The pilot program on the Upper West Side will remove some curbside parking spots to replace them with public seating, bike racks, and delivery zones.
A plan to realign priorities for curb space in New York City’s Upper West Side will bring new public seating and bike racks while reducing the number of parking spaces for vehicles, reports Ramsey Khalifeh in Gothamist.
The Smart Curbs program is aimed at modernizing curb management and designating curb space for deliveries, ride-hailing services, and other uses. “New zones for trucks and commercial vehicles loading or unloading during daytime hours will be implemented in six different locations. The transportation department has sought to make the so-called ‘last mile’ of package deliveries more efficient through cargo bikes and dedicated ‘microhub’ distribution zones.”
According to UCLA professor and parking guru Donald Shoup, the city should be “much more ambitious” in its parking reform. “On every street there should be loading zones. They should be charged by the minute,” Shoup said.
FULL STORY: Curb space makeover on Upper West Side will bring new bike racks, more public seating
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