Comment from Luis

I'm experimenting with the format and I welcome any suggestions. I think I'll repost any substantive comments (per request or my own initiative) as new posts so they will appear on the "front page" (instead of linked comments).

Here's some research from Luis Polit that certainly warrants reading:

There was a resident of Manor Woods at the Town Hall meeting on Thursday evening who suggested the implementation of a parking permit system to alleviate the problem of non-Manor Woods' resident commuters using parking spaces along Caterson Terrace, Holland Place, Charlotte Place, Mercer Avenue, and Columbia Avenue South town roads. I did some research – this is what I found out. As it turns out, state legislation calls for the Town of Eastchester and the Town of Harrison to have a fee based parking permit system for certain streets within the respective town boundaries (see section 1662-C and 1662-B of the New York Vehicle and Traffic Law). Both towns have provisions requiring a certain percentage of spaces be made available to non- residents - 15% for Eastchester and 20% for Harrison. Here are some considerations for the residents of Manor Woods.

The areas in the Town of Eastchester and Town of Harrison are much more affected by commuter parking than is Manor Woods and there is no other viable means to address it, other than through state legislation. The residents of Manor Woods may want to consider whether the commuter parking problem is serious enough to warrant special state legislation.

State legislation may require the residents to guaranty more spaces for outsiders that are presently depriving residents of their ability to park in front of their homes along the affected streets.

Moreover, Manor Woods residents would now be required to pay a fee to park on their own streets.

A much simpler approach would be to have parking signs having temporary restrictions to discourage commuters to park on the effected streets. The parking signs will compromise aesthetics as residents in the past have objected.
October 18, 2009 6:25 PM