New York Should Tax Parking Spaces, Not Streets, to End Standoff

New York already taxes parking spaces:<p>&gt; The services of parking, garaging and storing motor vehicles within New York City are subject to the 4% state tax, the 6% New York City local tax, and the ⅜% Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD) tax (for a combined state and local rate of 10⅜%).<p>&gt; The borough of Manhattan has an additional 8% parking tax that applies unless the purchaser is a certified exempt resident (for a combined state and local rate of 18⅜%).<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tax.ny.gov&#x2F;pubs_and_bulls&#x2F;tg_bulletins&#x2F;st&#x2F;parking-nyc.htm" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.tax.ny.gov&#x2F;pubs_and_bulls&#x2F;tg_bulletins&#x2F;st&#x2F;parkin...</a><p>Maybe the tax rate should be increased? NYC would do well to adopt a system similar to the Chicago neighborhood parking zones for on-street parking:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chicityclerk.com&#x2F;city-stickers-parking&#x2F;about-parking-permits" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.chicityclerk.com&#x2F;city-stickers-parking&#x2F;about-par...</a><p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;smartchicago.github.io&#x2F;zone-parking&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;smartchicago.github.io&#x2F;zone-parking&#x2F;</a>

There should be zero private cars on the island of Manhattan. Build giant park n ride structures in NJ&#x2F;Bronx and Queens. And while we&#x27;re at it, do that cool infill project to extend Battery Park.

February 1, 1971. I arrived in Manhattan from South America. On one of the streets (I forget which) there were several official-looking parking signs that read &quot;Do Not Even THINK of Parking Here&quot;. Every time I&#x27;ve visited Manhattan since then I&#x27;ve looked for another one of those - never found another one.

If the goal is to be the most progressive, it should not and rather tax land owners as much as necessary to balance the government&#x27;s budget directly proportional to land value and get rid of building height restrictions.

The now long standing congestion charge in London is specifically to support public transport and residents get a hefty discount.<p>This article seems to miss the point by a mile.