Reduced Parking Regulations Coming to CB2 Nabes
According to a press release from the Department of Transportation, alternate side of the street parking regulations in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill will be suspended for six to eight weeks starting May 18 while some 2,000 signs are installed with the new, reduced regulations. (See map here.) On most residential streets, the number of…
According to a press release from the Department of Transportation, alternate side of the street parking regulations in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill will be suspended for six to eight weeks starting May 18 while some 2,000 signs are installed with the new, reduced regulations. (See map here.) On most residential streets, the number of weekly cleanings will be reduced from two to one while some commercial stretches will see an increase in cleaning frequency. The changes are part of a larger initiative throughout Community Board 2; the new regs will be rolled out in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO later in the year.
How does Lefferts Place get left out of this plan, as usual. Are we or are we not part of Clinton Hill?
This is great news to this Clinton Hill car owner!
Bob, it is my understanding that approval of one day per side of street cleaning regulations are based on (1) the street cleanliness ratings determined by the mayor’s office of operations, and (2) a history of requests from a community board for reduced street sweeping. You might want to call your local community board office.
As a Park Sloper who went through this last summer it really was fine! The “commuter” argument was wagered the, and there were no noticeable differences. Some trash built up under car wheels, but that’s about it folks.
I’m really amazed this is politically palatable. Since most of these neighborhoods obviously don’t need to be swept so often, I just assumed these policies were in place to preserve patronage jobs for sweepers, meter maids, and sign companies, and to produce massive income from parking tickets (cause believe me, when I forget to move my car, they never, EVER fail to ticket unless it’s monsooning). But maybe, in these times, the costs eat into the benefits?
In any case, thanks, CB2. Good luck getting it changed in your zone, Bob.
10:34, 10:45: By parking in Fort Greene and walking to the subway. Maybe not the G, but definitely the 2/3/4/5, B/Q, D, etc.
This is not good news. Even once they reestablish the signs, we’ll have way more commuter parking because there will be three days a week when they can park on both sides scot-free. We need residential parking permits, and they shouldn’t be free. If you pay rent (or mortgage) on your apartment, why do you expect to be able to store your car for free on very valuable real estate?
i know people don’t really care for the 4x a week parking regulations in my area, but i never quite understood why. at least this way, people have to move their cars and spots open up. the flip side is what goes on in park slope where people park their car and don’t move it for a week. personally, i’m not looking forward to 20 minutes of circling while looking for a space.
I’m jealous. We still have 4 day/week altrernate side parking.
“commuters from outer Brooklyn will clog our streets all day”
As an “outer” Brooklyn resident, I’d rather walk 5 minutes to a train station and be in midtown in 45 minutes than drive an hour to get to FG or CH and then another 15-20 minutes on a train.