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Wednesday’s Headlines: End Parking Minimums Edition
The big news is that on Thursday at 11 a.m., our friends at Open Plans will be hosting a rally in City Hall Park to demand the end of outdated rules that require developers to build far more parking than is needed. Plus other news.
March 22, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Saying ‘Yes’ to the City
How 'millennials' are battling 'boomers' in order to change the politics of urban housing policy.
October 23, 2022
THE BRAKE: Why Sustainable Transportation Advocates Need to Talk About Zoning
What if any American could tell at a glance how her unique local land use policies influence the way she and her neighbors get around, without having to dig through a mountain of arcane jargon to get there?
May 10, 2022
Talking Headways Podcast: Building a Better Transit Board
This week on the podcast, we’re back at last fall’s virtual Railvolution conference. Former BART GM Grace Crunican discusses the role of board members in transit agencies with former MBTA board member Monica Tibbits-Nutt and former Houston Metro board member Christof Spieler.
January 7, 2022
OPINION: Progressives Should Support the Gowanus Rezoning
NIMBY opponents are throwing everything they can at the plan. But they aren't looking at the real benefits.
June 25, 2021
Who Thinks $100K Can Buy A Home In Brooklyn? These Two Wanna-Be Mayors
Ray McGuire and Shaun Donovan don't know how much it costs to live in Brooklyn.
May 11, 2021
OPINION: Roll Back Cuomo’s Anti-Homeless Subway Rules
The MTA used the cover of the pandemic to discriminate against unhoused New Yorkers. Two bills would end the abuse.
May 7, 2021
