----- Original Message ----- From: "Dorie Rae Gallagher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [Mpls] RE: LRT Parking
> I understand the Park's concern about what would happen if too many people > started to park in the lots...however, I go to the park every weekend and > maybe 2-3xs during the week. The dog lot is the only lot packed most of the > time all of the time. The Patron lots are empty. They are empty when there > are several large groups of people enjoying the park.; so obviously those > people do not have permits. The permit cost is way too low for someone > wanting to park consistently but that could/should be changed. During the > winter, most of the lots are not used at all. ..What about the space being > available then? > > I believe this idea should be looked into since there are parking problems > and the park is not utilizing space which could relieve some of the problem. > I suppose the LRT people should have planned for all this parking > stuff...perhaps the park should have thought ahead when they sold the land > for a buck. Blame can be all consuming.... and we won't > get into where the money comes from that supports commissioners and park > land alike. Just keep an open mind to workable solutions. > > dorie rae gallagher > nokomis...where we had a yard sale to make money for a library... > > > > > > > http://www.tlcminnesota.org/parking/mythoffreeparking/index.html > > > > One way to mitigate this impact -- and a familiar concept, I presume, to > > most of those reading this -- is shared parking between/among land uses > with > > complementary peak parking demands (e.g., the church and the taproom). It > > would seem intuitive (and perhaps even true) that peak demand for MPRB > > parking -- presumably weekends -- and commuter parking for LRT (weekdays) > > would coexist nicely if we get past the "worst case scenario" parking > > capacity paradigm. It also might be a moneymaker for the MPRB -- with > > higher daily parking rates for commuter parking than at present for park > use > > and an attendant to collect them. > > > > Chuck Holtman > > Prospect Park > > > > > > > > Oh goodie! Let's have LRT users fill up the space so that the day the > > family of 50 who is having a picnic has nowhere to park...that isn't what > > the lots are for. While it may be true that they aren't particularly full > > during the week that is not there purpose. The LRT people should have > > planned for all of this parking dilemma stuff at the time. > > Poor idea but at least thanks for saying "that we do check" the lots. > > Annie Young > > citywide Park Commissioner > > > > > > > > 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
