A suggestion by the developer to eliminate parking on Main Street during peak business hours to alleviate congestion drew a laugh from the Mayor.

Miss Colman in San Francisco said some clients are saving up to $1,000 by eliminating valet parking.

That study recommended eliminating public parking, a step the authority declined to take.

The goal is to reduce the traffic that clogs the tangle of streets and the noise from honking horns, to eliminate illegal parking and to make the sidewalks easier to maneuver.

This is perhaps not the most practical of plans for parking - it in essence eliminates overnight parking in the area, except for night owls.

Mr. Miller urged Mr. Bloomberg to sign a bill eliminating metered parking on Sundays.

The Council voted to eliminate metered parking on Sundays, a move welcomed by many parishioners at churches like Mr. Zois', located amid a forest of parking meters.

The agency had twice rejected proposals to eliminate public parking in the area where the bomb was detonated.

The village has eliminated metered parking.

As for the suggestion to eliminate parking, Mr. Cocola said the Transportation Department had not made its plan final and would consider that as an alternative.