Detroit Makes New Changes to Parking on Sundays with Residential Parking Zones

By Sean Copeland, Contributing Writer Parking in many cities has always been a source of stress. At the beginning of this year, the city of Detroit started charging in certain areas for parking and safety violations on Sundays – instances that will now warrant a ticket include parking in front of fire hydrants and bus stops. The city’s website lists guidelines on where citizens can park near certain objects. Citizens are allowed to park 30 feet from a stop sign, yield sign, or traffic control signal. Parking is allowed 15 feet from a fire hydrant and five feet from a driveway with a curb cut of 10 feet. The website announced this change in mid-December and stated that the change would be in certain areas of the city, mostly parts of Midtown and Downtown. The first wave of changes began on January 2, and enforcement of residential parking zones started on February 16. The zones have been implemented to allow area residents to have more spaces to park. The zones are available for anyone who wants to park, but after certain times, spaces will be limited to residents with permits. The change was requested by residents and approved by the...