Council Committee Green-lights Parking Permits
Yesterday the City Council Committee on State and Federal Legislation voted to approve the bill to implement residential parking permits, and the public hearing on the matter involved a lot of discussion about what the parking situation will be like near Barclays Center. Gib Veconi, the treasurer of the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, had…
Yesterday the City Council Committee on State and Federal Legislation voted to approve the bill to implement residential parking permits, and the public hearing on the matter involved a lot of discussion about what the parking situation will be like near Barclays Center. Gib Veconi, the treasurer of the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, had this to say, according to The Times: “It is a problem that is already a significant one, and by putting an arena on top of it, it would absolutely cause the streets to burst open with cars…If R.P.P. is not implemented by the time the arena opens, there’s going to be an outcry from those neighborhood associations like something you’ve never heard before.” The DOT isn’t fully sold on the program, though, saying it might be difficult to enforce. A story in the Eagle notes that if the bill is passed local community boards would vote on the permits, which would set aside up to 80 percent of parking for residents, and hold public hearings. The full Council is scheduled to vote on the bill today, and if they approved it it will be sent to the Legislature for consideration.
Plan to Issue New Permits for Parking Is Debated [NY Times]
Council Committee OK’s Residents-Only Parking [Eagle]
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the idea behind this is to provide more parking spaces for residents but in reality what it will do is exclude everyone else. People who do not live in one’s neighborhood often have legitimate reasons to park there. There are contractors and tradespeople, friends and relatives, visiting nurses and aids, employees with late hours who live in far-flung neighborhoods.
This only works if every resident and business person can be given guest passes. It works best in neighborhoods that are entirely residential -such as Forest Hills Gardens- as opposed to mixed use areas such as Brooklyn Heights or Fort Greene.
the idea behind this is to provide more parking spaces for residents but in reality what it will do is exclude everyone else. People who do not live in one’s neighborhood often have legitimate reasons to park there. There are contractors and tradespeople, friends and relatives, visiting nurses and aids, employees with late hours who live in far-flung neighborhoods.
This only works if every resident and business person can be given guest passes. It works best in neighborhoods that are entirely residential -such as Forest Hills Gardens- as opposed to mixed use areas such as Brooklyn Heights or Fort Greene.
Total mistake – This will make the circling and traffic worse, not better. This politics over policy at its worse.
beware the unintended consequences. there is a downside to exclusionary politics.