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Re: Say Yes to Safe Sidewalks and Say NO to Carports (AGAIN!)
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What ever happened with this? Did they vote no on the carports?
thanks
Posted on: 2007/11/12 14:14
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Re: Say Yes to Safe Sidewalks and Say NO to Carports (AGAIN!)
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Agreed - whenever someone pushes something "for the children" my bullshit detector starts becoming very sensitive. In this case there are much better arguments against more curb cuts and yard parking. First, they make the parking problem worse by removing a curb spot and making it reserved for one car. The car owner needs to have 24/7 access via what was a spot but their car will only be there part of the time. If it remained a curb spot then when they aren't there someone else could use it (and we have neighborhood permits so parking is already limited to residents). Second, using half of a tiny front yard to park a car is just fugly. I think that just realizing that curb cuts for yard parking will make the parking problem much worse for people in the neighborhood is an overwhelming argument that requires no recourse to aesthetics or "the children".
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Posted on: 2007/5/23 1:32
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Re: Say Yes to Safe Sidewalks and Say NO to Carports (AGAIN!)
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Sure, and every illegally parked car in the city is promptly towed. Illegal or not, the the yard driveways that already exist always seem to have cars sticking out onto the sidewalk. Sometimes they block the entire sidewalk and pedestrians are forced into the street. Sometimes they only block a small portion of the sidewalk. But either way, a curb is a much better deterrent to a car parking on a sidewalk then a short yard driveway. Further, for children and midgets, this presents a seriously dangerous situation as they are shorter then the cars parked on the street, thus they cannot see over the car if there is traffic coming and on coming traffic can't see them behind a parked car.
Posted on: 2007/5/21 22:56
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"Deja Vu all over again."---Yogi Berra
Quote: COMING SOON: Sea of Concrete
Posted on: 2007/5/21 22:53
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[quote]Coming Soon a Sea of Concrete
brightmoment wrote: http://www.actionstudio.org/public/pa ... ?option=begin&pageid=7244 SAY GOOD-BYE TO ON STREET PARKING! On August 16th, the City Council will vote whether to amend the zoning for neighborhoods with predominantly 1- and 2- family homes, the R1 category, the single largest zoning category in Jersey City. While purportedly drafted to address the parking problem in Jersey City, instead the amendments will: *Decrease ON STREET parking by allowing any home with 15 Ft in front of it to create front yard parking and/or driveway. The multitude of curb cuts will reduce continuous curb space needed for ON STREET parking. *Trade ON STREET parking that any resident can use for private parking that only an individual homeowner can use. *Blight the streetscape by encouraging homeowners to cut down trees and pave over front yards to make way for parked cars. *Create a safety hazard for pedestrians using the sidewalk and drivers who must back out into oncoming traffic. In addition, these zoning amendments will: *Eliminate green space 10 feet at a time by reducing the rear yard setback to 20 feet from 30 feet. This means less privacy for homeowners as well as less light and air. Take Action Now! Scroll down to send an automatic letter to your mayor and councilman! Encourage the Council to Vote NO on the R1 Zoning Amendments on August 16th. Save Our Neighborhoods. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- DELIVER TO Your letter will be delivered to the following individuals. Peter Brennan Willie Flood Steve Fulop Bill Gaughan Jerramiah Healy Steve Lipski Viola Richardson Michael Sottolano Mary Spinello Mariano Vega ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT Please personalize the subject line. YOUR MESSAGE This portion will be included at the top of your letter and can not be changed. Dear Mayor and Councilpersons, The proposed amendments to the R1 Zoning category (areas with predominantly 1- and 2-family homes) are ill-conceived and will destroy my neighborhood. I urge you to vote NO. Although positioned as a solution to the parking issues in Jersey City, these amendments will worsen the problem and create additional issues. These amendments will: 1. Decrease onstreet parking by allowing any home with 15 Ft in front of it to create front yard parking and/or driveway. The multitude of curb cuts will reduce continuous curb space needed for onstreet parking. 2. Trade onstreet parking that any resident can use for private parking that only an individual homeowner can use. 3. Blight the streetscape by encouraging homeowners to cut down trees and pave over front yards to make way for parked cars. 4. Create a safety hazard for pedestrians using the sidewalk and drivers who must back out into oncoming traffic. In addition, these zoning amendments will: 5. Eliminate green space 10 feet at a time by reducing the rear yard setback to 20 feet from 30 feet. This means less privacy for homeowners as well as less light and air. 6. Remove "predominant setback" language - no longer will a building have to fit into the existing streetscape. 7. Create potential for abuse - illegal apartments (in garages), parking across sidewalks, etc. 8. Provide no enforcement protections. At the next City Council meeting on August 16th you will have a chance to save my neighborhood. Vote NO to the amendments to the R1 zoning if you would like to count on my vote in the next election.
Posted on: 2007/5/21 22:43
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Re: Say Yes to Safe Sidewalks and Say NO to Carports (AGAIN!)
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I'm not sure why this is pathetic. When I walk down a street with my kids they can happily race ahead down the block. They know not to run ino the street and they stop promptly at the corner.
