Boston Resident Parking Permit Data

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contact the City of Boston Law Department at 617-635-4034.

Thank you,
David

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Dear Mr. Fertig,

Your Public Records Request dated April 9, 2017, with regard to the City of
Boston Resident Parking Program was brought to my attention.

Per your request, the Boston Transportation Department will work to gather
data on:
-the number of permits that have been issued in each year for the past
three years;
-the number of permits that are currently active; and,
-the number of permits that will be up for renewal in FY18.

BTD will also work to provide you with the cost of producing resident
parking permits as well as the cost of resident parking signage over the
past three years.

There will be no charge to you for the above information as it is
anticipated to take no more than two hours to gather and it can be supplied
electronically.

However, supplying you with the cost of staff time is problematic as BTD
staff involved in the Resident Parking Program have a variety of other
responsibilities related to either public inquiries and/or fabricating and
posting signs.

Best,
Tracey Ganiatsos

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From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Sunday, April 9, 2017
Subject: Public Records Law Request: Boston Resident Parking Permit Data
To: david.zuares@boston.gov

April 9, 2017
Boston Transportation Department
1 City Hall Square, Room 721
Boston, MA 02201-2026

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I
hereby request the following records:

All information and communications related to the resident parking permit
program. I’d like to have real data on how many permits have been issued in
each year for the last 3 years, how many permits are currently out, how
many will be up for renewal in FY2018, and what the cost has been for
producing, processing, and distributing the resident parking permits over
the last 3 years, as well as the cost in signage, staff time, and third
party consultant time, if any, devoted to maintaining existing resident
parking permit areas and creating new ones over the last 3 years.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this
request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the
recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The
requested documents will be made available to the general public free of
charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed
by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of
news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for
screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read
print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for
example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform
me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer
the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or
CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I
look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Fertig

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Tracey C. Ganiatsos, Public Information Manager
Boston Transportation Department
# 617-635-4811
tracey.ganiatsos@boston.gov

Dear Mr. Fertig,

The following is a follow-up to my email dated April 21, 2017, in response
to your April 9, 2017 request for information regarding the City of
Boston's Resident Parking Program.

The number of permits that have been issued each year for the past three
years:
2014 - 69,028
2015 - 67,383
2016 - 75,014.

The number of permits that are currently active:
102,783 active City of Boston Resident Parking Permits as of April 25, 2017.

The number of permits that will be up for renewal in FY18:
69,064.

The cost of producing resident parking permits over the past three years:
This remains pending at this time, but I expect to provide this information
to you this week.

The cost of resident parking signage over the past three years:
This remains pending at this time, but I expect to provide this information
to you this week.

As previously stated, supplying you with the cost of staff time is
problematic as BTD staff involved in the Resident Parking Program have a
variety of other responsibilities related to either public inquiries and/or
fabricating and
posting signs.
Best,
Tracey Ganiatsos

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Tracey C. Ganiatsos, Public Information Manager
Boston Transportation Department
# 617-635-4811 <(617)%20635-4811>
tracey.ganiatsos@boston.gov

Dear Mr. Fertig,

This is a follow-up to my email to you dated May 8, 2017 in response to
your public records request related to the City of Boston's Resident
Parking Program.

The cost of producing resident parking permits over the past three years:
The City of Boston's Office of the Parking Clerk purchases Resident Parking
Permits every two years at a cost of $47,880.

The cost of resident parking signage over the past three years:
The Boston Transportation Department has manufactured 3,396 Resident
Parking signs over the past three years at a cost of $8.13 per sign for a
total of $27,609.48.
Best,
Tracey

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Tracey C. Ganiatsos, Public Information Manager
Boston Transportation Department
# 617-635-4811
tracey.ganiatsos@boston.gov