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Peak Rate Parking Proposal Sails Through Preliminary Meeting
Ian Dutton, vice-chair of Manhattan CB2's transportation committee, tells Streetsblog the idea of piloting a variable-rate parking program in Greenwich Village met with approval at last week's DOT-sponsored strategy session. The program, which DOT is calling "Peak Rate Parking," would increase meter prices during peak hours, boosting turnover and reducing traffic caused by cars cruising for spots.
July 2, 2008
DOT Asks Public for Ideas on Shoupian Parking Program
More livable streets news out of Manhattan's Community Board 2. This Thursday, at the request of DOT, CB2 will hold a public strategy session to consider how variable-rate parking might work in the district. If participants determine that such a program would benefit the neighborhood, said CB2's Ian Dutton, DOT has pledged to implement a six-month pilot program starting in September.
June 24, 2008
Manhattan CB2 Unanimously Approves Eighth Avenue Cycle Track
The cycle track will replace the current buffered bike lane on Eighth Avenue.
June 24, 2008
Manhattan CB2 Weighs Protected Bike Path for Eighth Avenue
A typical street plan in DOT's proposal for Eighth Avenue.
June 10, 2008
DOT to Present Manhattan Bridge Plans to CB 3 Tonight
From Transportation Alternatives:
May 14, 2008
CB2 Chairman Punts Queens Greenway Vote Over Loss of Parking
From Transportation Alternatives' Queens Committee Chair Mike Heffron:
May 9, 2008
Brooklyn CB1 Approves Bike Path in Place of Parking
Here's how space is divvied up on Kent Avenue today...
April 10, 2008
Tonight: Support a Bike-Friendly North Brooklyn
Congestion pricing may be dead for the moment, but livable streets advocates can't afford to let that sap our strength or motivation. There are plenty of changes to be made that need grassroots support -- and not one iota of approval from Albany -- to reach fruition. One of those measures will face a crucial test later today.
April 8, 2008
Community Boards Set to Review Livable Streets Proposals
Over the next week or so, community boards in Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn will take up planned livable streets projects, as described below.
April 1, 2008
Is CB 8 Angling to Get Rid of Bike Lanes on 91st Street?
Almost six months after DOT installed "controversial" new cross-town bike lanes on the Upper East Side, Manhattan's Community Board 8, which opposed the city's plan for lanes on 91st Street, has formed a "91st Street Task Force."
March 26, 2008