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Illegal Parking Now “Legal” for Marty Markowitz
Yesterday we wondered if the city might be convinced to reconcile its vision of a sustainable city with its anti-urban parking policies. We'll mark this one in the "no" column.
January 16, 2008
Will the Tide Turn on City Parking Policy?
A few weeks back Atlantic Yards Report posted a compendium of recent writings that point to the contradictions inherent in, and problems resulting from, parking requirements for urban development plans.
January 15, 2008
Brodsky Taxes Milk! Toll Plazas Will be Named After Marc Shaw!
With its report released the day before, there wasn't a lot of news to be found at yesterday's meeting of the Congestion Mitigation Commission. There was, however, some good political theater and, with the deadline to produce a recommendation approaching, influential commissioners began staking out their positions.
January 11, 2008
Does Times Real Estate VP’s “Joke” Betray Anti-Bike Bias?
In December, Streetsblog reported on the lack of bicycle parking in the new New York Times Building, despite promises to bike-commuting staff that there would be space inside. We talked to several Times employees who said that after initially being allowed to bring their bikes in, they were suddenly denied entry.
January 11, 2008
Bronxites Pick Parking Over People
Residents of the Zerega Avenue section of the Bronx are upset that beds for the sick will be putting a crimp in neighborhood parking stock.
January 8, 2008
At P.S. 161 in Harlem the Sidewalk is the Parking Lot
Streetsblog reader Richard Conroy sends along these photos and writes:
January 8, 2008
Weingarten: “Teachers Are Not Abusers of Parking Permits”
A car with a teacher's permit on the dashboard is parked beneath a "No Parking Anytime" sign. The license plate number does not match the one printed on the permit. (UncivilServants.org)
January 7, 2008
City Hall to Reduce Parking Placards 20% and Centralize Control
Crosby Street, Soho: A veritable government employee parking lot. (Photo: UncivilServants.org)
January 3, 2008
The Case Against Pull-in Angle Parking
"Pull-in angle parking" on 97th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue.
January 3, 2008