In three weeks, finding parking in Hoboken may get a little easier.
The Hoboken City Council passed a new law on Wednesday night, creating a new "extended parking zone," which includes 850 new parking spots around town on near corners of one-way intersections. The new parking program will go into effect in 20 days.
Residents will be able to park within 15 feet of crosswalks on outbound street segments and within 25 feet of crosswalks on inbound street segments during certain times, according to the city's announcement on Thursday about the new parking spots. The new law is possible because of changes made on the state level roughly two years ago.
There are still rules attached to the new program. Parking in the "extended parking" zones is not permitted between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and when Hoboken's public schools are in session.
The city announced it will be sending out more documentation about the new rules.
Hobbs
4:52 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
More good news.
Sig Wally
5:14 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
ANY help is greatly appreaciated. THANK YOU
dave
5:24 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
I think this is a great start, but how does this actually work? In my experience, most cars are parked for a number of days at a time, not moved every day. So if one car parks 25 feet from the crosswalk, which is the only parking allowed between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., that leaves only 10 feet left over, which is not enough for a car to park there overnight. So that doesn't help at all...
5Marine
5:26 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
does this help the people who can no longer get business parking permits due to the HPU spat with 5 Marine View? i doubt it
Hoboken1653
5:52 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
How about you complain to the car owners in Marine View who have cars with 5 feet of dust on them from not being moved in 2 decades. I doubt you will
5Marine
6:23 pm on Thursday, January 19, 2012
Those are residents, not business permit holders. business permit holders used to be able to park in the municipal lots under the merchant coupon program for 12 hours per day. but now the owners and employees of the building at 5 marine view (opposite the police station) are no longer able to get business permits, and so can't even park on the street. It seems Hoboken doesn't want visitors or local business owners coming into town
PeoplePlease
8:59 am on Friday, January 20, 2012
Hmmmmmm. Does this actually create spots or just make those that already park illegally, legit for 12 hours a day??
CaptJackd
11:56 am on Friday, January 20, 2012
Yes
slk2003
11:51 am on Friday, January 20, 2012
Great, one more strike against pedestrian safety.