David:
Oh my, we here in Stevens Square have loads of
experience/knowledge with working with the city's ordinance to get
residential parking permit areas set up, and even some success.
Short answer: call the city's Transportation and Special Projects
Division at 673-2411 for the rules and regulations.
The longer answer: the ordinance allows community residents to
petition the city to establish a "critical traffic and parking area".
You will need to gather signatures from 75% of the units in the
proposed area. (Easier on blocks dominated by single family
homes, extremely difficult on blocks of rental apartment buildings!).
Then, you submit your signatures to the city clerk who verifies
them, through the voter registration files and telephone records
(again, easier in some neighborhoods than other, lower income and
more transient neighborhoods).
Once your signatures are verified, the proposal goes to the city
council, then to the traffic engineers who might raise some issues,
then to a public hearing, then back to the city council for final
adoption.
whew! Good luck! I'd be happy to talk to you further about the
whole process and other issues that you might want to be aware of.
Cara Letofsky
Executive Director
Stevens Square Community Organization
From: "David Kortz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Mpls] Resident Parking Permits
Date sent: Thu, 17 May 2001 09:03:36 -0500
> I'm wondering what the City process is for establishing a block of
> "resident only by permit" street parking during specific hours.
>
> There is a strong need for this on my block. Is there anyone on this list
> who can instruct me on the process and help me find out how to get this
> done?
>
> Thanks much!
>
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