The current regulations encourage car use and the bad behaviors that go with it, like idling cars, circling the block, and worst of all, driving to places they otherwise wouldn’t have, to avoid the hassle altogether. According to the study, the amount of carbon emissions could be greatly reduced even if alternate side parking rules were scaled back by one day.

Another proposal that would help is Intro. 375, a bill that would allow drivers to park in a spot after the street sweeper has cleaned it and not have to obnoxiously wait in their cars for over an hour until the official cleaning period ends.

Finding a parking spot in New York CIty can be so taxing sometimes and since tearing fire hydrants out of the sidewalk, here’s a much easier tactic: Rip down a “No Standing” sign like this driver did (around the 3:30 mark) near the Atlantic Yards. Boom. Problem solved.

City Councilman David Greenfield is still fighting against the practice which he says is a form of double punishment. It’s also an act of sanctioned vandalism! And although his bill to outlaw the hard to remove decals still hasn’t passed, he may be making a tiny bit of progress:

The city Department of Sanitation, at the request of the City Council’s Transportation Committee, said Tuesday it would consider a pilot program to eliminate the stickers in some neighborhoods. It is also considering stickers that can be peeled off more easily.

However, they also said that it’s a very effective way to shame drivers so don’t expect it stop anytime soon.

The antiquated coin-operated machines are being replaced by Muni-Meters, allowing drivers to cram more cars into parking parking spaces and giving them the option of paying with a credit card, ending the age-old tradition of jamming slightly bent quarters into the slots and forcing them to fail, for now. The DOT says it will take about a year to remove all the old meters off all city streets, so drivers in the outer boroughs will be given a little more time to get over. (Photo: bitchcakesny/flickr)

DNAinfo spoke with the creator who said that “the Parking Auction app will reduce traffic congestion and air pollution, because drivers won’t circle endlessly looking for parking.” Can’t wait to hear about the guy who crashed through a building because he was staring at his phone while waiting for his auction to end. (Photo: streetsblog)

A parking company has every right to tow cars blocking their entrance, but to New Jersey? The sign was spotted outside of a Central Parking System lot in Hell’s Kitchen. It’s harsh, and probably really effective. (Photo: ANIMALNewYork)

The team cites their low budget and the 24 hour warning needed before they could authorize towing. Unless you’re Tom Hanks.