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De Blasio “Placard Crackdown” Update: Placard Holders Monopolize Livingston Street Bus Lane
Nine months after Mayor de Blasio announced his big placard crackdown, it has yet to reach Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn, where bus riders stew in traffic while placard-holding government employees illegally park in the bus lane.
February 16, 2018
The People Sworn to Uphold the Law Are NYC’s Biggest Bus Lane Violators
Any effort to solve NYC's transportation challenges has to involve dedicating a lot more street space to transit, biking, and walking. But across the five boroughs, the city's attempts to prioritize space-efficient modes of travel are sabotaged... by people who work for the city. And police are the worst offenders.
February 12, 2018
How Parking Mandates Tilt the Market Toward “Luxury” Housing
After Minneapolis slashed parking requirements, developers started to produce more affordable mid-rise apartment buildings instead of luxury high-rises.
February 1, 2018
These Are the Pols That Get Parking Placards From City Hall (and Those That Don’t)
Who are de Blasio's chosen ones? Many are city electeds you'd expect to receive parking perks, but there were a few noteworthy additions and exceptions.
January 12, 2018
Hartford Eliminates Parking Minimums Citywide
Hartford, Connecticut, is getting rid of mandatory parking minimums citywide, the second major American city to do so in the past 12 months, following Buffalo.
December 13, 2017
Plan to Replace Car Storage With Affordable Housing Clears Community Board 7
The vote means that several hundred car storage slots on West 108th Street will almost certainly give way to hundreds of subsidized apartments.
December 6, 2017
If de Blasio Was Serious About Ending Placard Abuse, This Serial Parking Violator Would Have Stopped By Now
A placard abuser can be publicly shamed into abandoning an illegal parking spot, but the same vehicle owner will keep using the perk illegally somewhere else. Without real enforcement and a reduction in placards, it's just whack-a-mole.
December 4, 2017
CB 7 Committees Endorse Plan to Replace Car Storage With Affordable Housing
The project would demolish two garages with 675 parking spaces to make room for about 200 additional subsidized housing units.
November 22, 2017
Bus Lanes Are the New Parking Lanes
American cities are getting smarter about using curb space to prioritize transit, biking, and walking.
November 21, 2017
Spokane May Give Builders a Push to Fix Downtown Parking Craters
City leaders have proposed a tax break for new construction on downtown surface parking lots.
November 14, 2017
