A Dozen Wash Heights Blocks Getting New Car-Share Parking Spots: City

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — A dozen of parking spots in Washington Heights and Inwood are being handed over to private car-share companies as the city expands what it calls a successful experiment in short-term vehicle rentals.

The 12 parking spots were revealed in a letter sent by the Department of Transportation to Upper Manhattan's Community Board 12 in October, and have been presented publicly to each board this fall.

First launched in 2018 as a pilot in 14 neighborhoods, the car-share program set aside 285 parking spots where companies like Zipcar and Enterprise Carshare placed vehicles that could be rented out for quick trips by members of the public.

All told, the small pilot cut participants' greenhouse gas emissions by 12,000 metric tons each year, the study found. Based on those findings, the city announced last year that it would expand car-sharing to more neighborhoods.

Here are where the new car-share locations are planned for in Washington Heights and Inwood.

• West 189th Street between St. Nicholas and Wadsworth (south side of street)
• West 158th Street between Amsterdam and St. Nicholas (south side of street)
• West 163rd Street between Amsterdam and Edgecombe (south side of street)
• West 161st Street between Broadway and Fort Washington (south side of street)
• West 175th Street between Broadway and Fort Washington (south side of street)
• Cooper Street between W. 204th St. and W. 207th St. (south side of street)
• Thayer Street between Nagle and Sherman (east side of street)
• Post Ave between W. 204th St. and W. 207th St. (south side of street)
• West 158th Street between Amsterdam and St. Nicholas (north side of street)
• West 161st Street between Broadway and Fort Washington (north side of street)
• Cabrini Boulevard between W. 181st St. and W. 180th St. (east side of street)
• Wadsworth Avenue between W. 183rd St. and W. 184th St. (east side of street)

The new spots were expected to go into effect this fall, DOT said in its October letters to Community Board 12. It was unclear which companies would control each spot, but DOT mentioned Zipcar, Getaround and TruqIt as among the firms that could apply for permits.

The neighborhoods being chosen for the car-share expansion were selected by the companies themselves, based on city guidelines requiring the parking spots to be non-metered, curbside lanes.