Meatpacking BID presents curb-management study to Community Board 2; seeks parking-rule changes and DOT review

The Meatpacking Business Improvement District presented a curb-management and parking study to the Creative Boards 2 traffic and transportation committee on Sept. 30 and asked the board for feedback on how to update parking regulations, curb uses and loading practices before the BID submits a package of recommendations to the New York City Department of Transportation.

The presentation matters because the district’s land use has shifted away from large-scale meat-processing logistics toward retail, restaurants, museums and nightlife, the BID said. That change, the BID argued, makes older commercial-parking rules designed for industrial activity a poor fit for current curb priorities.

Evan Siew, director of neighborhood planning and operations for the Meatpacking BID, told the committee the project is “to re-examine parking regulations and curb utilization within the neighborhood” and to “deliver a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood.” The BID contracted a third-party consultant to observe on-street activity in May and June and use those counts to shape proposals for the DOT, Siew said.

The BID’s data and observations included: - A modal split estimate the presentation described as about 60% of…