Comments on: Wiki Wednesday: Parking Policy

By: bob

bob — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:41:22 +0000

Re: "- Introduce permit parking citywide so that you can't park on the street unless you live in the neighborhood." Smacks of elitism. How are "neighborhoods" defined? Why shouldn't a New Yorker entitled to park in her own neighborhood be allowed to park in another - say, to run an errand, go shopping, visit a friend/relative, go to the doctor, etc? What about those (e.g. non-car-owners) renting a car? Who's going to administer this program; at what cost? How will it be enforced? Personally, I say just raise the parking rates and reduce parking, your other points.

By: Cap'n Transit

Cap'n Transit — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:27:15 +0000

Even for someone in Flushing or other places on the subway lines, it's a real pain to get in between cities (or to rural areas) without a car.

Please, speak for yourself. Plenty of us do it just fine. The solution to that is better intercity and rural bus and train service, not helping everyone in the city to own a car.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:39:30 +0000

I've been a little surprised at the fight against off-street residential parking in non-Manhattan complexes. It may bring it extra driving, but a lot of that driving is hard to replace with public transportation. Even for someone in Flushing or other places on the subway lines, it's a real pain to get in between cities (or to rural areas) without a car. And these "non-commuting trips" don't add that much compared to daily trips to work. The solution to reduce the number of driving commuters is to reduce down-town parking (like some of these articles advocate) while allowing *off-street* residential parking (hey, the tenants are paying for it).

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:07:52 +0000

It's simple.
- Introduce permit parking citywide so that you can't park on the street unless you live in the neighborhood.
- Hike Muni-meter and meter rates to a market level.
- Eliminate 50% on on-street parking spaces for bike lanes, delivery zones, whatever, to reduce the supply of on-street spaces.
- Reduce parking garage taxes citywide as an incentive for local residents to park in a garage, thereby reducing cruising for parking spots.

Fewer people driving into the city to park for free, less double-parking causing backups and more street space for all of us.

Curbside parking should not be given away to anyone at any time. It is a very valuable commodity that has been given away for free for far too long.