlandt Park to Randalls Island.

Bedford Avenue between Atlantic Avenue and Flushing Avenue is basically a three-lane highway with a painted bike lane. Photo: David Meyer

Activists Want a Protected Bike Lane on an Unsafe Stretch of Bedford Avenue

By Dave Colon | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation must add a protected bike lane on the dangerous stretch of Bedford Avenue between Flushing and Flatbush avenues, a major north-south spine that spans multiple neighborhoods in Brooklyn, a group of advocates led by a Black-run bike club is demanding.

Wednesday’s Headlines: End Parking Minimums Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

The big news is that on Thursday at 11 a.m., our friends at Open Plans will be hosting a rally in City Hall Park to demand the end of outdated rules that require developers to build far more parking than is needed. Plus other news.

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The AV Revolution Probably Won’t Revolutionize Parking in Dense Cities

By Kea Wilson | Mar 22, 2023 | No Comments

Replacing human drivers with self-driving taxis might not actually remove many space-wasting parking lots from dense American cities, according to a new study that throws doubt onto one of the core arguments in favor of the autonomous vehicle revolution.

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