Events
Free Parking? Managing the Public Parking Supply
Date: Friday, April 8th 2011
Getting a Good Spot: Parking Impacts on Sustainability and Affordability
Breakfast 1: Free Parking? Managing the Public Parking Supply
Friday April 8, 2011
8:30 – 10:00 am
On Friday April 8, the Institute for Affordable Housing Policy convened over eighty leaders from government, academia, community-based groups, and the private sector to debate the importance of on-street parking for residents and businesses in New York City.
Owned and managed by the city, on-street parking is the single largest source of parking in the city. Panelists discussed the challenges of optimizing curb use in New York City’s diverse neighborhoods, the correlation between available on-street parking and car ownership rates, and potential conflicts between parking policy and the city’s sustainability and affordability goals. The panelists also debated the viability and desirability of potential reforms to the city’s existing on-street parking policies, including residential parking permits, car-sharing programs, and demand-based pricing.
Panelists included:
-Sharon Feigon, Executive Director, I-GO Car Sharing
-Zhan Guo, Assistant Professor of Urban Planning and Transportation Planning, NYU Wagner
-Bruce Schaller, Deputy Commissioner for Planning and Sustainability, NYC Department of Transportation
-James Vacca, Member, New York City Council
-Vicki Been (Moderator), Boxer Family Professor of Law and Faculty Director of NYU’s Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
