Urge the Chicago City Council to implement zoned parking in the 49th ward

The Issue

Many of the cars parked overnight in the 49th ward simply don't belong there. We have a plague of abadoned, and non-resident owned vehicles taking up residence in our un-zoned, free parking.  This increases the density of the 49th ward and makes it impossible for residents to park at night.  This is OUR neighborhood and we should be able to park near OUR homes.  Zoned parking discourages this behavior and will free up our streets.  It would cost an annual $25 per vehicle and residents would receive their permits with their city stickers.  Guest passes are also available. 

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Michael RothschildPetition Starter
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The Issue

Many of the cars parked overnight in the 49th ward simply don't belong there. We have a plague of abadoned, and non-resident owned vehicles taking up residence in our un-zoned, free parking.  This increases the density of the 49th ward and makes it impossible for residents to park at night.  This is OUR neighborhood and we should be able to park near OUR homes.  Zoned parking discourages this behavior and will free up our streets.  It would cost an annual $25 per vehicle and residents would receive their permits with their city stickers.  Guest passes are also available. 

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Michael RothschildPetition Starter
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Joe Moore
Joe Moore
Alderman 49th Ward
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“Hi Mr. Rothschild, While we have received your petition from Change.org, I do not see any record of previous emails with our office on the subject of zoned residential parking from you. Please accept my apology if you have already communicated with our office and are aware of the process in the 49th Ward to implement zoned residential parking in the neighborhood. It is true that parking can be a real problem in Rogers Park, mostly as a result of the density of vintage apartment buildings that lack private parking. In the vast majority of cases, neighbors are competing for street parking with each other. Rather than reduce the number of vehicles allowed to park on the streets, implementing zoned parking under these circumstances simply forces people to pay an additional fee to the City, while the parking congestion remains just as problematic. One method we have to reduce parking shortages in the area is by not allowing commercial vehicles, e.g., taxis and trucks or vans used for businesses, to park on residential streets. Those vehicles are required to park either on commercial streets or to secure private, off-street parking. If you are aware of certain blocks where this restriction is not being enforced, please let us know so that we can ask the 24th Police District to pay special attention to the issue. If you wish to continue to explore the possibility of implementing zoned parking in your area, we require that you circulate a petition to your neighbors, demonstrating their agreement with this proposition. Our office would submit that petition to CDOT, who would then inspect the cars parked on the street to determine if the majority belong to owners in the area or from elsewhere. If you are interested in learning more about this petition process, please contact my colleague, Wayne Frazier, at 773-338-5796 who will be able to provide more detailed information for you. Please let me know if there are any questions I can answer for you. Regards, Bob Fuller Aide to Ald. Moore”
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Petition created on March 14, 2014