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Permit parking survey

Should West Shadowlawn and Mathieson pursue City permit parking? Here’s how it works, and a few quick questions.

Your street address in Buckhead Forest *

So we can count one response per household. If your household answers again, the newer answers replace the earlier ones.

Does your home have a driveway or garage? *
How often is street parking a problem near your home?
When is it worst?

Pick any that apply.

Would you support permit parking on your street? *
If permits happen, should visitors be allowed to park up to 2 hours without one?
Should 30% of spaces stay open to anyone?
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What is permit parking?

The City of Atlanta’s Residential Permit Parking Program lets a street limit long-term curb parking to residents during certain hours. During those hours, cars without a permit can be ticketed. It’s meant for streets where people from outside the neighborhood take up the parking residents need.

How it works

  • Neighbors sign a petition. One adult per household, renters included, from at least 70% of the households on the street. Each street needs its own petition, and the area has to cover at least two blocks.
  • The City studies the street. During the hours we’d want restricted, parking has to be mostly full (over 75%), and at least a third of the parked cars have to belong to people who don’t live there.
  • The City scores it. Points come from how many homes lack a driveway or garage, how full the street is, and how many cars are from outside. A street needs 70 points to qualify.
  • If approved, signs go up and residents apply for permits: $20 per permit per year, with free guest permits. The City’s review takes six months or more.

Choices made up front

Restrictions can cover up to 12 hours a day. When we petition, the street also decides whether visitors can park for 2 hours without a permit, and whether 30% of spaces stay open to anyone. If we don’t choose these at the start, the next chance is three years later.

What this survey does

This is not the petition, and answering doesn’t commit you to anything. It tells us whether there’s enough interest on West Shadowlawn and Mathieson to pursue it, and whether the street is likely to qualify. The driveway question matters a lot: if most homes have one, the street scores lower.

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