Based on various conversations with residents and business owners, we are proposing amending the parking regulations on the block. We are proposing that the regulations on the south side of the block be changed to allow non-Commercial parking for up to two hours during weekdays. This would likely involve the installation of additional parking card meters for non-commercial vehicles. There are currently four card units on the south side of 18th street. This change was made on 17th Street last year and has worked quite well.

In order to request that the Department of Transportation look into this change, we will need to present before the Transportation Committee of Community Board 4 on October 15. We would like to present results of a petition to show support for this proposal. As such, if you support this change, please sign this electronic version of the petition athttp://www.ipetitions.com/petition/west18. (sign on the right side of the screen).

PLEASE PUT YOUR ADDRESS AND BUSINESS NAME (if applicable) IN THE COMMENTS BOX SO THAT WE CAN SHOW THAT THE PEOPLE SIGNING THE PETITION ARE ACTUALLY THOSE WHO WOULD BE AFFECTED.

If you have comments about this (including if you do NOT support such a change), please email us at craig.slutzkin@outlook.com and michael_glassman@hotmail.com. If we find that most people are not in favor of this change, we will clearly not pursue. But we need to know your thoughts.