[Vision2020] Re: Parking Downtown Moscow

[Austin Storm]

When NSA is in session the UI is also back, which has a near doubling effect
on our local population as I understand.

When I (rarely) park in the Jackson lot while NSA is in session, I never
have a problem finding a spot. Also, when I was an NSA student I didn't have
a car...

Just some thoughts.

-Austin

On 6/29/06, Art Deco <deco at moscow.com> wrote:
>
> 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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