WizardMarks, Central
Once again David Piehl's keyboard is running amok.
In the course of looking at all potential design alternatives for Lake
Street, the engineering firm of SRF and Associates has done a parking
analysis. The results are reflected in one of four options being considered--parking on one side east of the 35W overpass. Other options have parking on both sides. It did surprise the assumptions of some members to learn that on-street parking spaces are not being used as
much as was taken for granted. That doesn't mean that the alternative that has
parking only on one side is preferred or not preferred by anyone on the PAC. Under this particular configuration by SRF & Assoc. more space would be available for wider sidewalks and more streetscaping. It's just one of the many trade-offs we will have to consider.
The Lake St. PAC, of which I am a member, will fully evaluate all of the suggestions before approving any one solution.
SRF also found that existing off-street parking on the north side exceeds demands and
if businesses would agree to a "shared" parking arrangement, the need for
street parking east of the freeway may not be as great. That is certainly true of the space between some 120' W of Portland to the East side of Park. All the businesses presently operating there are about automobile care, so customers and suppliers drive into the businesses; ergo, we need the parking on Wednesday nights, Saturdays and Sundays when churches have a lot of visitors and when homes have company.
I don't know where you got the notion that the Oct. 7th PAC meeting ended in chaos. Lively debate is not chaos, people were throwing out questions and otherwise stating their positions, but that's how committee's are supposed to work.
I don't know this for a statistical datum, but it seems to me that each posting you do on this subject delivers a net gain in supporter of Smith-Parker: Law of Unintended Consequences in full bloom.
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Subject: [Mpls] Getting rid of "underutilized on-street parking" on Lake Street
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2003 11:22:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Dave Piehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
In an attempt to further the proposed Lake Street Freeway agenda, Smith Parker representatives today responded....
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