Preferential City Parking to be Limited by Bloomberg

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Friday that he was going to be limiting the permits that the city gives as perks to employees for free curbside parking. What started as underground pressure from blogs like Uncivil Servants–a not-so-friendly name for a blog that has photographed and documented hundreds of instances of government employees breaking the parking laws (they also photo delivery trucks, taxis, and other common offenders)–has put enough pressure on the city government to create a centralized tracking program for all permits issued, and an to curtail by approximately 20% the permits available. The city has no legal control of the permits issued by the state and fed, but will try to include them in the initiative.

Bloomberg is trying to implement a congestion charge for Lower Manhattan drivers, and initiatives like this will show the public he means it to be a fair policy.


Posted on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 at 12:31 am | Tagged in New York City, Transportation | posted by Marc

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