Eyes on the Street: Sidewalks for Pedestrians at the 78th Precinct
Props to the 78th Precinct and commanding officer Michael Ameri for this one. Reader Wayne Bailey sends photos showing that the 78th is starting to get the sidewalk parking situation under control near the precinct house. Previously this block of Sixth Avenue was occupied by officers' personal vehicles:
May 8, 2014
De Blasio Housing Plan Meekly Suggests Parking Reform
There's a deep connection between parking policy and housing affordability. The more space New York devotes to car storage, the less space is available to house people. And yet, 50 year old laws mandating the construction of parking in new residential development persist in most of the city, driving up construction costs and hampering the supply of housing.
May 7, 2014
Keep the Momentum Going — Give to Streetsblog Today
Thank you to everyone who gave to Streetsblog and Streetfilms in the first week of our spring pledge drive. We need about 320 more donations to hit our target of 400 before June 1. Help us keep the momentum going and make a tax-deductible gift to support media that makes a difference for our streets.
May 2, 2014
Judge Rejects Plaza Hotel’s Citi Bike Lawsuit
It was fun while it lasted, but the era of NIMBY lawsuits against NYC bike-share stations has now run its course. Today a Manhattan judge rejected the Plaza Hotel's suit seeking to remove the Citi Bike station across the street from its entrance. This marks the final court decision regarding the four lawsuits challenging bike-share station locations -- litigants have come up empty in every case.
April 29, 2014
Be a Streetsblog Superhero and Give to Our Spring Pledge Drive
We’ve all seen the graphs: Driving and car ownership have passed their peak in America, while transit ridership and biking are on the rise. On the ground, however, city buses still move at a crawl, bogged down in traffic. Most streets remain too dangerous for most people to feel comfortable biking on them. And the traffic death toll continues to put our cities to shame compared to our global peers.
April 24, 2014
Letter Grades for Taxi and Livery Companies: TLC Commish Receptive to It
What if taxi and livery drivers in NYC received letter grades to reflect their safety records, the same way restaurants get grades from the health department? Eric McClure of Park Slope Neighbors raised the possibility at last night's Vision Zero town hall in Park Slope, and found a receptive audience in new TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi.
April 22, 2014