T.A. Urges Bloomberg Admin to Take the Lead in Parking Reform

Published: July 24, 2008, 3:37 pm

A map of the area near Washington, D.C.'s new ballpark. Streets with variable-rate or permit parking are in color.After calling attention last month to the traffic-reducing power of parking reform, Transportation Alternatives has released a follow-up report with a parking prescription for New York. "Pricing the Curb" [PDF] looks to innovative programs underway in Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Chicago for inspiration. With DOT taking steps toward setting variable-rate prices for curbside parking -- which it calls "peak rate parking" -- the report urges the Bloomberg administration to go further. A full-featured parking policy is one way the city can take on traffic without Albany's approval.There's a lot of good ideas here. For instance, to win public support for curbside prices that will actually achieve vacancy targets (the higher the price, the more spots remain open), T.A. highlights D.C.'s practice of using parking revenue to fund a menu of livable

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