Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign a law implementing a parking permit system for Park-and-Ride parking lots located in Staten Island.

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Res. No. 18 ..Title Resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign a law implementing a parking permit system for Park-and-Ride parking lots located in Staten Island. ..Body By Council Member Borelli Whereas, According to the New York State Department of Transportation's 511 NY Rideshare program, the borough of Staten Island has three Park-and-Ride parking lots; and Whereas, Those three Park-and-Ride parking lots offer Staten Island commuters a combined 1,157 parking spaces; and Whereas, Park-and-Ride parking lots offer Staten Island commuters a safe and convenient location near their homes to park their cars and utilize public transportation around the island and throughout the state of New York; and Whereas, According to newspaper articles in the online publications DNAinfo and SILive, overcrowding of Park-and-Ride parking lots is an issue for many Staten Island residents; and Whereas, According to a study of license plates conducted by New York City Council Member Joseph Borelli's office on March 1, 2016, out-of-state residents are taking advantage of the free parking at Park-and-Ride lots to the detriment of Staten Island residents; and Whereas, Staten Island residents often have to find less convenient parking when parking spaces in Park-and-Ride lots are occupied by out-of-state residents; and Whereas, 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 residents of the state of New York; and Whereas, 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 residents of the state of New York; and Whereas, 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 by deterring out-of-state residents from parking and would be justified by the expenses of the state of New York and by the harms to state residents; now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Council of the City of New York calls upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign a law implementing a parking permit system for Park-and-Ride parking lots located in Staten Island. Session 12 CP LS #531 1/7/2022 Session 11 BM LS 3291 1/12/2018 2:45 p.m.

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