New York City is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Along with this, there are many challenges that come with getting around. One of the biggest challenges that people continuously have in New York City is finding a place to park. While parking in the city is already a very significant challenge, the city of appears set to make it even a little bit harder than it was before (http://www.Thedrive.Com/news/21215/new-york-city-earmarks-nearly-300-parking-spots-for-car-sharing).
According to a recent report, New York City is going to be taking way more than 285 parking spaces from public use. The city will be then allocating these parking spaces to a variety of different rideshare programs, such as Zipcar. Of the 285 spaces that will be taken off of the street, 230 are located off of the street and 55 are located in public parking spaces across the city.
One of the biggest complaints that people have of this situation is that it does not seem to be affecting people across the city even lying. The vast majority of the parking space is being taken offline are located in lower-income areas of the city. For those that may not have the ability to pay for an expensive parking spot, this is a devastating blow.
According officials, one of the main drivers for this decision is to encourage people to start using rideshare programs more frequently. The city is looking for any way possible to clear up congestion on the streets and to make it easier for people to gain access to Transportation while they need it. By allowing more parking spots in these areas of the city, more people will have access to Zipcar and other services than before.
The use of car sharing programs is continuing to increase across the country. Currently, there are more than 1.4 million people in the United States that are registered with these car-sharing services. While this will allow more people in New York City to take advantage of these Services, others are concerned that it is giving an unfair advantage to these car-sharing companies since the city is giving them access to very valuable public land all over the city. It remains to be seen whether the city will continue to increase its support of these programs. There are many other areas of the city that also are lacking in the availability of car-sharing services that could see a boost.
