Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Department of City Planning

DC’s Scaled-Back Parking Reforms Still Way More Ambitious Than NYC’s

By Stephen Miller | Jul 15, 2013 | 9 Comments

For five years, Washington, DC, has been preparing a comprehensive rewrite of its zoning code — including the elimination of parking minimums in areas well-served by bus or rail. Under pressure from opponents afraid it would make it harder for them to find on-street parking, DC planning chief Harriet Tregoning announced on Friday that the city […]

City Releases New Design Recommendations for Sidewalks

By Stephen Miller | Jul 9, 2013 | 2 Comments

Last month at the the eighth Fit City conference, the same day DOT unveiled a new pedestrian wayfinding initiative, the city released an update to its Active Design Guidelines focusing specifically on sidewalk design. Although the new guidelines are just suggestions, the new document lays out a vision for how the city’s sidewalks can be designed to encourage […]

City Council Passes Changes to Manhattan Core Parking Regulations

By Stephen Miller | May 8, 2013 | 9 Comments

This afternoon, the City Council passed the Manhattan Core parking text amendment with a vote of 47-0, with one abstention (Jessica Lappin). The zoning change, which modifies off-street parking rules in the densest parts of Manhattan, is as good as law now, with Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s approval basically a given. The zoning change modifies the […]

Planning Commission Approves Manhattan Core Parking Regulation Changes

By Stephen Miller | Mar 21, 2013 | No Comments

Yesterday, the City Planning Commission approved modifications to off-street parking regulations in the Manhattan Core, below East 96th Street and West 110th Street. Significant changes to the city’s only parking maximums, which have helped cut down on traffic in the city’s congested core since 1982, are on track for final approval from the City Council. Although the final proposal […]

As Vote Nears on Manhattan Parking Reforms, Will Stringer Weigh In?

By Stephen Miller | Mar 14, 2013 | 4 Comments

The Manhattan core parking regulations, most notable for setting limits on parking construction below 96th Street since 1982, have been an effective tool for reducing traffic in New York’s congested center. But the rules have also been plagued by loopholes and strange inconsistencies, like the persistence of minimum parking requirements for affordable housing. Recently, the […]

LA Planners Leapfrog NYC DCP, Approve Plan With No Mandatory Parking

By Ben Fried | Dec 14, 2012 | 9 Comments

Angie reported this morning that Washington, DC, is moving to reduce mandatory parking requirements in much of the city, which should lower the cost of housing and curb traffic. Meanwhile, despite talk last year of wide-ranging parking reforms for New York’s “inner ring” encircling the Manhattan core, the Department of City Planning has so far […]

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