Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking Permits

Survey: Majority of New Yorkers Would Pay for a Parking Permit

By Stephen Miller | Mar 12, 2014 | 41 Comments

If you own a car in New York City and need a place to park, leaving it on the street is a nice bargain. The only “cost” is alternate-side restrictions for street cleaning — otherwise, all that space is free. It’s such a good deal that in outer-borough neighborhoods, most car owners with an off-street […]

DOT Study Rejects Residential Parking Permits For Stadium Neighborhoods

By Noah Kazis | Jul 13, 2012 | 12 Comments

The Department of Transportation has rejected neighborhood demands to implement residential parking permits around the Barclays Center and Yankee Stadium, according to a DOT report released last Friday. DOT cited the availability of on-street parking spaces during Yankee games, the large number of non-residents parking on the street for purposes other than visiting the stadium, […]

Council Committee Endorses Residential Parking Permits Over DOT Objections

By Noah Kazis | Nov 2, 2011 | 34 Comments

A City Council committee took the first step toward bringing residential parking permits to New York City neighborhoods this afternoon. Details haven’t been worked out yet, but committee members signaled their desire to move forward on a system that would restrict a portion of curbside parking space to use by local residents. While most council […]

Thompson: Car Commuters Should Pay Their Fair Share

By Brad Aaron | Nov 24, 2008 | 11 Comments

City comptroller and mayoral candidate William Thompson is urging the Ravitch Commission today to push for a revival of the commuter tax to help stave off an MTA “doomsday scenario,” expected to unfold next spring unless the agency gets help. Thompson is also advocating a new surcharge on vehicle registrations in 12 counties served by […]

Residential Parking Plan Falls With Congestion Pricing

By Brad Aaron | Apr 18, 2008 | 17 Comments

We haven’t really talked about it on Streetsblog, but when state lawmakers killed congestion pricing, they also nixed the city’s proposed Residential Parking Permit program. The Brooklyn Paper reports that some still want RPPs, with or without pricing: To generate support for the now-dead $8 fee to drive into Manhattan, the city had offered to […]

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