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June 21, 2011
Parking Permits for Atlantic Yards Area Still a Big ‘Maybe’
The city will divulge little detail on how seriously it's considering residential parking permits.
Park Slope Patch
by Kristen V. Brown
Parking in Brownstone Brooklyn is already a headache—and that’s without the extra traffic the Barclays Arena will bring to the area once the 18,000-seat arena opens for the 2012 basketball season.
To cope with the impending parking pain, residents have continually pressed the city to initiate residential parking permits—but the city has given locals little more than an ambiguous maybe.
“The community has expressed an interest in Residential Parking Permits for arena events and we are looking into a number of solutions to deal with the parking concerns in the area,” said Department of Transportation Spokesperson Scott Gastel.
...“I just hope that this idea comes to fruition and it's just not a whole bunch of talk,” said Prospect Place resident Karla Andino, 25. “This stadium will be complete in no time and the city should always look out for the residents first.”
NoLandGrab: If Ms. Andino is not more careful in her word choice, she might get a condescending letter from Marty Markowitz explaining the difference between a "stadium" and an "arena." One thing she's sure to get? A neighborhood overrun by traffic.
Posted by eric at June 21, 2011 10:44 PM