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Open Plans Statement on Resuming Congestion Pricing at Reduced $9 Toll
Open Plans, Over 40 Organizations Call for Full Elimination of Parking Mandates in Letter to City Council
Open Plans makes urgent call to begin congestion pricing following Trump victory
Open Plans Report Calls For Staff, Budget Allocations for Well-Managed, Equitable Public Realm
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Open Plans Statement on Critical Need to Reduce Driving During Climate Week
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Open Plans Releases List of Nine Policies That Will Reduce Driving—But Aren’t as Effective as Congestion Pricing
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Open Plans Releases School Street Demand List to Keep Kids Safer Next School Year
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Open Plans Joins Effort to Pursue Legal Avenues to Resume Congestion Pricing
Open Plans Responds to Gov. Hochul’s Consideration of Delaying Congestion Pricing
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The Next Stop on the Train to Parking Requirements Elimination
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Open Plans Releases List of Demands for City Ahead of Congestion Pricing Implementation
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Alliance for Public Space Leadership convenes, plans, with keynote from Chief Public Realm Officer Ya-Ting Liu
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Open Plans Responds to Mayor Eric Adams’ State of the City Address
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Open Plans Responds to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Lackluster State of the State
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Open Plans Launches New Microsite on Campaign to Lift Parking Mandates
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Open Plans’ Fight to End Parking Mandates
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Open Plans reclaims mandated parking for studio apartment installation
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Open Plans’ Ambitious 2024 Legislative Agenda Outlines City, State, Agency Goals
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Statement: Open Plans Applauds City’s Historic, Legacy-Making Move to Fully Lift Parking Mandates
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Statement: Advocates cheer DOT plans to end curb giveaway
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City polls, advocates call on Assembly to let NYC set its own speed limits | amNYIn the newsMar 2023Livable Streets
The push to end parking mandates | PoliticoIn the newsMar 2023Parking Reform
The future of outdoor dining: Make it permanent and year round | Daily NewsOp-edMar 2023Open Restaurants
As demand for open spaces soars, New York gets a public realm czar | New York TimesIn the newsFeb 2023Public Space
NYC schools could soon have car-free streets for their students and more class space | amNY In the newsFeb 2023Schools
It’s time for the City Council to make the Open Restaurant program permanent | amNYOp-edJan 2023Open Restaurants
People and Places are Key to New York City’s More Livable, Prosperous Future | Gotham GazetteOp-edJan 2023Public Space
Open Plans Lays Out Its ‘Joyful, Sustainable’ Future for a People-Centered NYC | StreetsblogOp-edJan 2023Livable Streets
Outdoor dining plan still set to allow roadway seating, council confirms | City and StateIn the newsSep 2022Open Restaurants
Tech Companies Vie to Monetize the Curb and Reinvent Street Parking | BloombergIn the newsSep 2022Curb Reform
Who Gets to Enjoy NYC's Open Streets? | City LimitsOp-edSep 2022Public Space
Can Technology Help Cities Manage Curbs Better? | New York TimesIn the newsAug 2022Curb Reform
Better Managing Public Space is Key to New York City’s Recovery | Gotham GazetteOp-edJun 2022Public Space
BP Reynoso wants permanent public plaza on Vanderbilt Avenue open street | Brooklyn PaperIn the newsJun 2022Public Space
Build NYC for People, Not Automobiles | Daily NewsOp-edMay 2022Parking Reform
Brooklyn officials call for end of minimum parking requirements at new developments | 6sqftIn the newsMar 2022Parking Reform
Brooklyn Pols Tell Developers to Eliminate Parking or Else | StreetsblogIn the newsMar 2022Parking Reform
Brooklyn pols call for an end to parking requirements in new rezonings | Brooklyn Daily EagleIn the newsFeb 2022Community Boards
City Council takes step to making open restaurants permanent | City and StateIn the newsFeb 2022Public Space
Hearing Day: Could Fees for Outdoor Dining Lead to Proper Pricing of City’s Curbs? | StreetsblogIn the newsFeb 2022Open Restaurants
Keep Outdoor Dining but Make it Better | Daily NewsOp-edDec 2021Open Restaurants
It’s an Open Plans Grand Slam as Congestion Pricing Zone Hearings End | StreetsblogOp-edOct 2021Community Boards
Parks Commissioner: ‘No One Ever Asked Me About Safe Cycling in Central Park’ | StreetsblogIn the newsJan 2021Parking Reform
Cyclists Rally and Ride to Remember a Death and Demand Cross-Park Bike Paths | West Side RagIn the newsDec 2020Community Boards
A Year Later: Central Park is No Safer Than When Beloved Doctor Was Killed | StreetsblogOp-edNov 2020Building Blocks
Survey Shows Demand for More Bike Lanes | StreetsblogOp-edMay 2020Public Space
Reimagining City Agencies After Covid-19 | StreetsblogOp-edApr 2020Livable Streets
Saving New York After Covid-19 | StreetsblogOp-edApr 2020Livable Streets

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