Borough President Antonio Reynoso and northern Brooklyn Councilmember Lincoln Restler are demanding an end to minimum parking requirements for new construction in transit-rich areas.
When a developer seeks a rezoning to build taller developments, they’re often forced to build off-street parking — which is designed to reduce the impact that new construction has on parking in the neighborhood.
But now, the group of electeds signed a petition letter calling on the Department of City Planning (DCP) to fully waive parking constraints for all residential developers of any rezoning projects in public transit-rich areas.
The representatives aim to disincentivize people living in areas with access to subways and buses from using and buying cars, with the intention to reduce carbon emissions and improve the “borough’s urban fabric” — all while providing developers with the option to redirect space toward construction of more affordable housing, said Restler in an exclusive to the Brooklyn paper.
“The accessory parking in buildings on key mixed-use corridors like Fourth Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, and Fulton Street disrupt our borough’s urban fabric, making our City less affordable, less walkable, and incentivizes car ownership,” read the electeds’ letter to the DCP. “The last place we need developers to build accessory parking is in areas with substantial access to public transportation. We need to reduce car ownership in our city, and requiring new parking within close proximity to public transit has the opposite effect.”
Restler pointed to one 28-unit rising project just outside the Bedford subway station, which includes 14 required parking spots on the ground level — saying that, in addition to other problems, such requirements often make the construction “drab, dark, and lifeless.”
“Because below-grade parking is so expensive to construct, many developments across the city do so on the ground-floor, leading to drab, dark, lifeless streets rather than dynamic ground floor retail and community facility spaces that generate jobs and fulfill critical neighborhood’s needs,” said a statement from Restler on Monday.
Even though there are many businesses around the crossroad of Bedford Ave. and North Seventh Street, it is not confirmed that the new building will have commercial spaces.
Within slightly over 2 square miles, Williamsburg residents have access to the four bus lines and seven subway stations.
“This is an example of an area that doesn’t need more parking, doesn’t need more cars, for sure,” said Reynoso. “So it’s a model development for us to use as a first shot at showing people that parking requirements should not be used here. Also, I think the most important thing is that the parking requirements being removed, allows for more housing to be built. It makes the projects less expensive. It also makes it so that instead of taking down, you can build up, so we got more housing out of this proposal.”
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Many NYCHA residents have cars. That's colonial settlerism Linky!
ASSHOLES!
Well, it's a relief that the borough president has determined that people in that area don't need cars. One less thing for people to deal with. If everybody would just stop complaining about their so-called "rights" and do what their superiors tell them to do, life would be so much better.
So they want a new city requirement to take the place of an old city requirement. Imagine a world in which the City "electeds" like fey little Lincoln kept their noses the hell out of people's business.
There's no requirement for affordable parking, so developers generally charge $200+/month for it regardless of the affordability of the housing.
"We need to reduce car ownership in our city, and requiring new parking within close proximity to public transit has the opposite effect.”
Fuck Restler and Reynoso. Wanna bet they use cars to get themselves around the city?
And fuck the shitbones who voted for these two.
"All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others". How true in today's society.
First what idiot would feel safe taking the subway these days. These useless politicians should prioritize making the subway safe before forcing people out of their cars. But that will never happen because most of the crime is committed by a certain segment of the population and we can't have racist enforcement of laws.
Seems like a good idea. I'm sure some car totalitarians will object.
So what these granola eating dipshits are saying is if I live in the projects, I can't have a car? What will states like NC,SC and Pennsylvania do to make up for the lost registration fees? As it seems like that are the only people that live in the projects are all from out of state.
I dare you two dipshits to go in the projects and take these cars. Make sure you have your depends diapers on for when you shit yourself from fright when projectiles rain down on you.
@"Seems like a good idea"
Taking freedom away is a good idea ?
Adolf Hitler also said that the best way to control a people is to "take a little of their freedom at a time." !
@Seems like a good idea
You have that "F"ing idiot vibe !
“drab, dark, and lifeless.” Also describes Lincoln and Antonio!
And Then there's this:
https://www.nychaparking.com/rates/
Phony Bastards....
@"So what these granola eating dipshits are saying is if I live in the projects, I can't have a car?"
If you can afford a car, why are you living in the PJ's?
And why are right wingnuts living in the PJ's anyway. Shouldn't you be working and studying and striving for the American Dream? Did you never hear of Norman Vincent Peale on Fox Sheeple News ? Oh, I forgot, if you can afford a TV you shouldn't be in the PJ's either. Also from Fox Sheeple News.
@Seems like a good idea. I'm sure some car totalitarians will object.
Nah, this will go to court and all bike Nazis will weep.
These Leftoid psychopaths wont be happy til gas prices are so expensive that your average day American cant afford gas at all.
@"So what these granola eating dipshits are saying is if I live in the projects,"
Stay away from that granola stuff. It's full of sugar. It'll turn you into a fat turnip in no time.
Chupar said...
I never meet a car totalitarian.
Do they live in your Leftoid mind ? Please explain...
I think it used to be the case that certain businesses could only function in hyper densely populated areas for some reason. This meant the city government could have confiscatory taxes while still being horribly run and residents who depend on those businesses for employment would just have to eat it. Local NYC Electurds have not realized that people don't need to accept that horrible deal anymore. People no longer need to pay exorbitant taxes and rents for the privilege of living in a place they perceive to be crowded, filthy, and dangerous.
Let's Go Bradon...
@These Leftoid psychopaths wont be happy til gas prices are so expensive that your average day American cant afford gas at all.
You mean Best Buyden for all your corruption needs?
Well they need something like a pandemic, a war to hide the stolen monies from the world's economies.
>These Leftoid psychopaths wont be happy til gas prices are so expensive that your average day American cant afford gas at all.
They must be ecstatic right about now.
$4.29 for regular octane on Woodhaven Blvd.
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