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Analysis: The Decline and Fall of Mandatory Parking Minimums

Tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. He also writes the Cycle of Rage column, which is <a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/category/special-features/cycle-of-rage">archived here</a>.

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Gersh Kuntzman

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So is Eric Adams’s ‘Asst. Parking Director’ Brother Qualified to Head Mayoral Security?

Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

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Kea Wilson

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New D.C. Law Makes Employers Refund Workers Who Reject Pro-Driving Benefits

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Yes, Even Walmart Wants to Build Smaller Parking Lots

Email Eve Kessler at <a href="mailto:eve@streetsblog.org">eve@streetsblog.org</a>

Eve Kessler

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NYPD Bombshell: New ‘All Agency’ Policy on Placard Abuse Coming Soon

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‘An Epic Mistake’: Donald Shoup Reflects on America’s Parking Failure — And His Hopes For the Future

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Opinion: American Parking Policy is the Real Socialism

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Julianne Cuba

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End Parking Minimums Now! Analysis: Zoning Rule is Choking the City With Cars

Bob Previdi is a former staffer at the MTA.

Bob Previdi

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OPINION: The Port Authority’s Car Dependence Is Killing Our Climate-Change Goals

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How to Accelerate Parking Reform in U.S. Cities

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