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Neighbors, Business Owners Hope For Improved Parking In Short North
By: TOM BROCKMAN
Published: November 15, 2011
Neighbors and business owners in the Short North are fed up and they're calling on the City of Columbus to improve parking in the neighborhood -- once and for all.
READ MORE: http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/nov/15/3/neighbors-business-owners-hope-improved-parking-sh-ar-830100/
dru
IV
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getting towed is a horrible and expensive ordeal, but i don't really see the connection between the need for improved parking for businesses and residents and the failure of said residents to have their car moved for street cleaning. the IV side has cleaning 3x per year and the streets usually need it. it is posted on the street, the blockwatch puts signs on the corners, flyers on windshields and posts it on their facebook page. it's something to keep track of.
mrsgeedeck
Castle of Lions
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@dru, agreed. If you live in an area where street sweeping is prevalent, mark it on your calendar or subscribe to one of those text alert services. Between living in VV and IV I've had my car towed once in five years, and it was totally my fault.
As for businesses in the area, perhaps they could work on informing their customers about parking options. We recently discovered loads of metered parking on Pearl Alley that we never even realized was there.
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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Some of the parking issues need to be alleviated, and there are two garage projects in the works: Pizzuti Hotel and whatever the new Ibiza project is called... but considering that both of those project also include pretty big, dense developments, it'll probably be a wash.
That being said, parking needs to get a lot harder throughout the entire region if we expect any worthwhile portion of the general public to get on board with improving our public transit system.
Adding more garages and enabling drivers to come park in the Short North just continues down the path of us being a "it's so easy to drive everywhere!" city.
mbeaumont
Italian Village
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Walker said:
That being said, parking needs to get a lot harder throughout the entire region if we expect any worthwhile portion of the general public to get on board with improving our public transit system.Adding more garages and enabling drivers to come park in the Short North just continues down the path of us being a "it's so easy to drive everywhere!" city.
Exactly. I'm sympathetic to business owners, but otherwise I couldn't care less for precisely the reason Walker states.
Oh and the new Ibiza project is called The Hubbard I believe.
futureman
Grandview Heights
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mbeaumont said:
Exactly. I'm sympathetic to business owners, but otherwise I couldn't care less for precisely the reason Walker states.Oh and the new Ibiza project is called The Hubbard I believe.
It is going to going to have a 4 story parking garage with 322 spaces w/town houses facing hubbard to mask the garage, the main Ibiza site is going to have 18,000sf of retail space with 4 floors of apartments for a total 68 units (5 stories tall).
I recall the Pizzuti hotel/complex is going to have slightly less at 313 spaces. It does seem like these spaces will be used mostly for the 145 room hotel/office/retail.
cheap
Westgate
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Walker said:
That being said, parking needs to get a lot harder throughout the entire region if we expect any worthwhile portion of the general public to get on board with improving our public transit system.
i don't agree.
i think it's the area's problem,not the city's.
if you want density,this is what you get.
pack them in like sardines.
mbeaumont
Italian Village
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cheap said:
i don't agree.i think it's the area's problem,not the city's.
if you want density,this is what you get.
pack them in like sardines.
What exactly don't you agree with? Walker is saying that until parking becomes a "problem" in more areas then we will never have a large percentage of the population demanding alternative transportation.
We want density. We're glad this is what we get, so that eventually there will be demand for an alternative.
I'm not trying to be snarky, I'm really trying to clarify what you disagree with.
CalebR
Lincoln Village
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cheap said:
i am saying the entire region won't ever have a parking problem,so the entire region won't care.
demanding alternative transportation is a moot point.
Obviously you don't understand we are talking about urban. We know the whole region won't ever have parking problems, but we do want alternative transport in the urban area to HELP reduce ( and solve) parking problems. Gives the urban climate, a more urban feel.
Walker
The KLD / Downtown
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cheap said:
i am saying the entire region won't ever have a parking problem,so the entire region won't care.
I'm sure that some people thought that The Short North would never have a parking problem 20 years ago.
The regional issues don't just have to be about parking either. Congestion is already a growing concern in many of our suburban areas. Nowhere near as bad as other cities, but if growth continues around the outerbelt, it's only a matter of time before an alternative is needed.
rus
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mbeaumont said:
We want density. We're glad this is what we get, so that eventually there will be demand for an alternative.
Is that the reaction of most people? I.e. "I can't find easy parking so I want a train"?
Not to say that doesn't exist, but I see more of a "can't park there, so don't go there" vibe. Consideration of existing alternatives like COTA doesn't even occur.
Completely unscientific / small sample set / anecdotes are not data / WAG, et. al.
Andrew Hall
Dennison Place (The Circles)
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nevermind
surber17
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Just food for thought, I've been in this situation countless times now with friends who live in the suburbs:
"Hey since we're out, lets stop down in Short North"
"I can't find a parking spot even remotely close to where I want to go"
"Ah, forget it, lets just head to ______"
I think a park-and-ride system might work but you still need 2-3 large strategically placed parking garages along High Street that are essentially connected to a nice bus stop or train stop
lifeontwowheels
Highland West
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surber17 said:
Just food for thought, I've been in this situation countless times now with friends who live in the suburbs:"Hey since we're out, lets stop down in Short North"
"I can't find a parking spot even remotely close to where I want to go"
"Ah, forget it, lets just head to Easton on a Friday night where we will spend just as much time looking for and walking from an open space."I think a park-and-ride system might work but you still need 2-3 large strategically placed parking garages along High Street that are essentially connected to a nice bus stop or train stop
Fixed that for you.
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