What's happening
This bill allows New York City to establish a parking permit system for Staten Island park-and-rides, providing free permits to residents and charging out-of-state users.
Why it matters
Aims to prioritize Staten Island residents’ access to limited park-and-ride parking spaces by giving them free permits, which could make daily commuting easier for locals and help alleviate parking shortages caused by out-of-state vehicles.
Requires that any permit system be established through a local law or ordinance, ensuring public input via mandatory hearings, so community voices must be considered before implementation.
Mandates that fees collected from out-of-state users go directly into the city’s general fund, potentially generating additional revenue for local services and infrastructure.
Builds in exemptions for certain vehicles (referencing vehicles registered under section 404-a, which typically covers disabled veterans and certain other groups), indicating an intent to balance regulation with equitable access for vulnerable populations.
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Staten Island Park-and-Ride Permits
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- Referred to transportation
- Referred to transportation
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Permit Parking for Park-and-Rides
In Senate Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza
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STATE OF NEW YORK
8404
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
June 13, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Transportation
AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to parking permit systems for park-and-rides on Staten Island
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is amended by adding a new section 1640-q to read as follows:
§ 1640-q. Parking permit systems for park-and-rides on Staten Island. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, the city of New York may, by adoption of a local law or ordinance, provide for a parking permit system for park-and-rides and fix and require the payment of fees applicable to parking within the area in which such parking system is in effect in accordance with the provisions of this section.
2. Such parking permit systems for park-and-rides shall only be established within the borough of Staten Island for park-and-rides located within such borough.
3. Residents of Staten Island shall receive a permit free of charge and out-of-state residents shall pay an annual fee for such permit.
4. The local law or ordinance providing for such permit systems shall:
(a) set forth the factors which necessitate the enactment of such permit system;
(b) provide that motor vehicles registered pursuant to section four hundred four-a of this chapter shall be exempt from any permit requirement;
(c) provide the times of the day and the days of the week during which permit requirements shall be in effect;
(d) provide the schedule of fees to be paid for the parking permits; and
(e) provide that such fees shall be credited to the general fund of the city.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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5. No local law or ordinance shall be adopted pursuant to this section until a public hearing thereon has been had in the same manner as required for public hearings on a local law pursuant to the municipal home rule law.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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