Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Parking Permits

DOT Study Rejects Residential Parking Permits For Stadium Neighborhoods

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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, […]

Thompson: Car Commuters Should Pay Their Fair Share

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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

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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 […]

Brennan Introduces Alternative Pricing Bill in Assembly

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Assemblyman Jim Brennan, a Democrat from Brooklyn, has introduced a new congestion pricing bill, according to a statement released by his office. The bill contains some elements lifted from Mayor Bloomberg’s original proposal, including: Re-instating the $4 intrazonal fee Exempting drivers who cross into Manhattan below 60th Street but only drive on the periphery If […]