TRENTON — Commuters struggling to find parking at overcrowded train station lots in New Jersey may soon get some help from the state. An Assembly committee is due to consider legislation today that would allow the public to use permit-only parking lots without a permit during off-peak hours. It's intended to solve problems caused when general use parking lots...
People using NJ Transit stations during off-peak hours could have an easier time finding parking if a bill the Assembly plans to consider eventually becomes law.TRENTON — Commuters struggling to find parking at overcrowded train station lots in New Jersey may soon get some help from the state.
An Assembly committee is due to consider legislation today that would allow the public to use permit-only parking lots without a permit during off-peak hours.
It's intended to solve problems caused when general use parking lots owned by NJ Transit fill up, forcing drivers to park in empty permit-only lots. The bill would allow drivers to use that as an excuse to get out of parking tickets.
Off-peak hours would be weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Weekends and holidays would also be included.
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