Overnight Onstreet Parking

[jencoleslaw]

Congrats, Patrick! That is truly good news for Providence. In fact I'd say, without a doubt that Providence needs this more than it needs a new skyscraper.

[Pseudo_Work]

Congrats, Patrick! That is truly good news for Providence. In fact I'd say, without a doubt that Providence needs this more than it needs a new skyscraper.

[Recchia]

For those who doubt people will tear up asphalt if they no longer need the parking, my condo is doing this right now, simply because we have too much already. What's more of a selling point, a nice garden/bbqing area or unnecessary asphalt?

[TheAnk]

Patrick,

What streets?

Thanks

[Patrick Ward]

Patrick,

What streets?

Thanks

[TheAnk]

As far as the Valley goes just my street, Health Ave. Several people have approached me to talk about the street signs and I have only heard positive feed back so far (and one beso). I understand Health Ave residents will be able to apply for the window stickers next week.

[Garris]

For those who doubt people will tear up asphalt if they no longer need the parking, my condo is doing this right now, simply because we have too much already. What's more of a selling point, a nice garden/bbqing area or unnecessary asphalt?

[jencoleslaw]

I think one of the keys to success here, is for people actually use it. I remember in the early days of the pilot (i honestly don't know how it is doing now) in Washington Park was that so few people were taking advantage of it. If it costs the city money because folks aren't getting the permits or whatever, then it will be a much harder sell across the city...So, my point is that if it comes to your neighborhood, buy a damn permit even if you don't need one, to support the cause!

[Pseudo_Work]

What Streets in the West Broadway area? I don't know. Kari @ WBNA might have a map but I have not seen it. Not my Ward, not my Councilman.

As far as the Valley goes just my street, Health Ave. Several people have approached me to talk about the street signs and I have only heard positive feed back so far (and one beso). I understand Health Ave residents will be able to apply for the window stickers next week.

[runawayjim]

I think one of the keys to success here, is for people actually use it. I remember in the early days of the pilot (i honestly don't know how it is doing now) in Washington Park was that so few people were taking advantage of it. If it costs the city money because folks aren't getting the permits or whatever, then it will be a much harder sell across the city...So, my point is that if it comes to your neighborhood, buy a damn permit even if you don't need one, to support the cause!

[TheAnk]

I think to jencoleslaws point, it will be interesting to see how many permits are sold.. Its one thing to get signatures, another to get people to shell out $$.. So if there truly is a parking crisis, there should be strong sales..

Or, maybe just a few people will buy them.. Maybe the landlords will buy for the tenants.. Who knows.. I don't see a crisis in the Valley area.. I do, however, see one in Fed Hill area.. Tight over there..

In Valley.. Its maybe a reach.. I dont know how much they cost, but I don't consider many of my neighbors exactly "law abiding", so the though of them shelling out extra dough to avoid a parking ticket seems unlikely.. Especially when they can just get their 5 mins of fame on TV and fight it on Caught In Providence, its maybe a bit far fetched..

If I were a gambling man, I'd say it will be successful in Broadway and unsuccessful in Valley.. As long as there isn't widespread parking changes, I applaud these little grassroot parking areas.. Good for those landlords like Patrick Ward.. And relatively does not affect the rest of us parking-a-plenty dufflebags..

[mikearden]

I noticed Citizens for Resident Permit Parking http://www.crpp-providence.org is down. Is the movement dead?

[TheAnk]

I noticed Citizens for Resident Permit Parking http://www.crpp-providence.org is down. Is the movement dead?

[Patrick Ward]

That's a shame, that's tragic. Maybe Patrick Ward is off to bigger and better things? Like trying to get elected? Maybe the parking thing was a ploy to get people to vote for him?

Regardless, parking is not a crisis, its not even a problem. I will say however, that if permits cost enough$$, and you had to pay an amount every year, it could be a good revenue stream. AND that stream would come from people who pay nothing to the city at all and instead siphon monet from it, Patrick Ward's renters. So I'm officially on the fence for on street parking, albeit only one pinky toe is on the side of on street parking, but that's saying a lot coming from me.

[TheAnk]

Wow, that's real interesting. Are you surprised though? That permits were issued with a typo? I mean, I assume they were made by some criminal gubmint flunkie who has no reprecusions when he screws up. The government can step in and audit companies. Its about time we audit government. Checks and balances my ass. My day job is in audit. Nothing successful EVER happens when there is no one watch the factory. We need an independent audit of government, its that simple

Regarding the "crisis"; 5 to 6 cars? Even you have to admit the turnout is bleh.. The people who have cars just get an apartment with parking, or pay less to an apt w/out parking and buy a spot. End of crisis.

I spend a lot of time in Beacon Hill in Boston nowadays, and parking there is an actual crisis. It really puts in perspective how silly it is calling parking in PVD a tangible problem.

