Thatcher What Jim is trying to point out IMHO, is that the city continues to ignore existing parking issues when allowing for new developments. You mention your area of Loring Park. Parking there is truly difficult to find on the street. What would you think of a 20 story building being build there with not quite enough parking for the units the building would contain?
Jim was pointing out areas that have parking problems already, and the city Ok's projects that amplify the problem, not mitigate it. Now for my neighborhood. 50th and Hiawatha. Those residents have come to rely on the street being available for parking. Now comes the LRT station and the drivers that come to it, park, ride downtown. Now there is less on street parking for the people that were already there. Now lets add the possibility of a new food establishment at that corner without adequate parking. If I lived near there I would not be favorable to the new food establishment, or that thrilled with the idea that I would have to pay for a parking permit to park in front of my house. I live just far enough from 50th & Hiawatha to not have to deal with parking problems, YET. I am glad the LRT is up and running, and hoping to see another food establishment on that corner. Am I pleased that my city was anti parking at the LRT stations until just recently? NO. Parking will be a problem until we give up our cars enmass, and that will not happen any time soon. I wont give up mine. I will walk to the LRT and go to a movie downtown now though. I have to pay for block E somehow. Ron Leurquin Nokomis East Jim Graham said: "In my opinion the City should rectify any parking problem caused by the City. If a City decision creates the necessity for a critical parking district then each housing unit built previous to that decision should receive two parking permits with either their water bill or their tax bill. People have purchased houses, or built housing and apartments with the belief that there would be adequate parking. In the higher density inner city this included on-street parking. If not Minneapolis then Hennepin County, who also taxes real estate, should be providing those permits" [.] Thatcher wrote: I think it's fair to say that if you want the luxury of ample on-street parking then you should have to pay for it. When you come over to my neighborhood (Uptown), be sure to park in one of the pay lots, though we usually have some on-street parking within walking distance. REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
