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Parking ReformThe Next New York: How the Planning Department Sabotages SustainabilityMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: February 19, 2010 Yesterday we looked at the Department of City Planning's eight-year record on rezoning and its general success at creating opportunities for development near transit.
Submitted by volunteer on March 3, 2010 - 16:26. categories [ ]
Car Navigation Systems Could Show Available Parking SpotsMedia Outlet: Popular ScienceDate: February 8, 2010 Looking for open parking spaces in the city is one of the more teeth-grinding rituals for drivers, but researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey may have hit upon a relatively low-cost solution.
Submitted by volunteer on February 16, 2010 - 15:41. categories [ ]
Astoria's Drivers are Facing a Blitz as Swarms of Traffic Agents Descend with Tickets in HandMedia Outlet: New York Daily NewsDate: February 8, 2010 Swarms of traffic agents patrol the jammed streets of Astoria's commercial strips every day, writing tickets for expired meters and double-parked cars - even as drivers sit in their vehicles.
Submitted by volunteer on February 16, 2010 - 15:35. categories [ ]
Free Parking Spots, a Text AwayMedia Outlet: The BrooklyninkDate: February 12, 2010 If you're a driver in Park Slope, you've probably spent more than your fair share of time looking for a parking spot -- about 27 minutes per day, according to a recent study by Transportation Alt
Submitted by volunteer on February 16, 2010 - 15:28. categories [ ]
Smart Growth Leader Tells Planning Commission: NYC Can Do BetterMedia Outlet: StreetsBlogDate: January 5, 2010 Image: ![]() New York may be the most transit-rich city in the nation, but that doesn't mean big changes to the city's planning policies aren't necessary. Image Caption: According to the Smart Growth Manual, "It is the planner's role not to incentivize driving, but to create a transit and pedestrian experience that makes not driving a pleasure."
Submitted by volunteer on January 26, 2010 - 15:32. categories [ ]
Senator Espada Uses Placard to Block Hydrant Days After Bronx FireMedia Outlet: gothamistDate: January 5, 2010 Image: ![]() Two days after a second devastating fire destroyed several businesses in the Norwood section of The Bronx, a Mercedes Benz registered to controversial State Senator Pedro Espada, Jr. Image Caption: Courtesy Boogie Downer/Uncivil Servants
Submitted by volunteer on January 26, 2010 - 15:27. categories [ ]
Judge in Astor Trial Busted for Abusing Parking PlacardMedia Outlet: gothamistDate: January 4, 2010 Image: ![]() The Supreme Court Justice who sentenced Anthony Marshall to prison for stealing his mother Brook Astor's fortune has been caught illegally using a parking placard issued by the NYPD. Image Caption: A parking placard similar to the one issued to Justice Bartley
Submitted by volunteer on January 26, 2010 - 15:16. categories [ ]
"Suspicious" Times Square White Van Owner Emerges!Media Outlet: gothamistDate: January 1, 2010 Image: ![]() The owner of the "suspicious" white van with temporary plates and a fake police parking placard that forced a shutdown of Times Square on December 30--complete with the bomb squad investigation and n Image Caption: The suspicious van that forced Times Square to a standstill on New Year's Eve Eve; photograph by Ken Maldonado
Submitted by volunteer on January 6, 2010 - 16:47. categories [ ]
Bloomberg Vetos Five-Minute Parking Grace PeriodMedia Outlet: Your NabeDate: December 9, 2009 City drivers may yet catch a break from getting a parking ticket when the meter expires, but it won't be on Mayor Bloomberg's dime.
Submitted by volunteer on December 10, 2009 - 15:29. categories [ ]
Tech Spurs (Parking) Space RaceMedia Outlet: New York City News ServiceDate: December 4, 2009 Image: ![]() METER FEEDER: Imagine getting a text message before your parking meter expires -- and then plunking in a few virtual quarters remotely from a cell phone. Image Caption: Nicholas C. Martinez
Submitted by volunteer on December 8, 2009 - 16:11. categories [ ]
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