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Transportation and Land Use Research Scholar, Elif Ensari, has written “Why Does the NYPD Ignore So Many Parking Complaints?” with collaborator Benjamin Arnav in Vital City:
Our recent study puts numbers behind this daily disorder. In the first systematic analysis of how the NYPD handles illegal parking complaints, we uncovered a troubling pattern: Enforcement is sparse, and complaints are often dismissed with impossible speed, all at a time when data shows citizens are increasingly concerned about the issue....
There are several immediate fixes to increase accountability and enforcement. A simple technological fix could require police officers to register a GPS location and provide photo evidence when responding to these complaints, with this information made publicly available along with existing 311 records. Additionally, parking tickets issued in response to a 311 complaint should include information that allows them to be linked to a complaint. Lastly, the responsibility of responding to illegal parking complaints should be transferred to traffic enforcement officers, rather than police on patrol.
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