Comments on: City Planning Preserves Sidewalks, But Reinforces Parking Minimums http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/11/24/city-planning-preserves-sidewalks-but-reinforces-parking-minimums/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lee http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/11/24/city-planning-preserves-sidewalks-but-reinforces-parking-minimums/comment-page-1/#comment-183741 Lee Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:53:15 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=94311#comment-183741 Unless you park one car in the drive way and the other in front of the curb cut where the on street parking spot used to be... something you can really only get away with if you own the house/parking pad. People do this to skirt on street parking restrictions which limit the number of decals per house in my neighborhood. Effectively, you can turn one completely public parking space into a quasi-legal semi-private space AND get an off street parking space at the same time. I live in Virginia though, so I'm not sure how this works out in new york. Unless you park one car in the drive way and the other in front of the curb cut where the on street parking spot used to be… something you can really only get away with if you own the house/parking pad. People do this to skirt on street parking restrictions which limit the number of decals per house in my neighborhood. Effectively, you can turn one completely public parking space into a quasi-legal semi-private space AND get an off street parking space at the same time.

I live in Virginia though, so I’m not sure how this works out in new york.

]]> By: Kaja http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/11/24/city-planning-preserves-sidewalks-but-reinforces-parking-minimums/comment-page-1/#comment-162381 Kaja Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:10:15 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=94311#comment-162381 Exactly Matthew; it is a net social loss, so-to-speak. Given: One living room and one on-street parking space. Homeowner turns living room into garage, on-street parking space into access lane. Now: no living room; still only one parking space. It is a backdoor for a conversion of public space into private space. Exactly Matthew; it is a net social loss, so-to-speak. Given: One living room and one on-street parking space. Homeowner turns living room into garage, on-street parking space into access lane. Now: no living room; still only one parking space.

It is a backdoor for a conversion of public space into private space.

]]> By: matthew http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/11/24/city-planning-preserves-sidewalks-but-reinforces-parking-minimums/comment-page-1/#comment-162301 matthew Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:55:01 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=94311#comment-162301 The parking pad shown is a waste. Without it the street would have another parking stall that can be utilized by anyone. With it the street looses a stall, and someone gains a single personal parking space. there should be a minimum amount of parking that needs to be added if someone wants a curb cut and remove a parking spot from the street. The parking pad shown is a waste. Without it the street would have another parking stall that can be utilized by anyone. With it the street looses a stall, and someone gains a single personal parking space. there should be a minimum amount of parking that needs to be added if someone wants a curb cut and remove a parking spot from the street.

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