When NSA is in session the UI is also back, which has a near doubling effect on our local population as I understand.<br><br>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...
<br><br>Just some thoughts.<br><br>-Austin<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 6/29/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Art Deco</b> <<a href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Paul,<br><br>If you want to see the effect that NSA has on the Jackson Street parking<br>lot, just visit it now when NSA is not in session and compare it to when NSA<br>is in session.<br><br>W.<br>----- Original Message -----
<br>From: "Paul Rumelhart" <<a href="mailto:godshatter@yahoo.com">godshatter@yahoo.com</a>><br>To: <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>><br>Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 8:30 PM
<br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Re: Parking Downtown Moscow<br><br><br>> I'm one of those people who is put off going to downtown because I'm not<br>> assured of convenient parking. If I happen to be near downtown, then I
<br>> will walk in and do business there ocassionally. If there is something<br>> specific there that I want (such as a good sandwich from Wheatberries),<br>> then I'll go there when I'm close to downtown. If I'm at home and need
<br>> something, I hop in the car and go anywhere but downtown. It just doesn't<br>> even come up on my list of areas to head for.<br>><br>> If the odds of finding parking at any given time were higher, I'd go there
<br>> more - even if I had to walk farther. Once you're downtown, it's no big<br>> deal because there are enough shops that you can easily get to that are<br>> quite nice. Another put off is that even when you find parking, it's
<br>> either behind a big building you have to walk around or it's paralell<br>> parking on a busy street. Sometimes you get lucky and find some diagonal<br>> parking spots.<br>><br>> I can't imagine that I'm unique when it comes to this.
<br>><br>> Anyway, I also welcome more data on this subject.<br>><br>> Paul<br>><br>> Dan Carscallen wrote:<br>><br>>>Phil says:<br>>>"If we determine there is a shortage of parking downtown at certain
<br>>>times, then one question is what are the consequences of that shortage?<br>>>For example, do customers go elsewhere to do business as a result? The<br>>>conventional wisdom probably says "Yes," but I'd like to see evidence to
<br>>>support the conventional wisdom. (Anecdotally, I've never gone elsewhere<br>>>to do business because I couldn't find a parking spot. The businesses<br>>>that have what I want determine where I shop, not parking. Perhaps I'm
<br>>>an exception.)"<br>>><br>>>If this is the case, I'm just as much as exception as Phil. (Does this<br>>>make us exceptional? I'd like to think so) And if we're getting<br>>>anecdotal, I've never had a problem finding a place to park downtown, or
<br>>>near enough for a short walk. Maybe I'm still an exception . . .<br>>><br>>>BUT, as Phil so eloquently states, a comprehensive study of the<br>>>"problem" (real or perceived) needs to occur. Maybe something can be
<br>>>gleaned and expanded from the study the NSA is doing. It would be nice<br>>>to get the whole parking thing defined so people don't have that "moving<br>>>target" to keep shooting at.<br>
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