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Trustees weigh expanding residential parking permits near train station
Summary
Trustees and the traffic commission reviewed candidate streets for expanding a $10 residential permit program (current non-permit 2-hour limit, 7 a.m.–7 p.m. weekdays) and agreed to refine a list and present maps and a resolution at the Jan. 13 meeting; the traffic commission flagged overissuance of permits in some areas.
At the Dec. 9 work session the village’s police and traffic staff reviewed proposals to expand the residential parking permit program in neighborhoods within roughly a half‑mile of the train station.
Chief Drew summarized the candidate streets under consideration and explained how the current program works: non‑permit holders may park no more than two hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. "The current residential program is if you’re allowed to park no more than 2 hours if you do not have a hang tag… and that is between 7AM and 7PM, Monday through Friday," Chief Drew said.
Staff noted specific streets recommended for inclusion—Old White Plains Road and its extension; Madison Street between Old White Plains and Grand Street; Grand Street between Old White Plains Road and Mamaroneck Avenue; and other nearby side streets such as Elliot, New, Gertrude, Monsignor Goodwine, Tompkins, Du Bois, Spruce and Beach. Traffic staff said the selection is being informed by a half‑mile walking radius to the station and by enforcement complaints.
Tina Maresca, chair of the traffic commission, said the commission will review policy changes and flagged that the current system may be overissuing tags. "Too many cars? Too many people and too many cars," Maresca said, urging the board and commission to consider whether distribution, timing or caps should change.
Trustees discussed whether to allow visitor or health‑care exemptions and whether to impose per‑household limits. Current practice (as described by staff) sets a $10 permit with no per‑household limit and does not allow visitor or health‑care permits during daytime restricted hours. Trustees agreed staff will clean up the candidate list, provide a map of affected blocks and present a final recommendation at the Jan. 13 meeting.
No formal change was adopted at the work session; trustees instructed staff and the traffic commission to prepare a refined proposal and materials for the regular meeting.
