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Friday’s Headlines: ‘Parking Mandates Got To Go!’ Edition
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.
March 24, 2023
Wednesday’s Headlines: End Parking Minimums Edition
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that on Thursday at 11 a.m., our friends at Open Plans will be hosting a rally in City Hall Park to demand the end of outdated rules that require developers to build far more parking than is needed.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.
March 22, 2023
The AV Revolution Probably Won’t Revolutionize Parking in Dense Cities
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.
March 22, 2023
March (Parking) Madness: The 102nd vs 106th is an Epic Battle for the Soul of Queens
The final first-round battle in our annual competition was worth waiting for!
In the 102nd Precinct of Richmond Hill, Queens, you're confronted by astoundingly bad manners and bad driving. At the 106th Precinct just to the south in Ozone Park, you're confounded by filthy and disrespect.
It's really hard to choose. So read the descriptions in the story — and remember to vote as if your neighborhood depended on it (because it might!).
March 21, 2023
Albany’s Residential Parking Program Won’t Be Good for New York City: Analysis
A Senate proposal to encourage New York City to create a Residential Parking Permit system won't help break the city's car culture, multiple studies show.
March 16, 2023
March (Parking) Madness: The Battle for the Boogie Down Starts in the East Bronx
These two precincts each have their fair share of parking and driving abuse their officers have wrought on their neighbors in two blue-collar sections of the East Bronx.
March 9, 2023
YES IN OUR BACKYARD: New Yorkers Widely Support Parking Reform, Density Near Transit
New Yorkers want livable communities, not parking requirements that make housing more expensive.
March 2, 2023
Opinion: Parking Garages Are Pointless!
For the past century, the public and private sector appear to have agreed on one thing: the more parking, the better. But we see signs that that’s finally starting to change.
February 7, 2023
‘It’s So Hard to Park’: Entitled Drivers Have Been Whining for 100 Years!
It's time for a walk through history. It was never easy to park, so don't listen to today's whiners.
January 31, 2023
Monday’s Headlines: Martin Luther King Day Special
It’s fitting that today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day because the themes of the weekend were themes the great thinker dealt with repeatedly during his life: entitlement, privilege and inequity. Plus other news.
January 16, 2023
