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Parking ReformCity Takes Up Zoning Changes to Erase Downtown Brooklyn’s Glut of Parking SpotsMedia Outlet: New York TimesDate: November 25, 2012 In traffic-clogged New York City, where parking spaces are coveted like the rarest of treasures, an excess of parking spaces might seem like an urban planner's dream. T.A. Program: Streets (Streets for All) Topic: T.A. Mention?: Yes T.A. Prompted?: No Prompted by Press Release: No Format: Print Tone: Positive
Submitted by joseph on November 26, 2012 - 18:05. categories [ ]
NYC Officials Arrest More for Using Fake Parking PermitsMedia Outlet: Transportation NationDate: February 24, 2012 New York City's Department of Investigation has charged nine people with displaying fake parking permits at area housing projects. T.A. Program: Enforcement (Street Safety and Enforcement) Topic: T.A. Mention?: Yes T.A. Prompted?: No Prompted by Press Release: No Format: Web Tone: Positive
Submitted by joseph on February 24, 2012 - 18:10. categories [ ]
Illegal parking rampant around Atlantic Yards construction zone in BrooklynMedia Outlet: Daily NewsDate: July 8, 2011 Illegal parking and phony parking placards are rampant around the Atlantic Yards construction site, locals and advocates say. T.A. Program: Enforcement (Street Safety and Enforcement) Topic: T.A. Mention?: Yes T.A. Prompted?: No Prompted by Press Release: No Format: Print Tone: Positive
Submitted by joseph on December 21, 2011 - 17:35. categories [ ]
Bogus Parking Placard Allows Advocacy Group to Park all Over New York City Without a Single TicketMedia Outlet: Daily NewsDate: June 12, 2011 The Daily News has discovered the greatest parking deal in the city - day-long free spots on some of the Big Apple's busiest streets. T.A. Program: Enforcement (Street Safety and Enforcement) Topic: T.A. Mention?: Yes T.A. Prompted?: Yes Prompted by Press Release: No Format: Print Tone: Positive
Submitted by joseph on December 21, 2011 - 15:53. categories [ ]
The Plague of Parking PermitsMedia Outlet: Staten Island AdvanceDate: May 14, 2011 St. George, Staten Island's "downtown," is a daunting and frustrating destination for drivers. T.A. Program: Streets (Streets for All) Topic: T.A. Mention?: Yes T.A. Prompted?: No Prompted by Press Release: No Format: Print Tone: Positive
Submitted by joseph on December 21, 2011 - 15:21. categories [ ]
Is a Parking Spot Worth More than a Person's Life?Expiration Date: January 1, 2013
The New York City Council is endangering the future of New York City's bicycle lanes. You understand that bicycling is important for New York City, so we need you to speak up. Requiring parking placards to have a barcode which would allow traffic enforcement agents to confirm theri validity.
June 22, 2011
Advocates Ask City To Mandate Barcodes On Parking PermitsMedia Outlet: Architect's NewspaperDate: April 27, 2011 Advocates have asked the city to buckle down on parking permit abuse. Transportation Alternatives called for a renewed push for the Authentic Permit Act, which would mandate barcodes on permits.
Submitted by volunteer on May 16, 2011 - 17:27. categories [ ]
Misuse of Official Parking Placards Is Widespread, Report FindsMedia Outlet: New York TimesDate: April 27, 2011 Image:  In neighborhoods frequented by official vehicles, more than 40 percent of cars displaying official city-issued parking placards were parked illegally, according to a report issued Wednesday by the cle T.A. Program: Transit and Traffic Reduction T.A. Prompted?: Yes Format: Web Tone: Positive
Submitted by volunteer on May 16, 2011 - 17:21. categories [ ]
Stop Widespread Parking Permit AbuseExpiration Date: June 30, 2011
The Traffic Enforcement Agents of the NYPD need an efficient and objective way to distinguish fake or illegitimately-used permits from the real thing. These agents already carry bar code scanners.
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