Facing overwhelmingly negative feedback, city drafts refinements to residential permit parking program - Austin Monitor
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The Transportation and Public Works officials are drafting changes to the Residential Permit Parking program, responding to significant resident dissatisfaction. Recent survey results highlighted considerable discontent, with 60-70% of responses being negative or critical about the program's fairness and enforcement. The new director's rules will formalize program operations and include alternatives to a strict residents-only policy. Due to the volume of feedback, adoption of the new rules has been delayed. This marks the first major update since 2011, indicating a shift towards improved responsiveness to community concerns.
The new director's rules would update the Residential Permit Parking program for the first time since 2011 and respond to residents’ critical feedback on its implementation.
The department paused new applications to revise the program rules after receiving 60-70% negative feedback for perceived unfairness and poor enforcement.
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