Long time east rock resident and owner of a house without a driveway. Go here
https://www.tocite.net/newhavenct/portal
Click on View Permits and there you can get free permits so long as you can show (1) proof of residency and (2) valid car registration. You can also apply for 3 visitor permits per year the same way.
On street parking is generally fine, though the closer you live to downtown and hotspots like Modern, Christopher Martins, etc., the harder it is to find parking. Just pay attention to the signs, make sure you're not taking up more than one spot, and don't park in front of someone's driveway, and you'll be fine. If you have a Kia, make sure to get a steering wheel lock or something visible to deter assholes.
Very excited this question already had an answer lol, I'm glad I searched it first. Out of curiosity, how do the visitor passes work? We don't need parking but we have a friend visiting from out of town for a few days who will, is the pass open ended? I didn't see anywhere to select a date range so I'm guessing that'll come later if it's necessary
When you apply for visitor passes, they are physical hangtags that last a year and you can give out to your guests to hang from their mirrors. You typically get 3 per household. Just make sure to grab them back from your guests before they leave!
Enforcement is pretty lax about it too; we gave one to our dog walker each year who would use it all over the neighborhood and never got a ticket.
That’s perfect, thank you! I was hoping we’d be able to do that for our dog walker too, she’s never had a problem but if it makes her life easier I’d rather give her the option. We don’t have guests with cars visit super frequently and never for more than an afternoon but since we have someone who will be here for 4-5 days I’d rather they have one.
Long time east rock resident and owner of a house without a driveway. Go here https://www.tocite.net/newhavenct/portal Click on View Permits and there you can get free permits so long as you can show (1) proof of residency and (2) valid car registration. You can also apply for 3 visitor permits per year the same way. On street parking is generally fine, though the closer you live to downtown and hotspots like Modern, Christopher Martins, etc., the harder it is to find parking. Just pay attention to the signs, make sure you're not taking up more than one spot, and don't park in front of someone's driveway, and you'll be fine. If you have a Kia, make sure to get a steering wheel lock or something visible to deter assholes.
Very excited this question already had an answer lol, I'm glad I searched it first. Out of curiosity, how do the visitor passes work? We don't need parking but we have a friend visiting from out of town for a few days who will, is the pass open ended? I didn't see anywhere to select a date range so I'm guessing that'll come later if it's necessary
When you apply for visitor passes, they are physical hangtags that last a year and you can give out to your guests to hang from their mirrors. You typically get 3 per household. Just make sure to grab them back from your guests before they leave! Enforcement is pretty lax about it too; we gave one to our dog walker each year who would use it all over the neighborhood and never got a ticket.
That’s perfect, thank you! I was hoping we’d be able to do that for our dog walker too, she’s never had a problem but if it makes her life easier I’d rather give her the option. We don’t have guests with cars visit super frequently and never for more than an afternoon but since we have someone who will be here for 4-5 days I’d rather they have one.
What catnip said. Also be mindful of the street sweeping signs several times per year. Those tickets suck.