NYC’s trash-bin rollout hinges on how much of each block’s curb can be allocated to containers versus parking, bike/bus lanes, and emergency access. DSNY estimates containerizing 77% of residential waste if no more than 25% of curb per block is used, requiring removal of roughly 150,000 parking spaces. Treating the curb as a budgeted asset clarifies why logistics and funding aren’t the true constraints.
— It reframes city building around transparent ‘curb budgets’ and interagency coordination, not just equipment purchases or ideology about cars and bikes.
2025.10.02
85% relevant
The NYC trash‑bin rollout analysis centers the curb as a constrained resource—trading off bins, parking, and bus/bike lanes—and explains the long timeline as an interagency coordination problem, exactly the 'curb budget' frame.
Josh Appel
2025.10.01
100% relevant
DSNY’s 2023 findings: 89% of street segments viable under a 25% curb cap; ~150,000 parking spaces removed; containerization reaches ~77% of residential tonnage amid DOT bus/bike lane expansions and FDNY access concerns.
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