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Mayor de Blasio last year wasted more energy on fiddling with alternate-side parking regulations than he put toward any other transportation initiative. The next mayor, however, has the ability and the responsibility to fix that wrongheaded calculus, which is the crux of what is ailing our streets.
Ben Guttmann
Putting a price on parking through a combination of residential parking permits and increased metering will help us balance the budget, reduce our carbon emissions, improve public health, and address economic inequality. It is the first step in unlocking for all New Yorkers the full potential of our city’s single biggest use of land.