Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking

Community boards across the city continue to prioritize parking over pedestrians — but not Manhattan CB 7.

Upper West Side Panel Demands End to Free On-Street Parking

By David Meyer | May 17, 2019 | 46 Comments

As Manhattan CB 7's transportation committee sees it, the very presence free on-street parking on the Upper West Side only serves to exacerbate congestion. On Tuesday, the panel demanded an end to it entirely.

On Thursday night, DOT officials unveiled their plan to allow car-storers to continue to use the public right of way to block safety improvements. Board member Steve Harrison, who doesn't want to remove parking, is on the far right. Photo: Dave Colon

DOT to Bay Ridge: You Get Unsafe Bike Lanes Because We Don’t Want to Remove Parking

By Dave Colon | May 10, 2019 | 18 Comments

The DOT offers "murderstrips" instead of protected bike lanes — even though Bay Ridge residents are increasingly open to real safety improvements. How is this Vision Zero?

What is this? A parking ticket or an abuse of city power? If you ask even enlightened members of the City Council, it's the latter. Photo: David Meyer

When You’re Not Looking, Even Enlightened Pols Turn into Car Enablers

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 2, 2019 | 4 Comments

Why does the City Council defend the behavior of recidivist scofflaws? The question came up again at a hearing on Monday. Your Cycle of Rage columnist was there.

This dangerous, congestion-inducing parking job is, believe it or not, legal. A new DOT rule aims to change that. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

The DOT Quandary: Double-Parking Isn’t Illegal — Except When It Actually Is

By David Meyer | May 2, 2019 | 19 Comments

A new proposal aims to reduce congestion-causing deliveries, but objectively speaking, it won't change much on New York's chaotic streets unless the city stops giving so much free parking to car owners.

City’s ‘Parking Ticket Advocate’ is Helping Scofflaw Drivers Win Dismissals

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 1, 2019 | 19 Comments

The year-old advocate's office has helped drivers dispute 381 parking summonses and won 321 dismissals, a reversal rate of more than 84 percent. That's almost double the 45 percent dismissal rate that drivers are currently enjoying.

A truck delivering to The Sandwich Shop blocking the eastbound bike lane on Tuesday morning. Photo: David Meyer

De Blasio Announces Grand Street Bike Lanes Will Stay, Ending L-Train Uncertainty

By David Meyer | Apr 24, 2019 | 15 Comments

The future of the bike lanes had been uncertain since the day Governor Cuomo canceled the L-train shutdown. But Mayor de Blasio is suddenly on a roll.

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