Authorizes a residential parking system in the village of Sleepy Hollow in the county of Westchester

◆ The sponsor's argument

Why Andrea Stewart-Cousins says this is needed

Many residential areas in the Village of Sleepy Hollow, including Sleepy Hollow Manor, Philipse Manor, Downtown Sleepy Hollow, and Webber Park, lack sufficient parking for residents of the Village. Sleepy Hollow is a densely populated village, with a population of 4,452.1 persons per square mile, and the residential areas named lack sufficient off-street parking to accommodate residents' needs. This issue is further exacer- bated by the proximity of these residential areas to the Philipse Manor train station and the Tarrytown train station, where many non-residents find parking in order to take public transportation to and from work. In addition, Sleepy Hollow has a historical connection to Halloween, with it being a critical aspect of the milieu set by Washington Irving in his ubiquitous novel "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," and the Village has become a tourist destination with an estimated 100,000 visitors annually, most of whom take up parking spots needed by residents. This lack of residential parking has resulted in traffic hazards, congestion, and air and noise pollution posing a hazard to residents and other pedestrians in these areas. A residential parking system will reduce such hazards and will reduce pollution levels.

This is the sponsor's own case for the bill, quoted from their memorandum. It is not Agora's description of what the bill does.