[Vision2020] Re: Parking Downtown Moscow

[Art Deco]

Paul,

If you want to see the effect that NSA has on the Jackson Street parking 
lot, just visit it now when NSA is not in session and compare it to when NSA 
is in session.

W.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Rumelhart" <godshatter at yahoo.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Parking Downtown Moscow


> I'm one of those people who is put off going to downtown because I'm not 
> assured of convenient parking.  If I happen to be near downtown, then I 
> will walk in and do business there ocassionally.  If there is something 
> specific there that I want (such as a good sandwich from Wheatberries), 
> then I'll go there when I'm close to downtown.  If I'm at home and need 
> something, I hop in the car and go anywhere but downtown.  It just doesn't 
> even come up on my list of areas to head for.
>
> If the odds of finding parking at any given time were higher, I'd go there 
> more - even  if I had to walk farther.  Once you're downtown, it's no big 
> deal because there are enough shops that you can easily get to that are 
> quite nice.  Another put off is that even when you find parking, it's 
> either behind a big building you have to walk around or it's paralell 
> parking on a busy street.  Sometimes you get lucky and find some diagonal 
> parking spots.
>
> I can't imagine that I'm unique when it comes to this.
>
> Anyway, I also welcome more data on this subject.
>
> Paul
>
> Dan Carscallen wrote:
>
>>Phil says:
>>"If we determine there is a shortage of parking downtown at certain
>>times, then one question is what are the consequences of that shortage?
>>For example, do customers go elsewhere to do business as a result? The
>>conventional wisdom probably says "Yes," but I'd like to see evidence to
>>support the conventional wisdom. (Anecdotally, I've never gone elsewhere
>>to do business because I couldn't find a parking spot. The businesses
>>that have what I want determine where I shop, not parking. Perhaps I'm
>>an exception.)"
>>
>>If this is the case, I'm just as much as exception as Phil. (Does this
>>make us exceptional?  I'd like to think so)  And if we're getting
>>anecdotal, I've never had a problem finding a place to park downtown, or
>>near enough for a short walk.  Maybe I'm still an exception . . .
>>
>>BUT, as Phil so eloquently states, a comprehensive study of the
>>"problem" (real or perceived) needs to occur.  Maybe something can be
>>gleaned and expanded from the study the NSA is doing.  It would be nice
>>to get the whole parking thing defined so people don't have that "moving
>>target" to keep shooting at.
>>
>>DC
>>
>>
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