Mayor Rolls Out Resident Parking Permit Proposal
Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg held a press conference in Boerum Hill to announce that a residential parking permit plan will be included in congestion pricing legislation. The proposal will be contingent on the larger congestion pricing law being passed, and right now it looks like Community Boards will have a big say in the program and…
Yesterday Mayor Bloomberg held a press conference in Boerum Hill to announce that a residential parking permit plan will be included in congestion pricing legislation. The proposal will be contingent on the larger congestion pricing law being passed, and right now it looks like Community Boards will have a big say in the program and be able to propose zone boundaries; Councilmembers, borough presidents, and the Department of Transportation are also going to have input. Although there are a lot more details about the program to come, one of its most interesting facets is that the specific times it’s enforced could include small windows—a couple of hours during weekday mornings, for instance. The specifics are going to vary from zone to zone, and the mayor said it might involve a nominal yearly fee to cover administrative costs. “Congestion Pricing is vital to the future of New York City and a Residential Parking Permit program will help to ensure that neighborhoods are not overrun with commuters looking for parking before they get on a subway to enter the pricing zone,” said DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan at the press conference. “The Residential Parking Permit program will give parking priority to local residents while also balancing the need for some visitor and commercial parking.”
Details of the Mayor’s Residential Parking Permit Proposal [Streetsblog]
Park It Here or Don’t: Residential Permit Plan Announced [Curbed]
Residential Parking Permit Program [nyc.gov]
Pols, DOT: Parking Permit Program For Many ‘Hoods [Brownstoner]
Photo by debcha.
I live in Bay Ridge on the X27/X37 express bus lines and near the R subway line. In the 19 years since I bought my house, I have seen parking go from convenient to difficult to impossible at night — and terrible on alternate side days.
My block is a small half-block with only 28 single-family homes. We all know each other, our kids and our cars. Many of the cars parked on my block are not residents of my block and not a few have NJ plates.
During one 3-week period last year when the weather and holidays caused suspension of alternate side parking, the same non-resident vehicle was legally “stored” in front of my house — that’s one – two – three weeks!
I believe that some limited residential parking would be beneficial to taxpayers (income and property). But limit it to only alternate side days. That will be enough to keep out-of-town/state commuters from getting in the bad habit of bypassing public transit service from their own communities, parking free at my expense, then and jumping onto NYC transit for the last leg of their commute to work.
I was born in 1956. That is one year after they started construction on the 2nd Ave subway. Congestion pricing? Need I say more?
WIT THE NEW TAX PLAN IS 5 TIMES MONEY EQUALS MILLIONS OF DALLARS BUT NOT FOR YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
1) THE TAX FROM LOCAL RESIDENT FOR THE PRIVILEGE TO PARK IN THE FRONT OF YOUR HOSE
2) THE TAX FOR ALL SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO PAY A PLUS TAX FOR DOING BUSINESS
3) TICKETING EVERYBODY WHO WILL PARK VS THE LAW( EVERY CAR WHO IS REGISTER IN NYC HAVE PAID A MINIMUM OF 100 DOLLARS IN PARKING TICKETS EVERY YEAR)
4) THE FEDERAL BIG MONEY FOR THE CITY -“NOT ANY PAY BACK FOR THE LOCAL RESIDENT WHO WILL SUFFER FROM THE PARK AND RIDE AND ALL OUTER NEW REGULATION’S (CALL IT TAX SCAMS)
5) ALL NEW GARAGE SYSTEMS BUSINESS WHO WILL COME UP IN NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE WIILIAMSBURG TO PROVIDE THE PARK IN RIDE FOR OUTSIDERS AND THAT TAX WILL NOT GO TO THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS
5 TIMES MONEY EQUALS MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
“The minority of people willing to put up with red tape to get a parking permit will be happy that they don’t have to leave the comfort of their brownstone to move the car twice a week.” Most people will not find it too onerous to submit an application annually. This will not eliminate street cleaning regulations.
“Not everyone who lives in Brooklyn, is required to be a NY State resident and putting restrictions on drivers who have a residence in Brooklyn but register their car elsewhere smells of Constitutional Law issues.” I doubt that there are any constitutional issues here. Imagine as a corrolary, people with two homes who are only entitled to vote in one place. And since those people increase my insurance burden, I find it hard to drum up much sympathy for them.
“Give one northern neighborhood the ‘privilege’ of parking permits and the kick back will be to all the neighborhoods in the south…and so on…and so on.” The program proposes that neighborhoods can “opt-in” so if Park Slope gets RPP and Windsor Terrace finds it has a problem, it can opt in too.
The thing that I find awkward is the variability of the regulations. How am I supposed to keep track of differing regulations in Park Slope, Bay Ridge, etc.?
I think this is a money grab by the city which will be inexpensive at first but rise immediately (if implemented). What about contractors trucks (brownstones are always being renovated – how is that sheetrock going to get into the house) or plumbers, what about people going to the doctor? What about having friends come and visit if they don’t live locally. The people who are most vocal about using public transit seem to be young and healthy. What about older people, people with small children. Can they stand at a bus stop in subfreezing temps waiting for a bus. I love and use public transporation, but there are times – as when I broke my leg recently – that using my car became a necessity. As I pay taxes to register my car, I feel I have given the city/state what I owe them for my car. The city is always looking for new ways to raise money and this is just an excuse for new, expensive fees. They don’t seem to even think about the down stream effects of a plan like this and we should trust them with the implementation? I don’t think so.
It will go through quicker with Patterson. Harlemites are pushing for this because they would get the brunt of the park and ride crowd if CP is approved.
agree that this is unlikely to go anywhere soon, with things in Albany being what they are at the moment.
that said, resident’s parking permits can be perfectly workable in places where parking is scarce. I used to live in London, where parking is just as much of an issue as it is here. Resident’s parking was implemented on most residential streets near Tube stations, to keep people from just driving in from other neighborhoods, parking and then getting on the train to commute to their offices. It works pretty well. You get allocated a permit based on your residency in the neighborhood. Each family gets one, so if you have 2 cars, you’re out of luck for parking the second one in the permit zone (but there are always non-permit streets open, just further away from the Tube).
Elitist plan which is truly flawed. I have said this before though.
Give one northern neighborhood the “privilege” of parking permits and the kick back will be to all the neighborhoods in the south…and so on…and so on.
Not much of a debate anymore. With Client #9 out of office, there’s no way Mayor Mike is going to hash this through in any form in 3 weeks, RPPs or not.
10:18, i agree with your last paragraph but the rest has me a little confused. does the plan say that alternate side of the street parking rules won’t apply to those with permits? you urge us to be concerned about the “majority of people” who apparently are too lazy to file for a parking permit and, simultaneously, the “many” people who convenieniently don’t consider themselves residents of NY state and, thus, presumably don’t pay NY city car insurance rates or registration, and also probably avoid a significant portion of NY taxes. i don’t even have a car, and i can see arguments both ways, but i don’t really think you’re going to evoke much sympathy for these poor, unfortunate people.