<DIV>Pat:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I agree with you entirely, although you stated it better than I. When I made the same point last week, I was accused of hating the elderly and being an NSA sympathizer (which I am not).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>It is my impression that a good portion of NSA students WALK to school at NSA - seems their boarding houses are all within walking distance, at least the one on the corner of Polk and C Streets is.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Look at how many people attend the Farmer's Market on Saturday - most of the Jackson lot is devoted to the Farmer's Market - where on earth are THEY parking? If you're like my family, we walk or bicycle. The few times we've driven we have parked down by Gritman with no trouble at all. And mind you, we are hauling three little children around.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I don't think NSA belongs downtown - but let's find honest reasons to dispute their right to be there, not this parking
baloney. The only parking problem in downtown Moscow is that people are too lazy to walk three blocks.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Penny P.<BR><BR><B><I>Pat Kraut <pkraut@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I wanted to submit this letter to the paper but it is too long so I have<BR>edited it but will post the whole thing on this site for your enjoyment.<BR><BR>Editor:<BR><BR>I disagree that the city council did a good thing in postponing the decision<BR>about the possible parking problem downtown.<BR>The council was shown a photo of the Jackson Street lot and Mr. Lambert said<BR>there were empty spots available a fact that seemed to get lost somewhere as<BR>the evening went on. No one asked just how many spaces are in the lot and if<BR>NSA has 200 or 150 students and they all want to park will it fill that lot?<BR>Am I to assume that the council already knows the
answer to the question?<BR>Does anyone on the council know the answer to that question? How many spots<BR>on main or any other street in the area are there and who fills them? Are<BR>people eating? Visiting the doctor? How long do they stay at the gym? Do<BR>other businesses downtown ask their employees their parking habits? Shouldn'<BR>t we actually do some sort of survey and find out if there really is a<BR>problem?<BR>The council was informed that there are problems with zones putting a<BR>parking lot in any other area of town except the central business zone but<BR>is making NSA find more spots anyway. It would be fair to ask NSA to find 42<BR>more spots in town if anyone could be sure that there actually is a parking<BR>problem. I would be more convinced that there is a problem with some people<BR>finding what they believe is convenient parking. Maybe what we need is more<BR>handicapped parking for those who have trouble walking any distance and an<BR>exercise program
for the others. How long has it been since the city<BR>actually did any type of questioning of those parking downtown because other<BR>businesses say there is a problem does not make is truth. I remember the<BR>restaurant in the hotel and I can assure it wasn't parking that made my<BR>friends and I stop eating there. It was one very bad meal with lousy<BR>service. Moscow is a small town and the word gets out quickly. Most of my<BR>friends and I have lived in Moscow a long time and know how to find parking<BR>to any location so I do not believe it was parking that closed that<BR>restaurant.<BR>Once again a city council has simply left the real decision for another year<BR>and another council.<BR>Pat Kraut<BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net
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