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City Launches Long-Awaited Containerized Residential Trash Pilot
It's history in the taking as Sanitation workers start collecting trash from the curbside lane, not the sidewalk on one lucky block in Hells Kitchen.
December 13, 2022
Civilian Enforcement: A Get-Rich-Quick Scheme That Also Makes the City Safer
Want to make a six-figure salary and never leave your neighborhood? AND make the city safer? It may soon be possible.
December 9, 2022
To Help End the Housing Crisis, Less Parking is More, New RPA Report Says
The city should dramatically reduce the amount to car parking it requires developers to build because doing so will result in more much-needed affordable housing quickly — a new report concludes.
December 8, 2022
What Comes Next After Abolishing Parking Mandates
Parking mandates are an obstacle to sustainable communities: remove them and more apartments will be built at the expense of space for cars. But we need to do more.
November 29, 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter Locks Out A Watchdog Placard Abuse Account

November 10, 2022
UPDATE: Restler Bill to Allow Residents to Ticket Dangerous Drivers Gaining Steam
A City Council bill that advocates believe will unleash a nicely remunerated civilian army against drivers who recklessly block roadways and bike lanes is looking likely to move ahead.
November 7, 2022
Mayor Adams’s ‘City of Yes’ Zoning Proposal Will Take on Parking Minimums (But How Seriously?)
New York wants to be the "City of Yes" — but will it finally say "no" to parking?
October 13, 2022
Parking Bill is Big Win for Climate, Housing, and Rational Planning
California has just passed a law that prohibits cities from setting a minimum parking requirement on developments near transit. This is a big deal.
September 24, 2022
THE ULTIMATE PLACARD CENSUS: Downtown is Choked with (and Endangered By!) City, State, Federal Workers’ Cars
A specter is haunting Lower Manhattan — the specter of placard abuse. Check out how bad it is.
August 22, 2022
OPINION: Want to Prevent Flooding? Turn ‘Parking’ Into Greenspace
Transportation Alternatives urges the Council to think more broadly about infrastructure than just what's underground.
August 16, 2022