However, when there are several driveways breaking up the street, it creates an unsafe situation for my children because they are young and driveways follow no visible rules like the curb or the corner. Getting them to stop at each and every driveway to look both ways for cars is difficult creating an unsafe and unpleasant experience. I come from beautiful country side... all of this city stuff already looks ugly to me, I don't really see how the car ports make anything uglier. Quote:
Posted on: 2007/5/21 22:18
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soshin: Mention guns and bd pops up through a hole in the ground like a heavily armed meercat
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Not necessarily. Yard parking leads inevitably to vehicles extending beyond the property line over the sidewalk You can stop right there because if a car extends beyond the sidewalk then it is illegal, I seriously doubt that the amendment would allow cars to be parked over the sidewalk. Quote: Who cares if you're against it because it makes it unsafe for children and the elderly, or because it would be just plain ugly. What's the difference. Because I am for or against amendments based on who/what is affected. I don't think children or elderly safety is impact by this amendment. I agree that most implementations of car ports look like sh*t. So just argue the facts and don't try to throw in BS, it?s what makes politics stink IMO.
Posted on: 2007/5/21 21:20
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Not necessarily. Yard parking leads inevitably to vehicles extending beyond the property line over the sidewalk. In many cases, cars extend over the sidewalk and into the street so that pedestrians must walk around the back of the car in the middle of a lane of traffic. Children may be shorter than cars parked on either side of the 'driveway', thus are not able to be seen as they navigate around cars parked on the sidewalk, thus it is dangerous. Beyond that, front yard parking spots are look trashy.
Posted on: 2007/5/21 19:35
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I've passed DanL's post on to the entire Village Block Association's email list and urged them to get involved. I know this amendment would greatly impact our area of the city and it must be defeated. Who cares if you're against it because it makes it unsafe for children and the elderly, or because it would be just plain ugly. What's the difference. Both are valid.
Posted on: 2007/5/21 19:08
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HPNA has alerted it's mailing list of this issue below:
******************************************* This zoning issue potentially affects all of Jersey City and the adjacent R-1 zones in and around the downtown Historic Districts. It was the subject of prior successful action by the HPNA, DCNA, Riverview and other Jersey City neighborhood associations-- and it is back again. The Riverview Neighborhood Association has taken the lead on this issue and is asking you to take the time to respond to their message below. G. Elkind HPNA Quote:
Posted on: 2007/5/20 3:27
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sidewalk curb cuts for driveways create unsafe pedestrian conditions for the young and elderly won't someone think of the children? Nice one. Just say what you really think, they look ugly and they jeopardize the already scarce street parking. The old lady & children speech is pathetic.
Posted on: 2007/5/19 23:37
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With all the highrise apartments being built, City Hall might think the only way to deal with the expected demand for on-street parking, is to push resident's cars off the street for visitors and shoppers. Traffic congestion around Grove St PATH will be a pain in the ass, once those apartments above are occupied. Not fogetting the added impact to our pothole riddled streets.
Posted on: 2007/5/19 22:27
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Thanks for posting DanL! I just went to Citizenspeak to send my letter to the Mayor and Council and hope others here will do the same. I also sent this info to the HCA and HPNA asking them to email broadcast this info to their respective members. Thanks much Becky and to the Riverview Neighborhood Association.
Posted on: 2007/5/19 22:21
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Note received from the Riverivew Neighborhood Assoc.
These amendments are simliar to those defeated last year. In addition to the reasons below, sidewalk curb cuts for driveways create unsafe pedestrian conditions for the young and elderly and can be a traffic safety hazzard on busy streets. I have always found that one of beauties and pleasures of our historic districts is to be able to walk uninterupted by driveways. Please act and go to Citizenspeak to instantly send a personalized letter to the Mayor and Council telling them you do not want front yard parking in your neighborhood. -------------------------------------------------- Say NO to Carports (AGAIN!) May 16, 2007 We need your help. Despite public pressure that led to amendments being defeated last summer, on May 23rd, the City Council will again consider introducing an ordinance that will allow front yard parking (a.k.a. carports) in the R1 (one and two-family) zoning district. Front Yard parking was allowed prior to 2001 and we are left with many blocks with so many curb cuts there is little, if any, available on-street parking. And, there was no enforcement so many of the driveways are illegal. Why go back to a failed policy? Take Action By working together, we can tell the Mayor and City Council that this is not what we want for Jersey City. Ask them to follow the lead of the Planning Board - who unanimously did NOT support this zoning change - and vote this amendment down. go to Citizenspeak to instantly send a personalized letter to the Mayor and Council telling them you do not want front yard parking in your neighborhood. Are there no other creative solutions to help ease parking in Jersey City neighborhoods? Save Our Neighborhoods If the amendments are approved, many residential areas will be profoundly altered. Our neighborhood will become a sea of concrete, with cars as the dominant visual element in our front yards, too many curb cuts to mention, and we will lose green space one yard at at time. Please go to go to Citizenspeak now and then forward this letter to your neighbors and ask them to join this effort. Thank you for taking action! Becky Hoffman Riverview Neighborhood Association email: riverviewneighborhood@comcast.net
Posted on: 2007/5/19 21:58
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