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Park that Perk!
May 10th, 2007

Will Michael Bloomberg crack down on the parking permits issued city employees? So far he hasn’t done that, athough the Post reports he might. And on Room 8 an anonymous commentator sees lots of abuse: “Most parking permits go to cops who use them to park illegally and recklessly in front of their houses in the 5 boroughs. … I see it every day in front of the hydrant.”

Along with congestion pricing, such a move could reduce the number of motorists driving into Manhattan, many experts believe. Citing a report that found many people who drive into Manhattan park for free, Paul Steely White of Transportation Alternatives writes in Gotham Gazette, “The carrot of free parking is too irresistible for drivers to refuse, even when they have decent transit options.”

By Gail Robinson on May 10, 2007, 7:48 am
In category: Environment, Gotham City, Transportation
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2 Responses to “Park that Perk!”

  1. Amanda Says:
    May 11th, 2007 at 2:12 pm

    Uncivil Servants has hundreds of documented reports of egregious parking permit abuse by court officers, cops and other city officials.

  2. Gotham Gazette - The Wonkster » Blog Archive » Parking Permits a Perk of the Job? Says:
    January 10th, 2008 at 11:09 am

    [...] but will cracking down on permit abuse really be part of the program? We asked the same question back in May when we first heard rumblings of a parking permit belt-tightening. Ray Kelly says yes: “In [...]

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