Parking Reform

May 27, 2009
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Windsor Terrace Board Still Fuming Over Park Car Restrictions

Author: 
Mike McLaughlin
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
May 5, 2009
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During rush hour, cars can exit Prospect Park at Third Street (above) and at 16th Street. But the city is proposing to permanently close the exits. [The Brooklyn Paper / Aisha Gawad]

Critics of new restrictions on drivers in Prospect Park mouthed off at city officials on Monday night, lambasting a plan that would make the park safer for cyclists and other park users.

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Submitted by forrest on May 5, 2009 - 12:36. categories [ ]

Politicians Not in Office, But Don't Tell Their License Plates

Author: 
Carrie Melago
Author Title: 
Daily News Staff Writer
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
April 7, 2009
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Former State Senator Marty Connor's Jeep Cherokee with the license plate 25SD. [Taggart for News]

Longtime State Sen. Marty Connor lost his reelection bid last fall, but you wouldn't know that from looking at his Jeep Cherokee.

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Submitted by forrest on April 9, 2009 - 11:06. categories [ ]

Still Lots of Parking Spots for Big Shots, Despite Mayor Bloomberg's Cuts

Author: 
Erin Einhorn
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
January 26, 2009
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Mayor Bloomberg said last year he'd crack down on elected officials who have designated parking spaces for themselves or their staffs outside their offices, but some pols still have the perk.

Mayor Bloomberg yanked free parking spots from a handful of elected officials last year - but borough presidents, the city controller and other pols still enjoy the perk, the Daily News found.

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Submitted by forrest on February 5, 2009 - 16:53. categories [ ]

Scaling Back Free Parking Privileges

Author: 
Graham T. Beck
Media Outlet: 
Gotham Gazette
Date: 
January 26, 2009

In early January 2008, little more than one year ago, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced a plan to scale back a program

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Submitted by forrest on January 29, 2009 - 18:52. categories [ ]

Another Report Argues Against Parking Requirements for Projects Like Atlantic Yards

Author: 
Norman Oder
Media Outlet: 
Atlantic Yards Report
Date: 
January 2, 2009

Thanks to Streetsblog's end-of-the-year roundup for pointing me to the much-overlooked Transportation Alternatives

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Submitted by forrest on January 22, 2009 - 18:06. categories [ ]

The 2008 Streetsie Awards, Part 4

Author: 
Aaron Naparstek
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
January 1, 2009

Worst City Agency: The NYPD. If they're in a good mood, they'll summons you for no apparent reason. If they're in a bad mood, they'll body slam you off your bike.

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Submitted by forrest on January 22, 2009 - 17:36. categories [ ]

Bridge, Brides Bottlenecks Raise Chatham Square Scare

Author: 
Albert Amateu
Media Outlet: 
The Villager
Date: 
January 14, 2009

Chinatown neighbors at the Chatham Square Redesign Task Force meeting on Monday did their best to point out flaws in the unpopular project -- but time is running out.

Submitted by forrest on January 15, 2009 - 13:12. categories [ ]

Ex-MTA Board Member Parking $76G Jag Illegally, Ignoring Order to Turn in Permit

Author: 
Pete Donohue and Andrew Theodorakis
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
January 7, 2009
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Friedberg's police-issued parking permit was supposed to be returned.

Alan Friedberg left the MTA board six years ago, but he's still tooling around town in his snazzy red Jaguar with a police-issued parking permit.

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Submitted by forrest on January 14, 2009 - 18:16. categories [ ]

Free Perking for ex-MTA Bigwigs

Author: 
NBCNewYork.com
Media Outlet: 
MSNBC
Date: 
January 9, 2009

Here's a novel way to close the MTA's $1.3 billion budget gap: start charging former board members for their parking placards.

Submitted by forrest on January 14, 2009 - 17:45. categories [ ]