Green Options » illegal parking http://greenoptions.com/tag/illegal-parking Posts tagged 'illegal parking' Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:09:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Another Argument for Public Transit http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/03/16/another-argument-for-public-transit/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/03/16/another-argument-for-public-transit/#comments Sun, 16 Mar 2008 21:09:28 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/03/16/another-argument-for-public-transit/ New York City traffic near Times Square. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons user Mdanser.)Here’s another reason to take public transportation when you’re in New York City: there really is no parking … or at least not nearly enough for the number of drivers looking for a space.

The New York Times reports that a “long-awaited” city study found that, outside of those drivers lucky enough to have city-issued placards that give them special parking privileges, typical commuters face near-hopeless odds of finding a parking space in some areas. The city’s financial district, for example, offers only one-third the number of spaces needed for the non-placarded drivers passing through.

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