Anonymous has left the following comment on the post "Hey, Neighbors! Those Carroll Gardens Courtyards Not Meant For Parking":
It's a matter of political will. If those courtyard spaces are essentially DOT sidewalk then there's no allowing parking on them. The only way for existing curb cuts to approach legitimacy on these "Place" blocks is if they lead to an off-courtyard parking location (i.e. a garage or backyard space within the property line). The courtyards are part of city owned right-of-way, and these owners can not park as they have been. This includes those who have been doing so for decades. While we may not be able to force owners to landscape the courtyards, they can be made to move their cars off of them. If certain owners have legal curb cuts, the city can enforce that these drivers pull their cars in off the courtyard space. If there is no garage or place on the actual property to house a vehicle, then it is unlikely that the curbcut is legal. Therefore I don't think any of these blocks are too far gone. Political will to enforce parking laws is needed. Coupled with a real effort to clarify courtyard usage in City Council.
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