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DOT backs pilot for overnight truck parking in industrial zones; industry urges expansion
Summary
DOT told council members it supports intro 99 to create on‑street overnight truck parking in Industrial Business Zones (IBZs) and has piloted paid overnight spaces in three IBZs; trucking industry and community representatives urged expansion and coordination with enforcement and air‑quality concerns.
The New York City Department of Transportation told a City Council committee that it supports intro 99, a bill that would require DOT to establish overnight parking areas for commercial vehicles in each of the city’s Industrial Business Zones (IBZs), and that the administration has launched a one‑year pilot to test metered overnight truck parking.
DOT Deputy Commissioner Eric Beaton described the pilot as a response to illegal overnight truck parking in residential areas and the broader increase in deliveries to residential streets since the pandemic. “Allowing truck operators to have safe and convenient places to take mandatory rest breaks supports the safety of the truck‑based deliveries we all rely on,” Beaton said. He told the committee the pilot introduced a new metered parking option in three…
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