Stipulated Fine Program
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A ‘Fine’ Mess: City to Expand Encouragement for Truckers to Double-Park
The Adams administration is proposing to reduce fines paid by some trucking firms for three dangerous parking violations as part of revisions of a program that then-Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams said shouldn't even exist.
October 22, 2024
Does FreshDirect Need To Follow Parking Rules? The Police Don’t Seem To Think So
I fought FreshDirect and the trucks won.
August 4, 2023
New City Rule Tells Truckers: Don’t Even THINK of Double-Parking Here!
This is going to change things ... expeditiously!
February 7, 2020
TODAY: City to Announce Cargo Bike Delivery Pilot with Amazon, UPS, Others
A source told Streetsblog that Whole Foods — an Amazon subsidiary — is also involved in the pilot program.
December 3, 2019
CYBER MONDAY WARNING: City Ignores $300K Per Year in Fines to Delivery Truckers in Bike Lanes
FedEx in your bike lane? It's costing you $300,000 a year!
December 2, 2019
Op-Ed: Let’s Make Roadways Safer by Ending Giveaways to Trucking Companies
New York City won’t truly be safe for both pedestrians and cyclists until we abolish the outdated Stipulated Fine Program, a Queens lawmaker argues in a powerful op-ed.
August 2, 2019
Cyclists Demand More Bike Lanes, Less Community Boards and Even Some Roads of their Own
One hundred miles of protected bike lanes in two years. No cars on some key routes for cyclists. Less engagement with community boards. And no more delays in life-saving road redesigns "for non-transportation-related political reasons." It's a start.
July 18, 2019
The DOT Quandary: Double-Parking Isn’t Illegal — Except When It Actually Is
A new proposal aims to reduce congestion-causing deliveries, but objectively speaking, it won't change much on New York's chaotic streets unless the city stops giving so much free parking to car owners.
May 2, 2019
Is UPS Finally Getting It? Top Exec Offers Some Evidence
We're still sick and tired of delivery trucks parking illegally and endangering cyclists. So we called Thomas Madrecki at UPS to discuss the issue.
April 22, 2019
UPDATE: City’s Stipulated Fine Program Costing Taxpayers Tens of Millions More!
A leaked document reveals a much higher cost of the city's Stipulated Fine Program.
February 13, 2019
