This Sunday, T.A. will join an unprecedented coalition of environmental, transportation and planning groups to call attention to the glut of new parking turning traditionally transit-centered neighborhoods into suburban sprawl. We need you to stand with us, and help make an impact as we stand before the cameras and call on the Mayor to stop car-centric development here in NYC.
What: Press Conference
When: Sunday, August 17th, 12 pm
Where: Steps of City Hall, Manhattan
Who: American Planning Association, Environmental Defense Fund, Municipal Art Society, New York League of Conservation Voters, Pratt Center for Community Development, Regional Plan Association, Straphangers' Campaign, Transportation Alternatives,Tri-State Transportation Campaign
You've seen condos and residential towers sprouting up around the city. But what you may not know is that most of these buildings are required by the city to build parking to match - a lot of it. So much parking, that by 2030 we'll add 170,000 MORE cars to NYC, and 1 billion more miles to the odometers in this city - and that's above what we'd have if new residents just maintained the driving patterns we have today. This has to stop, before it's too late. Join us as we release our report, "Suburbanizing the City," and call attention to the city's impending traffic crisis.
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