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DOT Official: All Our Free Parking Justifies Keeping Curb Space for EVs
If only someone could do something about the parking!
May 9, 2024
Supporters, Mayor Rally for ‘City of Yes’ Zoning Change as it Enters Public Review Phase
The mayor's signature zoning plan is ready for review by all 59 community board, plus the city's five borough presidents and then each Council member. Advocates are worried it will be watered down.
April 29, 2024
Donald Shoup: Here’s a Parking Policy That Works for the People
Free parking has a veneer of equality, but it is unfair. Here's a proposal from America's leading parking academic that could make it more equitable.
April 18, 2024
Tuesday’s Headlines: Shoup at 7 Edition
The world's foremost parking expert Donald Shoup beams into a Manhattan community board on Tuesday. Plus more news.
April 9, 2024
How Even Modest Reductions in Parking Can Slash Your Rent
Residents of New Jersey would reduce their yearly rent by $1,056 on average if their leaders would simply relax outdated parking rules.
November 2, 2023
City of Yes Yes Yes! Adams Calls for Elimination of Parking Mandates on ALL New Housing
Mayor Adams today announced the historic end to one of the city’s most antiquated — and despised — zoning laws requiring the construction of parking with every new development.
September 21, 2023
Analysis: DOT’s Curb Management ‘Action’ Couldn’t Come Soon Enough
DOT and Mayor Adams on Tuesday released a 10-point curb management "action plan" full of plans to make plans to reorient curb space away from private car storage.
September 15, 2023
Does FreshDirect Need To Follow Parking Rules? The Police Don’t Seem To Think So
I fought FreshDirect and the trucks won.
August 4, 2023
City’s New Trash Containerization Still Keeps Garbage in Pedestrians’ Way
Putting trash in containers is great for combatting rats, but "it's insulting" to pedestrians, said one of the city's foremost advocates.
June 28, 2023
Steal This Idea: The Larger the Car, the More You Pay to Park
Big news out of Montreal: Starting on July 1, drivers of larger, heavier cars will pay more for residential parking permits in one busy corner of town.
May 28, 2023