And btw, I lurked like every night for months on Health between cars and no one even freaking noticed. What a waste of time.

[runawayjim]

Wow, that's real interesting. Are you surprised though? That permits were issued with a typo? I mean, I assume they were made by some criminal gubmint flunkie who has no reprecusions when he screws up. The government can step in and audit companies. Its about time we audit government. Checks and balances my ass. My day job is in audit. Nothing successful EVER happens when there is no one watch the factory. We need an independent audit of government, its that simple

Regarding the "crisis"; 5 to 6 cars? Even you have to admit the turnout is bleh.. The people who have cars just get an apartment with parking, or pay less to an apt w/out parking and buy a spot. End of crisis.

I spend a lot of time in Beacon Hill in Boston nowadays, and parking there is an actual crisis. It really puts in perspective how silly it is calling parking in PVD a tangible problem.

And btw, I lurked like every night for months on Health between cars and no one even freaking noticed. What a waste of time.

[Patrick Ward]

West Side permit parking program to be rolled out on July 6th.

Residents in the designated area will be receiving letters from the Parking Administrator (Ernie Carlucci) by the end of this week.

A public meeting will be held to explain the system:

Location: Public Safety Complex

Date: June 22nd

Time: 6 PM

Honestly, this is a big deal for PVD. It will improve the quality of life for hundreds (if not thousands) of people living in the city.

No more getting up in the middle of the night to move cars.

No more paving entire yards for parking.

PVD will become a greener city with more trees!

Reducing paved surfaces means less runoff/pollution in our rivers.

More cars parked on the street act as a deterrent to speeding and reckless driving.

Cars parked on the street act as a buffer between street traffic and pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Also, there are roughly 2500 units of housing in PVD with no off street parking. These buildings typically fall into disrepair because they are less disirable to rent/own. They become magnets for blight and crime (even in good neighborhoods).

Hope to see you at the meeting!

Best,

Patrick

[Pseudo_Work]

West Side permit parking program to be rolled out on July 6th.

Residents in the designated area will be receiving letters from the Parking Administrator (Ernie Carlucci) by the end of this week.

A public meeting will be held to explain the system:

Location: Public Safety Complex

Date: June 22nd

Time: 6 PM

Honestly, this is a big deal for PVD. It will improve the quality of life for hundreds (if not thousands) of people living in the city.

No more getting up in the middle of the night to move cars.

No more paving entire yards for parking.

PVD will become a greener city with more trees!

Reducing paved surfaces means less runoff/pollution in our rivers.

More cars parked on the street act as a deterrent to speeding and reckless driving.

Cars parked on the street act as a buffer between street traffic and pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Also, there are roughly 2500 units of housing in PVD with no off street parking. These buildings typically fall into disrepair because they are less disirable to rent/own. They become magnets for blight and crime (even in good neighborhoods).

Hope to see you at the meeting!

Best,

Patrick

[Cotuit]

I heard this was coming, so it is official then?

[WestSideJames]

I just heard that this is coming to the West Side! This is a HUGE HUGE win. We have been working so long to get this rolled out for our neighborhood (couple years). I want to give a huge thanks to Patrick on this one. He really started the ball rolling for our area.

We (residents, Patrick, and the WBNA) all worked together to get this done. After hundreds of signatures in our neighborhood, many meetings, and constant follow-up by Kari with the city....we're getting our parking!

[JimmyGreaves]

Thanks to all who worked so hard to make this happen. Proper urban development should not take into account the parking capacity of a property as the first priority. An offstreet surface parking lot is low on the best usage scale. By allowing cars to park on the street, we can make more efficient usage of the city's land to accommodate automobiles while freeing up the plats and lots to be built upon. Think of it. Rather than car parks, we can create homes, businesses, and public assets that add to the streetscape. Looking forward this.

[Patrick Ward]

I heard this was coming, so it is official then?

[BBascule]

West Side permit parking program to be rolled out on July 6th.

No more getting up in the middle of the night to move cars.

No more paving entire yards for parking.

PVD will become a greener city with more trees!

Reducing paved surfaces means less runoff/pollution in our rivers.

More cars parked on the street act as a deterrent to speeding and reckless driving.

Cars parked on the street act as a buffer between street traffic and pedestrians on the sidewalk.

Also, there are roughly 2500 units of housing in PVD with no off street parking. These buildings typically fall into disrepair because they are less disirable to rent/own. They become magnets for blight and crime (even in good neighborhoods).

[Patrick Ward]

West Side permit parking program to be rolled out on July 6th.

A public meeting will be held to explain the system:

Location: Public Safety Complex

Date: June 22nd

Time: 6 PM

[Frankie811]

Federal Hill to test overnight parking by permit. About 1,900 households in the West Broadway and Armory sections of Federal Hill will be allowed to purchase a $25-a-year permit per vehicle to park between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.

http://www.projo.com/news/content/ONSTREET...16.354079c.html