Parking seems to be Bronxville’s middle name. It is a great source of income and a great source of frustration. We have over 1,200 metered spaces, but it is never enough.
Many of our educational institutions have had the good fortune of increasing in size and staff. Unfortunately, none have added additional parking, so the crunch for spaces is greater than ever. It is a difficult balancing act as we try to aid our institutional neighbors while at the same time being mindful of the needs of our merchants, potential shoppers and those who need to do business at Village Hall or take advantage of our beautiful library.
Because of the needs of residents, commuters, merchants and customers there are many permutations in parking meter times, costs and eligibility of use which can serve to baffle even the veteran resident.
The following is a primer/refresher as well as a composite of the most frequently asked questions about parking in the village.
As a baseline, parking is prohibited on all village streets between the hours of 3 a.m. and 7 a.m., and cars are ticketed accordingly. The rationale is not only for the obvious needs of street cleaning and snow plowing, but also to spot abandoned or suspicious cars left on village streets.
Much of the parking in the village requires some form of permit, so be diligent in reading signs. However, note that all of the meters labeled for resident and merchant parking allow anyone to use the spaces in these sections after 3 p.m. each day. This has proven to be a very underutilized benefit.
If you own a home in the village that does not come with parking as part of the property title and seek to sell it in the near future, or conversely plan on purchasing a home, perhaps on Sagamore Road, you may put your name on the waiting list and the village will call you three times when a space becomes available. If still interested even after the third call, but have either not sold your home or moved to the village yet, your name may still remain on the list but moved to the bottom. Overnight permits cost $230 per year and are valid once you become a resident. This permit allows a resident to park a vehicle in a designated area between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. every day. If you do not use your car for commuting, this is not a good solution.
If you do not have a resident parking permit, one can still park at all street meters or in the public meter sections of the Cedar Street and Kraft Avenue lots. These meters all cost $1 per hour and vary in length of stay from 90 minutes to four hours, depending on the meter time designation.
If longer-term parking is needed for up to 10 hours, there are meters on Sagamore Road near Blue Moon Restaurant and in a designated area at the far corner of the Kraft lot close to the building that formerly housed Savannah Home Furnishings. The meter rate here is 50 cents per hour Monday through Friday and $1 per hour on Saturday. These longer-term meters take quarters only and have a pre-payment built in allowing one to arrive as early as 7 a.m. These spaces are a great solution for all day visitors or shoppers.
Bronxville residents who need to park long term in the village or near the train station may use the two options above or obtain a resident permit and park at the meters labeled resident parking along the railroad tracks in the Kraft lot or on the perimeter of the second lot on Kensington Road. These “quarters only” meters cost 50 cents per hour Monday through Friday and $1 per hour on Saturday. If feeding the meter is undesirable, residents may purchase a pre-paid commuter buyout for an annual fee of $900. This permit allows parking at all of the meters mentioned above as well as the Avalon Lot on the west side. This permit is renewable each year on Oct. 1 and is pro-rated quarterly.
In an effort to promote green initiatives and save valuable parking spaces, residents driving Vespas/motor bikes may park for free at the Avalon Lot after obtaining a valid free sticker from the village.
If any of the above serves to confuse, do not hesitate to call Village Hall. We have a very informed and helpful staff.
