DoT is designating 15 sites for a total of 30 parking spaces that the agency plans to set aside in Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill. The same amount of spaces will be set aside in Park Slope. The program will also be implemented in Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Brooklyn Heights, as well as other New York City neighborhoods.
From NYC D.O.T.:
In line with recent City Council legislation, the NYC Department of Transportation is launching a two-year citywide pilot to designate about 300 parking spaces in municipal parking facilities and 300 parking spaces on-street in select neighborhoods exclusively for the use of carshare companies.
Carsharing is a service that gives members access to an automobile for short-term use ― usually by the hour or minute. Carshare companies typically provide either round-trip service, where members borrow and return vehicles at the same location (e.g. Zipcar and Enterprise Carshare), or one-way service, where members pick up a car at one location and drop it off at another within the company’s service zone (e.g. Car2Go and ReachNow). Carshare has the potential to:
-Improve local air quality and reduce congestion - New Yorkers who use carshare drive less than those who own their own car. Less driving means cleaner air and fewer cars on city streets.
-Shorten your search for parking by ensuring that carsharers always have a reserved space. Better yet, adding carshare spaces reduces personal car ownership, which benefits all drivers in the neighborhood by lowering the number of cars competing for the curb.
-Lower household transportation costs by providing reliable access to a car without annual car insurance and maintenance bills, tickets, and unexpected costs. You only pay for as much or as little as you drive.
-Improve access to services, friends/family, and recreation by making a car available when you need one.
In an email to constituents, Councilman Brad Lander writes:
"I know it may seem counterintuitive that giving up a small number of parking spots to a car-share program could actually make parking easier for others, too. But data from other places suggests that will happen. Testing a pilot program here will let us evaluate whether that works in Brooklyn as well."
Local residents can view the proposed locations online for Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill here and for Park Slope here.
Comments on the proposed stations can be submitted here.
The Community Board 6's Transportation/Public Safety Committee meeting will be held at P.S. 32, 317 Hoyt Street, between Union and President Streets.
All information on the NYC Carshare Pilot Program can be found here.
What are your thoughts on this pilot program? Do you think it will help alleviate congestion and facilitate parking here in Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill?
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