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Hoboken to Eliminate Free Sunday Parking on Washington Street Starting on 11/17

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The Hoboken City Council voted on the elimination of free Sunday parking in some Hoboken business areas, and as of November 17th, 2024, it’s actually happening. After voting to introduce the ordinance at an August City Council meeting, a public hearing and final vote took place in September — and eliminated free parking on Washington Street starting in November. Currently, parking is free for both residents and visitors on Sundays in certain Hoboken areas. Read on for more details about the change in Hoboken parking rules.

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The Update

A Nixle alert was sent out on October 23rd, 2024, stating:

“In an effort to improve parking availability by increasing the turnover of parking spaces along Washington Street for patrons of local businesses, the City of Hoboken will extend paid parking requirements to Sundays along Washington Street, beginning on Sunday, Nov. 17. This follows the Hoboken City Council’s adoption of an ordinance last month. The new policy will require payment for parking from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., at a rate of $0.75 for 15 minutes or $3 per hour, seven days a week (previously six days a week).

Vehicles with a Resident On-street Parking Permit will continue to be exempt from paying the meter in resident permit parking zones (green sign/white letters, and white sign/green letters), seven days a week.

This change, developed in partnership with the Hoboken City Council Transportation & Parking Subcommittee, aims to also reduce double parking on Sundays which poses significant safety hazards for drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians, and contributes to congestion, by increasing parking turnover on Washington Street.

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Residents with valid Resident On-Street Parking Permits will receive a 50% discount when using the ParkMobile app, when parking in paid parking zones. This discount is automatically applied to parking transactions at all times, including Sundays, when the app recognizes a resident’s license plate number.”

For more information, go to Hoboken’s metered parking page.

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The Details

Currently (till November 17th, 2024, that is), Hoboken’s free Sunday parking applies citywide in the Mile Square, where both residents and visitors can park in available visitor parking spots as well as metered spots. These areas are defined as “areas of the city that have, or are in close proximity to, a high concentration of retail or commercial uses on the ground floor,” per Councilwoman Tiffanie Fisher’s newsletter sent out on Tuesday, September 3rd. There are a few exceptions to this — everything you need to know about free Sunday parking can be found in our article here.

The change will now eliminate free parking in some of these Hoboken business areas, but the exact areas that would be affected were unclear before the September City Council meeting. Councilwoman Fisher mentioned that she had advocated for amending the ordinance to clearly specify the areas it pertains to, or removing this provision altogether, before the final vote.

Hoboken Councilman Phil Cohen provided the following statement to HG ahead of the vote:

“This vote is one element of a package of adjustments to Hoboken’s parking rates, many of which have remained unchanged for years. Hoboken’s long-serving Parking and Transportation Director Ryan Sharp identified these issues for the consideration of the City Council’s Parking and Transportation Subcommittee.

Many of Hoboken’s businesses in our business district are open for business on Sundays. So, by having a policy of free parking in our business district, the City encouraged visitors to use our business district as an all-day, Sunday free parking zone, rather than promoting the normal turnover of convenient customer parking to service our businesses, which regular metered parking provides.

Members of the Parking and Transportation subcommittee believed that it was not only a business-friendly idea to allow for Sunday metered parking in our business district, but it was also helpful for the City to have this additional revenue source to help offset and reduce future tax increases.”

Hoboken Councilwoman Emily Jabbour also provided a statement ahead of the September vote:

“The Transportation Subcommittee has been working diligently with the Administration to come up with ways to modernize our parking systems, and I am happy to have worked with Councilman Presinzano to find ways to enhance parking opportunities in Hoboken without creating additional burden on taxpayers”

Marilyn Baer, the City of Hoboken’s Communications Manager, provided the following statement ahead of the September vote:

“The City of Hoboken, in partnership with the Hoboken City Council Transportation & Parking subcommittee, has introduced a comprehensive package of adjustments to parking fees, including the elimination of free parking on Sundays in certain business areas. With several businesses open on Sundays, the updated fees will encourage increased turnover of parking spaces, making it easier for more customers to access local businesses. These changes will also help ensure that parking rates, which have remained largely unchanged for many years, keep pace with the rising costs the City incurs due to inflation and other expenses such as maintaining and upgrading our parking garages and transportation infrastructure”

The vote took place on Wednesday, September 4th at 7PM at Hoboken City Hall. Marilyn Baer shared with HG that the City Council adopted the ordinance with a 7-2 vote, and that the Council also introduced an amendment that would further clarify the Sunday meter rates in the business district to be limited to Washington Street. Councilmembers Cohen, Doyle, Jabbour, Presinzano, Quintero, Ramos, Jr., and Giattino voted yes to the ordinance, while Councilmembers Fisher and Russo voted no.

The packet with meeting specifics can be found here, and residents can view the live stream of the meeting on YouTube.

A second vote took place on September 18th that confirmed the elimination of free Sunday parking on Washington Street only in an 8-1 vote. The entirety of the street will now have meters in effect from 9AM-9PM. Councilmembers Cohen, Doyle, Jabbour, Presinzano, Quintero, Ramos, Jr., Giattino, and Fisher voted yes to the ordinance, while Russo voted no.

The Hoboken Girl has reached out to the City and will update this post with any additional comments.

 

Other Parking Updates

There are a few other changes to Hoboken parking. The City also approved the following items that took effect on November 1st:

  • Monthly garage + lot rate increases: Most monthly garage and lot rates increased by $6-$9 per month for all users, including residents and businesses. Additionally, automatic CPI (Consumer Price Index) increases will be applied going forward.
  • Visitor pass fee increases: The cost of visitor passes has risen from $4 to $6 for four hours, and from $6 to $9 for a 24-hour period.
  • New parking permits for unregistered vehicles: A new provision allows residents whose vehicles are not registered in Hoboken to obtain a street parking permit for $700 per year (previously not permitted).

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Jen is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of HobokenGirl.com. With deep entrepreneurial roots in Hudson County — as her grandparents owned textile businesses on Tonnelle Ave in North Bergen dating back to the 50s — she started the site as a Hoboken resident in 2012 to discover the amazing things happening in the area. She's a former digital editor at Conde Nast, and in a 'prior life' — was school counselor in a North Jersey elementary school. She can usually be found shopping at local boutiques, eating an Insta-worthy meal, walking her two pups, or watching Bravo TV and ordering takeout with her husband.

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