Can the city temporarily post Mechanic street with "No Restaurant Parking" or "Resident Parking" signs while this is going on?

Thanks for the post. The Parking Division has been notified.

The construction in this area will go on for 18 months to 2 years. However your parking may not neccessarily be impacted for that long.During this time we will incease enforcement in the area.

There ya go.. A Verified Official brush off!

Ok, 18 Months to 2 Years of construction. What about the length of time parking on half the street will be closed.

There is no parking on the street for residents. I only have street parking for my apartment and it has never been an issue for the last 2 years. Maybe permit parking should be considered for this area, as when this project is complete there will be more traffic for these spots.

Also there are 3 handicap parking spots on the end of Mechanic street near the East Rock Magnet School. These spots are always vacant. I was also informed from a friend who moved into an apartment that the sign was there for the previous tenant.

Please re-open these issues.

Thanks for the post. The Parking Division has been notified.

If you would like to be added to the residential zone in the area you must contact your alderperson and request to be added.We are currently looking into your claims on the handicapped parking area, and will remove the ones that no longer belongs.

The Parking Division has addressed this issue. If this continues to be a problem, you may re-open or report as a new issue in the Parking Violation/Abandoned Auto category. Thank you.

Please contact your Alder (http://www.cityofnewhaven.com/Aldermen/) if you would like a residential parking zone. There is no ordinance or statute giving the department or City Hall authority for a 'temporary residential parking zone'. It involves a petition and would take about 3-4 months from the start of the process.

You may be asking why so long. It is because a residential parking zone is an ordinance and a parking regulation, so it goes through the board of alders process and then through the police commission process (plenty of opportunity to have public debate and discussion on the process).