Who knew that city employees' cars parked in city spaces deny the city $46 million in annual revenue? Schaller Consulting has issued a new study that shows more city workers drive to work because they get free parking, but if city workers "commuted by auto at the same rate as their private sector counterparts, 19,200 fewer vehicles would enter Manhattan each day." Which then translates into $46 million in meter revenue in the area from the Battery to 59th Street. The Mayor's office tells the Daily News that "city has reduced the number of parking placards by 12% since last year."
In April, Transportation Alternatives issued its "Uncivil Servants" survey that showed all the illegally parked government cars downtown. And tthis story comes just in time as Transportation Alternatives is looking for more volunteers to be "field researchers" and look for illegaly parked government cars for part 2 of their "Uncivil Sevants" Survey. TA needs volunteers on Wednesday morning, between 9-10AM - more details here. And Streetsblog has photos of government parking with expired permits or just NYPD notebooks to show it's a police officer's car, while NYC Streets Renaissance has video fo illegal Chinatown parking.
Photograph from Transportation Alternatives
