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Want the Mayor to Keep Bus Lanes Clear? Bill de Blasio Thinks You’re Blinded By Ideology.
Without an engaged mayor who understands how he can improve the situation, New York's relentless traffic dysfunction will continue.
March 16, 2018
NYPD Sidewalk Parking Will Disrupt Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane
NYC streets belong to police squad cars and placard holders, and one of the biggest traffic safety projects in the city isn't going to change that.
March 15, 2018
How Boston Used Meter Prices to Fix Parking Dysfunction
Boston has reduced illegal parking by adjusting meter rates, according to new a report from the city.
February 26, 2018
NYC Health Department Closes Ranks Around Staffer Caught Repeatedly Stealing Curb Space
DOH won't reveal who habitually left a fleet vehicle in a no parking zone next to a park entrance on the Manhattan street where Commissioner Mary Bassett owns a home. The agency did not take the car away from the employee.
February 23, 2018
NYPD: No Charges for Driver Who Killed Senior Walking With Right of Way in Woodside
The collision occurred at an intersection where DOT allows people to park their cars to the edge of crosswalks, which hinders visibility and safety.
February 21, 2018
De Blasio “Placard Crackdown” Update: Placard Holders Monopolize Livingston Street Bus Lane
Nine months after Mayor de Blasio announced his big placard crackdown, it has yet to reach Livingston Street in Downtown Brooklyn, where bus riders stew in traffic while placard-holding government employees illegally park in the bus lane.
February 16, 2018
The People Sworn to Uphold the Law Are NYC’s Biggest Bus Lane Violators
Any effort to solve NYC's transportation challenges has to involve dedicating a lot more street space to transit, biking, and walking. But across the five boroughs, the city's attempts to prioritize space-efficient modes of travel are sabotaged... by people who work for the city. And police are the worst offenders.
February 12, 2018
How Parking Mandates Tilt the Market Toward “Luxury” Housing
After Minneapolis slashed parking requirements, developers started to produce more affordable mid-rise apartment buildings instead of luxury high-rises.
February 1, 2018
These Are the Pols That Get Parking Placards From City Hall (and Those That Don’t)
Who are de Blasio's chosen ones? Many are city electeds you'd expect to receive parking perks, but there were a few noteworthy additions and exceptions.
January 12, 2018
Hartford Eliminates Parking Minimums Citywide
Hartford, Connecticut, is getting rid of mandatory parking minimums citywide, the second major American city to do so in the past 12 months, following Buffalo.
December 13, 2017
