Mineola seeking bids for parking study

Noah Manskar

The Mineola board of trustees Wednesday voted to commission a study to examine ways of expanding the turnover of parking spaces throughout the village as a means of alleviating what Mayor Scott Strauss called “a good problem to have.”

The study would specifically target Mineola’s commuter lots, metered parking areas and parking regulations, which Strauss said vary widely from block to block. The village will solicit proposals and select a firm to undertake the study within the next two months, Strauss said.

The study is the first of its kind Mineola has ever conducted, village Clerk Joseph Scalero said. It is “sorely needed,” Strauss said, because an influx of vehicles regularly traversing the 2.2-square-mile village has made parking difficult. 

“(A lack of parking) means the place is vibrant,” Strauss said. “That means there’s a lot of activity there.”

The village also wants to conduct a separate study in the future analyzing the flow of traffic to determine whether its traffic patterns should be changed to accommodate the recent influx of drivers, Strauss said.

The second study would be separate from March’s traffic and parking evaluation surrounding the proposed Village Green apartment complex located on downtown Mineola’s Second Street. 

Strauss said the village would consider working again with Huntington-based RMS Engineering, who conducted the Village Green study, if the firm submits a bid.

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