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4 Ways the Mayor Can Reduce Congestion Without Congestion Pricing
Mayor de Blasio's forthcoming congestion plan won't call for traffic pricing, but the mayor has plenty of other options to reduce traffic congestion. Here are four policies that would provide much-needed congestion relief on NYC streets -- it's difficult to imagine any City Hall traffic reduction initiative that doesn't include some of these ideas.
February 15, 2017
NYPD Makes National News for Cheating Tolls and Breaking Traffic Laws
Last week Inside Edition went national with the story of NYPD personnel who use illegal license plate covers to evade toll readers and traffic enforcement cameras. Reporter Lisa Guerrero found scores of vehicles in Lower Manhattan that had some type of cover to obscure the plate, and all of them also bore law enforcement placards.
February 13, 2017
NYPD and the Paranoid Narcissist’s View of Change on NYC Streets
Police park for free everywhere and observe the city through their windshields. They think most New Yorkers share this point of view, but they're badly mistaken.
December 5, 2016
The Jay Street Bike Lane Won’t Work If NYPD Parks All Over It
As crews restripe Jay Street to implement a curbside protected bike lane, some sort of learning curve is to be expected. Drivers need a little time to adjust to the new parking lane, which floats to the left of the bike lane buffer. But NYPD should know better from the start.
August 2, 2016
NYPD on Parking Perks for Press: Do as We Say, Not as We Do
The City Council’s attempt to return parking privileges to the New York press corps faces opposition, ironically enough, from the New York City Police Department.
April 4, 2016
Who Rules the Roost on Jay Street? Placard Abusers, That’s Who
Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn is one of the most important segments in the city's bike network, the key passage to and from the Manhattan Bridge. It's also a huge impediment to biking in the city -- the street is rife with double-parking, illegal U-turns, and the unnerving threat of a car door suddenly opening and throwing you into the path of a passing bus. An upcoming redesign of Jay Street should improve the situation, but it too will be hampered by the culture of parking placard abuse that pervades downtown Brooklyn streets.
March 23, 2016
Jay Street Protected Bike Lane Plan Clears Brooklyn CB 2 Committee
Last night, DOT presented its proposal for a protected bike lane on Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn to the Community Board 2 transportation committee [PDF].
March 16, 2016
NYPD Still Resisting Attempts to Reform Parking Placard Abuse
Fraudulent parking placards are rampant in NYC, but NYPD remains opposed to a bill that would require the city to include a barcode on placards to ensure proper enforcement.
January 15, 2016