Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of City Planning

A rendering of the outside public space of the new proposed Project Commodore tower. Photo: RXR Realty

Developers Want to Cut Required Bike Parking In Midtown Tower

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 24, 2020 | No Comments

The builders of a massive tower next to Grand Central Terminal want to reduce by nearly 65 percent the amount of bike parking they are required to include in their project. Members of Community Board 5 were incensed.

Hot damn, look at all that room to maneuver. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Planning To Walkers: Drop Dead

By Dave Colon | Apr 9, 2020 | No Comments

Hey, I'm walkin' here! The Department of City Planning accidentally tweeted that New York City's sidewalks weren't wide enough for safe passage.

A rendering of the proposed LGA AirTrain. Coronavirus-related Port Authority budget shortfalls are imperiling its future. Image: Governor's Office

Op-Ed: The LaGuardia AirTrain Needs a Close Look

By Fernando Cabrera | Jan 12, 2020 | No Comments

A $2-billion project affecting several neighborhoods demands the scrutiny of the city's land-use process.

Cyclists want more protected bike lanes — and it's not protected if someone can park on it. Photo: Paco Abraham

City Asks Cyclists Where To Put Protected Bike Lanes; Cyclists Respond, ‘Um, Everywhere!’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 25, 2019 | 15 Comments

City planners are asking New York cyclists what neighborhoods would be best for protected bike lanes — and cyclists are already responding defiantly: "All of them."

A rendering of what 43rd Street will look like in 2021, once its "shared street" design is built out in concrete. image: NYC Mayor's Office

Can DOT Build a Plaza By Grand Central Faster Than DDC?

By David Meyer | Feb 16, 2018 | 2 Comments

Two new public spaces connected to the rezoning of Midtown East will be built out by DOT, not the Department of Design and Construction.

East Harlem Rezoning Plan Scraps Parking Minimums to Build More Housing

By David Meyer | Oct 21, 2016 | 5 Comments

The Department of City Planning is preparing a major rezoning of East Harlem, and it calls for scrapping parking requirements along most of the avenues in the neighborhood. Earlier this year, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito released the “East Harlem Neighborhood Plan” [PDF], a set of recommendations developed by her office, Community Board 11, Borough President […]

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