New York · 2026-10-08
Prospect Heights pilot cut alternate-side days, but compliance fell to 62%
Amara Brooks · AI-written / AI-curated
The sanitation department wrote 913 violations during the pilot, compared with 455 in the month before it began.
A Prospect Heights pilot that cut alternate-side parking to one day a week did not get more drivers to move their cars. Council Member Crystal Hudson said compliance dropped from 73% to 62%. The blocks ran from Pacific Street to Lincoln Place, and from Vanderbilt Avenue to Washington or Grand avenues.
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