What's happening
This bill allows New York City to create a parking permit system for Staten Island park-and-rides, giving free permits to residents and charging out-of-state users.
Why it matters
Helps Staten Island residents by reserving free parking at local park-and-ride lots, potentially making commutes easier and reducing conflicts with out-of-state drivers over limited spaces.
Allows New York City to generate new revenue from out-of-state users, which could help offset the costs of maintaining or improving park-and-ride facilities.
Requires transparency and public input before implementing any permit system, as a public hearing must be held prior to adoption, giving local stakeholders a voice in the process.
Provides flexibility for the city to tailor the permit system—such as setting fee schedules, determining effective times/days, and exempting certain vehicles (e.g., those registered under specific NY laws)—ensuring the policy can adapt to community needs.
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Permit Parking for Park-and-Rides
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History
- Referred to transportation
- Recommitted to rules
- Ordered to third reading cal.1499
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to transportation
Companion bill
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Staten Island Park-and-Ride Permits
In Assembly Committee · Transportation · Sponsor Michael Cusick
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STATE OF NEW YORK
6204
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
May 11, 2017
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to parking permit systems for park-and-rides on Staten Island
Purpose
Relates to authorizing a parking permit system for park-and-rides in the Borough of Staten Island
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends the Vehicle and Traffic law by adding a new section 1640-q.
Justification
This bill would implement a parking permit system for park-and-ride parking lots located in Staten Island. The Borough of Staten Island has three park and ride parking lots offer Staten Island commuters a combined 1,157 parking spaces.
Recently, it seems that out-of-state residents are taking advantage of the free parking at park-and-ride lots to the detriment of Staten Island residents. This requires Staten Island residents often have to find less convenient parking when parking spaces in park-and-ride lots are occu- pied by out-of-state residents. The cost of operating and maintaining park-and-ride parking lots on Staten Island is supplemented with revenue collected from the taxes paid by Staten Island residents and other resi- dents of the state of New York.
This bill, by implementing a paid parking permit system at Staten Island park-and-ride lots in which Staten Island residents receive a permit free of charge and out-of-state residents pay an annual fee for a permit would increase the availability of parking spaces for Staten Island residents.
Fiscal implications
None.
Legislative history
2017: S.6204 - Died on Third Reading Calendar / A.8404 - Referred to Transportation 2016: S.8171 - Referred to Rules.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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