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Too Much Illegal Parking Prompts Community Board to Reject New Housing
Even after the city greatly reduced parking mandates in the City of Yes initiative, parking is still at the center of many debates about new housing.
DOT: Safety Improvements on Atlantic Avenue? Wait Two More Years
DOT says it won't commit to a "road diet" on Atlantic Avenue, one of the most dangerous corridors in Brooklyn.
Urban Banning: Single-Family Districts Exempted from ‘Transit-Oriented Development’
"Exempting single-family from transit oriented development makes the least sense from a planning perspective," said one housing expert.
Want Parking? Kiss Goodbye Half of the Projected Housing in ‘City Of Yes’
Analysis: Modifications the mayor's City of Yes housing plan will result in less housing, experts say.
HOUSING CRISIS: Council Pushes Mayor to Create ‘City Of Yes … And’
The speaker of the City Council is demanding that Mayor Adams's signature housing initiative create more affordable units — but it's unclear if she backs the key proposal that undergirds the plan: ending mandatory parking.
City of Yes: Council Hears Rezoning Plan as Jumaane Thumbs the Scale
As the city planning commission admits that removing parking mandates is the key to making key pillars of City of Yes work, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams announces he does not support lifiting the mandates citywide.
Op-Ed: Eliminating Parking Mandate is the Central Piece of ‘City of Yes’ Plan
City of Yes can only work — and we urgently need it to work — if we do that.
Opinion: It’s Time to Say ‘No’ to Car Drivers and ‘Yes’ to Ending Parking Mandates
Sometimes you need a car. And yes, there are gaps in public transportation. But that doesn’t mean we want the city to resign us all to life in transit deserts.
Queens BP Says ‘Yes’ to Adams Zoning Plan, But ‘No’ to Ending Costly Parking Mandates
Borough President Donovan Richards draws a hard line on parking mandates, recommending the city keep them in low-density areas.
Council Trades Housing Affordability for Car Parking Near New Metro-North Stops
Council Member Kristy Marmorato wants more parking around new Bronx Metro-North stations.
