Posts tagged Teacher Parking
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Can Mt. Pleasant parking be pleasant but fair?
DDOT has decided not to implement the Mount Pleasant Day Parking Pass program, at least not as currently conceived. The program would have designated some blocks in the neighborhood as eligible for day pass parkers, if those blocks had low curb occupancy during the day. Employees of area businesses could have purchased a pass for $160 per quarter, or just more than daily bus fare, to… Keep reading…
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(Some) DC teachers want to vote; (some) NY teachers want to park
Teachers displeased with their union’s decision not to even hold a vote on Michelle Rhee’s proposed two-track contract have launched a petition. It criticizes the WTU’s decision as driven by the loudest voices in the room, and calls for a secret ballot vote. Via DC Teacher Chic. Keep reading…
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Parking review part 3: Forces against fixing parking
Previously in parking-land, I summarized last week’s parking zoning review meeting wherein the group reached a surprising (to me) level of consensus on when to remove minimums and institute maximums in the parking zoning code. Other than residents who don’t believe we can effectively manage spillover parking, what obstacles remain to a better approach to parking? Keep reading…
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UFT still narrow-minded on parking
Sam Schwartz, former NYC Traffic Commissioner who reduced placard parking in the 1980s, released his ten-part recommendation for reducing placard abuse. But the UFT has other ideas, passing a resolution asking for expanded rights to park on their schools’ scarce property. Keep reading…
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UFT disappoints on parking
Randi Weingarten, president of NYC’s United Federation of Teachers, acted against the public interest by defending parking placards for teachers, as just another type of benefit and digging in her heels to protect the status quo. Unions are a controversial part of our society and economy. Years of conservative framing have made many citizens deeply suspicious of unions,… Keep reading…