There is a new policy that will require parking permits for on street parking in Kalihi Valley's Wilson Tract neighborhood beginning today. The StarBulletin provides details:
There are about 230 unmarked stalls in the area, and of the 193 residents (homes), 143 have applied for the permits.
So why is there such a problem with the Wilson Tract area parking? I was thinking that if the city officials were going to try to limit parking in certain areas to just residents, that they'd start with ... say .... the often jammed Lanikai area. Then upon further reading of the SB article, I learned:
Is this this area just the beginning?
I predict that if all goes fairly well with this initial trial of the on-street parking permit policy, that it will soon spread to other areas, especially to high economic areas such as Lanikai. And perhaps to areas where residents often complain of too many visitor cars, such as the Maunawili trail head.
Is this fair to the regular tax payers and folks who pay auto registration fees, that they will not be able to utilize PUBLIC STREET PARKING on a first-come-first-serve basis? Should a private citizen be allowed priority parking on PUBLIC STREETS? What does it mean to taxpayers that a public (tax-supported) road can have parking restrictions that show preferential treatment to others?
Street parking now by permit only
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Only those who live on the streets are eligible for the permit, and applicants must show proof of residency. Each household can apply for up to two hang-tag permits for personal vehicles, for which they will need to provide license plates and descriptions, and two permits for guests |
So why is there such a problem with the Wilson Tract area parking? I was thinking that if the city officials were going to try to limit parking in certain areas to just residents, that they'd start with ... say .... the often jammed Lanikai area. Then upon further reading of the SB article, I learned:
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.... a majority of the vehicles parked on the neighborhood’s streets belong to people living in the nearby Kalihi Valley Homes public housing project. A crackdown on the number of resident vehicles allowed on the grounds of the 373-unit project pushed residents and their guests to park vehicles across Likelike Highway in Wilson Tract.... |
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Some of those parking in Wilson Tract have brought other issues, and HPD has reported a sharp increase in crime for the area in the last two years..., |
Is this this area just the beginning?
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Besides assessing the results of the project, [Councilwoman] Fukunaga said, city transportation officials should study how other municipalities deal with the issue of neighborhoods with a lack of street parking. |
I predict that if all goes fairly well with this initial trial of the on-street parking permit policy, that it will soon spread to other areas, especially to high economic areas such as Lanikai. And perhaps to areas where residents often complain of too many visitor cars, such as the Maunawili trail head.
Is this fair to the regular tax payers and folks who pay auto registration fees, that they will not be able to utilize PUBLIC STREET PARKING on a first-come-first-serve basis? Should a private citizen be allowed priority parking on PUBLIC STREETS? What does it mean to taxpayers that a public (tax-supported) road can have parking restrictions that show preferential treatment to others?
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