A city councilman yesterday called on the Big Apple to make parking regulations less confusing by posting the rules for every block on the Internet.
Residents and businessmen have complained that two “No Parking” or “No Standing” signs on the same block often contradict each other, leaving motorists baffled, said Councilman John Liu, chairman of the Transportation Committee.
The city has used technology more for its own gain than for its residents’, Liu said.
“The issuance of parking summonses has been automated substantially over the years, to the point where ticketing agents have handheld computers,” Liu said. “Unfortunately, all the technological innovation has focused on speeding the issuance of fines, and not with the integrity of the enforcement process.”
Liu proposed legislation that, if passed, would require the city Department of Transportation Web site to provide all parking regulations for any city block.