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Scootering In NYC

[2 Jun 2010 | No Comment | 575 views]
Another parking vote tonight

If you live in Manhattan’s community board #4 region (Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen etc.) and care about parking your scooter safely and ticket-free, the New York Motorcycle and Scooter Task Force would appreciate your attendance tonight.

Scootering In NYC

[29 May 2010 | No Comment | 489 views]

We’ve recently posted a number of stories on the activities of the New York Motorcycle and Scooter Task Force simply because they’ve actually been gaining ground on the issue of dedicated two-wheeled parking in NYC.

Scootering In NYC

[17 May 2010 | No Comment | 470 views]
Scooter parking hearing this Wednesday

The NYMSTF is holding a meeting to decide whether dedicated, on-street motorcycle and scooter parking will be created in the Community Board 4 area.

Headline, Scootering In NYC

[20 Apr 2010 | No Comment | 670 views]
Want dedicated scooter parking? Get involved.

If you’re serious about making legal scooter parking a reality, the NYMSTF needs your help. Tomorrow night the organization presents its argument to the West Midtown Community Board.

Headline, Scooter Culture

[12 Mar 2010 | One Comment | 1,167 views]
NYC Scootering’s 1st Birthday

To celebrate our one-year anniversary we’re taking a look back on some of most significant stories of our first year month-by-month.

New To Scooters?

[1 Sep 2009 | No Comment | 452 views]
Strength in numbers

This morning I am a happy man (sort of). My usual Midtown parking spot, which has slowly been attracting motorcycles and scooters, has reached an all-time high with 4 bikes and 4 scooters including a vintage Vespa GS. If this isn’t a sign to Mr. Bloomberg that we are out there and we need dedicated parking, I don’t know what is.

Scootering In NYC

[27 Aug 2009 | One Comment | 1,193 views]
PrimoSpot now available as iPhone App

New Yorker’s favorite (only?) online parking regulations finder, PrimoSpot has recently launched it’s iPhone edition.

While you may just as well plant one gigantic “bad idea” to park flag over the entire island of Manhattan, there are a few nuggets of parking to be found. Needless to say, out in the other boroughs, choices open up.

Headline, Scootering In NYC

[27 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 1,311 views]
NYPD cracking down on VIN obstruction

The NYPD is getting serious about scooterists who deface, alter or even remove their VIN number to dodge the meter maids. Click on inside to learn more about the seriousness of this crime.

Around The Web

[21 Aug 2009 | No Comment | 3,158 views]
Philly installing offical scooter/motorcycle parking

It’s official. Frustrated with the problem of bikers and scooterists parking on the sidewalk or alongside bicycle racks, the Philadelphia Parking Authority has begun the process of installing special zones for two-wheeled parking.

Around The Web

[21 Jul 2009 | No Comment | 791 views]
Boston clears up confusion over 50cc scooters, causes chaos

Boston.com today covers the news that the city is cracking down on 50cc scooter owners who have previously registered their bike as a moped under the city’s classification system allowing them to park their ride on the city’s sidewalks, and more importantly use a sticker rather than a full license plate.