Are spots on the street painted as to where one spot begins and another ends? In looking at picture there is another car cut off in image to left. How do we know which car came first? Do you have legal proof a small vehicle (like smart car) wasn’t parked in front of white car? Oh wait I see it’s a BMW so I guess that’s enough proof of guilt??

Pictures like this are a disservice to See Click Fix. No crime here and picture proves nothing. No matter how much this annoys you there is no crime. What if someone is first to park after street cleaning and other cars align differently?

This is a on going issue in this block where ppl have been parking with huge gaps in between cars. Its not just there for overnight; the cars are left there for days until street cleaning comes around again. Its an issue when the cars belong to the same person. There are no lines marked out in the street where everyone knows where to park exactly but the city needs to put that in place.

I think Thomasnoe totally missed the point here. There are no painted parking spots to serve as a guide so people either intentionally or unintentionally disregard common sense and decency on how to park their cars so there is maximum utilization of the limited parking space. It is obvious from the picture that there is an unnecessary wide gap between the cars. It does not matter which car parked first and also it does not matter if a car is a BMW or if the car's color is white. The complaint should have been forwarded to DPW or whichever city agency can paint parking spots on the roads just as it is done in some jurisdictions. Pictures and complaints such as this should be welcomed rather than dissed for they serve a purpose of bringing problems to the attention of our City agencies who can hopefully resolve the problem. As they say "the squeaking wheel gets the grease."

We can not issue summons for someone parking legally.

Who would be able to put in lines on the block so that ppl park properly? That's one of the main issue around this area.

Christina - can you at least forward this complaint to DPW or whichever agency can help paint parking spot lines? If it is not forwarded to the appropriate City agency for resolution we will see this complaint come up "forever". It becomes a "vicious cycle" where you will always see this complaint and all the Parking Enforcement can say is "we don't issue summons for someone parking legally". While what you say is true, it does not address the "root" or cause of the problem which unfortunately does not solve a perennial problem. Thank you.

I have forwarded your complaint to Traffic and Engineering to look into hopefully they can help you.

- Christina assigned this issue to AndrewV

Thank you!

The City currently does not stripe on-street parking spaces on local residential streets because striping out parallel on-street parking spaces typically reduces the parking capacity on the roadway. Striped parking spaces would need to meet industry standards which would need to accommodate the largest passenger vehicle/SUV (22-25 feet long) where as Jersey City residents typical use 19-20 feet to parallel park.

Hi Jennifer of Traffic -
Is the "industry standard" you mentioned a legal requirement by the City, County or State government?
How come we have metered parking meters spaces (some are painted & some are not) that are less than the 22-25 feet standard you cited? If we have shorter painted or unpainted meter parking slots - how come we cannot apply the same length to city non-metered parking spots? By doing so, we can help alleviate the parking problems thru out Jersey City. Who can we appeal to about this request? Should we elevate this appeal to the Mayor's office? Thank you and hopefully we can get some reasonable response on how we can help the residents of Jersey City on this big parking problem.

Please leave this issue opened until we get some reasonable response and possible solution.
Thank you.

Hi Jennifer of Traffic - hope you had a wonderful Christmas and hope you are back to work from the holidays as I have not heard a response from you. Please respond to my December 18, 2018 comment. Thank you and Happy New Year.

Will RRC please forward my comment to Traffic for their response. Thank you.

Hi - Happy New Year. Sorry for the delayed response. The industry standard of 22-26 feet is cited in the Federal Highway Administration's Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which provides national guidelines for traffic signage, markings, etc. You are correct in that metered parking in some areas of the City are 20 feet, as it better fits the needs of the City. However, striping out parking spaces on residential streets generally reduces the parking capacity with some vehicles only occupying as little as 16-17 feet, especially with compact vehicles and smart cars, or at best, meets the existing parking capacity. Even so, it would be extremely costly and difficult to maintain striping of parking spaces on +220 miles of roadway throughout the City. We understand that parking is challenging. The City will be conducting a citywide parking study to optimize the existing parking supply and understand community-specific parking demands to com up with strategies to manage parking. We will be working with the Council to kick off this project soon. Hopefully, I have provide answers to all your questions. Should you wish you request further action, please reach out to your Councilperson.

Thank you Jennifer. Our area residents would like to get more details on the proposed Citywide Parking Study so we can have some inputs and be part of the planning and implementation aspects of the said project. Hopefully we are headed in the right direction. Thanks again.

Traffic – Jennifer C | Verified Official
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Hi - Happy New Year. Sorry for the delayed response. The industry standard of 22-26 feet is cited in the Federal Highway Administration's Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which provides national guidelines for traffic signage, markings, etc. You are correct in that metered parking in some areas of the City are 20 feet, as it better fits the needs of the City. However, striping out parking spaces on residential streets generally reduces the parking capacity with some vehicles only occupying as little as 16-17 feet, especially with compact vehicles and smart cars, or at best, meets the existing parking capacity. Even so, it would be extremely costly and difficult to maintain striping of parking spaces on +220 miles of roadway throughout the City. We understand that parking is challenging. The City will be conducting a citywide parking study to optimize the existing parking supply and understand community-specific parking demands to com up with strategies to manage parking. We will be working with the Council to kick off this project soon. Hopefully, I have provide answers to all your questions. Should you wish you request further action, please reach out to your Councilperson.
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