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Is Eliminating Parking Meters on Sundays Merely a Political Ploy or Will it Help New Yorkers?

Much has been in made in the last week of parking spaces and reduced
the bill passed by the New illegal parking in bus stops and at fire
York City Council that would eliminate hydrants.These statements raise an
the need to feed parking meters intriguing question:* Judging by
on Sundays. Mayor Bloomberg has been Commissioner Weinshall's remarks that
against this from the beginning free metered
and has vowed to veto the legislation, parking on Sundays will increase illegal
but mayoral aides acknowledge parking, shouldn't the
that they would likely not have the officials concerned with the city's
necessary votes to defeat an almost revenue be rejoicing, considering that
certain override. The vote in favor of the city will earn much more money from
the bill was 41 to 3.Both Mayor Bloomberg an increase in parking tickets
and Transportation Commissioner Iris than it will lose from a decrease in
Weinshall meter revenue?Up until 2002, metered
have stated that many council members parking was for the most part free on
signed on to the bill because of Sundays.
election-year politics.But is the Was the situation regarding low turnover
elimination of Sunday parking meters and motorists hogging parking
merely a political ploy or spaces so dire in "the good old
will it really help New Yorkers?Here are days"?Not according to the Rev. John
some interesting things to consider:* In Boyd, Sr., a pastor of New Greater Bethel
separate statements regarding eliminating
the need to put money Ministries in Queens Village. He states
in the meters on Sundays, Mayor that the argument that drivers
Bloomberg has said that it will cost the who hog spaces manipulate meters is
city $7 million in annual revenues from incorrect - he's noticed more
the meters, while Commissioner problems at his Jamaica Avenue church
Weinshall has put the number at $12 since the Sunday rules were
million a year. Wouldn't one think implemented."I didn't have half the
that these figures should be more problems I'm having now," said
consistent?* Whether city $7 million or Boyd.Metered parking on Sundays in NYC is
$12 million, the figure is a mere expected to become a thing of
fraction of the past some time in September.Erik
the $500 million that the city reaps Feder is "The Parking Expert"; he has
annually from parking done extensive research
tickets.Commissioner Weinshall has on the Manhattan parking scene,
stated "The purpose of meters, regardless including driving on every single street
in Manhattan and writing down the
of which day they are in effect, is to parking regulations on each and
turn over parking spaces so that every sign. He is available for
more customers and other individuals can interview, commentary or quotation.
gain access to a particular Consider using Erik as a source when any
parking spot in busy commercial areas". issue regarding parking in
High turnover, she added, NYC arises.
made it easier for motorists to find




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