Why Some Rockaway Residents Are Opposing a More Accessible Beach "The city says the new project will protect the area from storm surges and make the beach more accessible to people using strollers or wheelchairs by adding ADA-approved ramps, but residents living in the affected neighborhoods are organizing to oppose the project, citing concerns about boardwalk culture and loss of privacy. They're threatening to sue to keep their portion of the Rockaways in effect private." (WNYC)
The Meatpacking District is doing away with vehicle traffic permanently on these streets "To get the ball rolling, the BID will place new, unique planter barricades throughout the neighborhood at both ends of Gansevoort Street, Little West 12th Street and West 13th Street between Ninth Ave and Washington Street, as well as the Ninth Avenue slip lane between West 14th Street and West 15th Street." (TimeOut)
The Power of Getting Paid Not to Park at Work "Cities, states and the federal government are trying to reduce traffic congestion, air pollution and carbon emissions, but a Catch-22 in the federal tax code works against these goals. The income tax exemption for employer-paid parking subsidizes solo driving to work, which helps explain why 81% of American commuters drive to work alone." (Bloomberg CityLab)
CDC announces limited, targeted eviction moratorium until early October "Unlike the previous ban, the new protection will be more limited, targeting areas hardest hit by the coronavirus. It will protect those in areas of the country with 'high' or 'substantial' transmission of Covid-19 based on the CDC's tracking of the virus and will last until October 3." (CNN)
Mayor Bill de Blasio unveils new plan to preserve, not reimagine, the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway "While the plan will buy some time for this beleaguered stretch of the BQE, many are criticizing the proposal as lacking in vision and effectively kicking the can (of regional and national significance) down the road." (The Architect's Newspaper)
