Residential Parking Permits Pushed for Brooklyn Heights
Various State and City politicians joined forces on Friday to announce their commitment to bringing residential permit parking to Brooklyn Heights. Under a program supported by State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Joan Millman and Council Member David Yassky, neighborhood residents would be able to purchase an annual permit for a “nominal” fee that would allow…
Various State and City politicians joined forces on Friday to announce their commitment to bringing residential permit parking to Brooklyn Heights. Under a program supported by State Senator Daniel Squadron, Assemblywoman Joan Millman and Council Member David Yassky, neighborhood residents would be able to purchase an annual permit for a “nominal” fee that would allow them to park on residential streets; metered parking would still be available to the general public on the major commercial streets. This plan is a classic win-win-win: it protects the community, it cuts congestion, and it provides revenue for public transit, said Squadron. For years, I have supported a residential permit parking plan for New York City, said Yassky in a press release. The plan announced today will reduce congestion and illegal parking in our neighborhoods, and improve the quality of life for our residents. I continue to fully support that effort.
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bxgrl you aasked “aren’t you going on the premise that if you own a car that entitles you to something?”
answer – no, i’m going on the premise that as a homeowner i am entitled to park with in the vicinty of my home where i pay property tax.
i am torn on this issue but i have lived in Boston and it does work there. i also understand that there are many multi-family homes and i don’t know how this would work for or against tenants. is it only one permit per homeowner? i don’t think it’s fair to own a home and have to drive around looking for parking when there are families with multiple cars or occupants in their home, when you have 1 occupant, myself and 1 car and i happen to have bought near a subway line for convienience.
ask anyone in stuy heights from chauncey to macdonough btw stuy & lewis, the mornings are swarming with folks who live deeper in the ‘hood trying to get spots.
GeorgeAppo, you beat me to the link (but I’ve posted the FAQ for Silver Spring, MD, anyway).
Residential parking permit plans are primarily aimed at raising revenues, not at providing privilege. Don’t confuse the possible trial run in BH with the actual program. Right now, car owners do not make direct payments in exchange for parking on public streets. The exception to this is parking meters and muni meters (which, btw, can now be found on most side and main streets of Manhattan, often requiring payment until as late as midnight). A residential parking permit plan would change the payment scheme. In exchange for a fee, where none currently exists, such a plan would allow residents with cars properly registered to their NYC home address to purchase a neighborhood or zone permit. This would drastically alter the equation of year-round NYC owners who consciously register their cars in upstate NY, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia, Florida, etc.
Residential parking permits do NOT provide a designated parking spot. Both residents and non-residents still have to circle for parking spots. The difference is that, in most cities using residential parking permits, residents can park all day without moving, while non-residents can park without payment but must move their cars after two hours of parking (and/or they can park at meters as long as they are able, and keep feeding the meter). Round-the-clock permits can be obtained free and/or purchased (depending) for contractors, home care attendants, zipcars, and friends and family that visit. Most residential parking plans apply only during restricted hours, for example M-F, 8am-6pm. They do not apply in the evening or on weekends. Here’s an example of how the program works in Silver Spring, MD: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dpktmpl.asp?url=/content/DOT/Parking/FAQ/residential-parking-faq.asp
here’s how DC handles some of the issues mentioned earlier:
resident parking, visitor parking, rental car parking, healthcare provider parking…
http://dmv.dc.gov/serv/parking.shtm
bkny- aren’t you going on the premise that if you own a car that entitles you to something? I don’t agree with that at all. Owning a car is a personal decision and beyond that shouldn’t entitle anyone to anything. Then we also get into the sticky subject of what is a neighborhood and does that entitle residents to a piece of public property?
I agree with the state of public transportation in the outer boroughs- so instead of giving out permits for cars- at least in those neighborhoods with great subway access, why aren’t we concentrating on making public transportation easier and more convenient? Because those nominal fees they will charge more than likey will pay for city workers who will not police every parking permit dispute. Because they will have to have some oversight of the permits, necessitating spending money on this instead of the fees going to the MTA. Makes no sense on any level.
Chaka – I don’t believe Art is referring to the people you know. The facts are that most of the people with out of state tags, live in Brooklyn full time. They are trying to avoid the registration fees and higher insurance rates of NY State and NYC. Insurance rates are based on the zip code where your car is parked/garaged at night on a regular basis. A full-time Brooklyn resident who has an out of state registered and insured vehicle is committing insurance fraud.
i own a car…
car owners have had a free ride long enough…space is too valuable in nyc for anything to be “free.”
i agree with congestion pricing and residential parking permits…all of this should “cost” car owners…
how can it be OK to pay the exact same amount of money for driving a car in the boonies of ny state vs. congested nyc? forget the insurance argument…that goes to private companies.
I know of at least five people who are legal residents of southern states and they reside in those states the majority of the year. It is completely legal for them to register their cars in their states of residency. They are not required to re-register their cars in NY State for the brief periods that they visit NYC.
DIBS your car is kept in Philly but registered in MA so yes you are committing insurance fraud. Art you didn’t say that you were not refering to illegally parked cars which the traffic agents most certainly ticket and it is absolutely not true that you don’t need proof of insurance to register a vehicle in SC. If I am not mistaken it is that you don’t need a vehicle inspection in SC.
i am completely torn on this issue. i do live in an area where folks park to access the train and this does take spots from the folks who live in the immediate vicinty of the subway. however, we do have visitors and we do rent cars – so how does that work? if you have a bbq, folks have to park 10 blocks or more from your home? i really need the specifics to see if this would be a true benefit for a neighborhood.
In Brooklyn, the only reasonable way to get around is by car. Mass transit is designed to get into Manhattan and little more. I like to shop in Brooklyn Heights, but street parking can be complicated.
A major problem is all the government vehicles and private cars with various parking permits littering the streets.
Maybe they should move the courts to Canarsie or something.