The town of Kearny has an obvious parking problem that needs to be addressed. Main streets like Kearny Avenue are almost always filled with double-parked cars, causing a hazard for everyone. On residential streets, it is often difficult for most to find parking spaces, especially late at night.

One potential way to make a big difference is to introduce the concept of back-in diagonal parking. This could initially be implemented in a specific area as a pilot test and then expanded if proven successful.

What is it?
Back-in diagonal parking is where drivers reverse into an angled parking space to park their vehicle.
Why is back-in diagonal parking used?
Back-in diagonal parking is used to increase the safety of on-street parking spaces.
Benefits include:

Back-in diagonal parking requires less space than the current method of parallel parking, which would accommodate more available parking within the existing space

Drivers can see approaching traffic better when pulling out of the space

The back-in parking maneuver is simpler than parallel parking

It eliminates the “door zone” for passing cyclists. � The rear of the vehicle is placed toward the
sidewalk, making loading and unloading of cargo easier

Unloading children from the vehicle is safer because they are directed to the sidewalk and shielded by a vehicle door from the travel lane

Positions drivers requiring handicap accessible stalls closer to sidewalk curb ramps and out of the travel lane