New York City has established a new Office of Curb Management to modernize street policies and centralize planning for its 6,300 miles of streets, accommodating diverse uses from parking to outdoor dining and waste collection.

https://www.govtech.com/transportation/new-york-city-sets-up-new-office-of-curb-management

#urbanism #urbanplanning #curbmanagement #smartcurbs #nycdot

New York City Sets Up New Office of Curb Management

The Mamdani administration is seeking to bring curb management into the 21st century — in some cases, policies haven’t changed much since the 1950s. That could mean more parking and different ways to collect trash.

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#NewYorkCity’s battle against congestion begins at the curb. The programme, called #SmartCurbs, promises to kick off a citywide @NYC_DOT initiative to reform the city’s parking & street usage. @SkylarWoodhouse has the story to how the initiative will work:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-09-05/upper-west-side-smart-curbs-herald-wave-of-nyc-parking-reform?srnd=citylab-solutions
Upper West Side 'Smart Curbs' Herald Wave of NYC Parking Reform

In the Upper West Side, a program called Smart Curbs promises to kick off a citywide Department of Transportation initiative to reform the city’s parking and street usage.

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Prof. Michalek will present our work on quantifying reductions needed in the marginal electricity grid across the US so that EVs achieve carbon parity with some of the most efficient gasoline vehicles (spoiler : some states need to do more!)
Tue 1:30 PM at @NASEMTRB #TRBAM
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RT @JJMichalek
Excited to present a bunch of new work at #TRBAM2023 on #EVs, #TNCs, #ridesourcing, #Uber, #Lyft, #smartcurbs, and #fooddelivery!

w/ @MatthewBruc…
https://twitter.com/JJMichalek/status/1612139214593720327

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“Excited to present a bunch of new work at #TRBAM2023 on #EVs, #TNCs, #ridesourcing, #Uber, #Lyft, #smartcurbs, and #fooddelivery! w/ @MatthewBruchon @aniruddh_mohan @CostaSamaras @jha_economics @parth_PIT @inesliaz @DestenieNock @DocCHarper et al. #TRBAM”

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