parking
If you're not familiar with the recent or past history of Carr Mill Mall management's anti-Carrboro policies, catch up with us at http://orangepolitics.org/tags/carr-mill. I am so frustrated by the attitude that Carr Mill owes nothing to the community that has made them so successful.
A few days ago ago, Damon and I were looking for
a place to park in downtown Carrboro. We had a question and asked Hector (the security guard), he gave us a short answer and a slip of paper with the following printed on it (verbatim):
VIa e-mail:
The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership is holding a public forum to gather input from the community on the downtown Chapel Hill parking study. Parking has been identified by downtown business and property owners, residents and visitors as one of the top five issues affecting downtown.
The forum will be held at University Presbyterian Church on Thursday, October 30 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. The church entrance is located at 110 Henderson Street. Parking is available in the Wallace Parking Deck on Rosemary Street. For bus routes and schedules please visit www.townofchapelhill.org/index.asp?NID=397.
The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership hired the parking consulting firm of Rich & Associates to conduct the study. The study includes a current assessment of parking, an analysis of parking supply and demand, as well as parking promotions, management, policies and maintenance. The study makes recommendations on how to improve parking in the downtown.
To view the Parking Study Findings and Recommendations please click here.
To view the detailed Parking Study Recommendations please click here.
This information is also available at the Downtown Partnership's office located at 308 West Rosemary Street, Suite 202. To receive a copy by mail or email please contact the Downtown Partnership at 967-9440 or partnership@downtownchapelhill.com.
If you are unable to attend the forum but would like to make comments please contact the Downtown Partnership at 967-9440 or partnership@downtownchapelhill.com.
Date:
Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 1:30pm to 3:00pm
Location:
University Presbyterian Church, 110 Henderson Street, Chapel Hill
I just got back from Tucson and dropped by Weaver Street Market today for groceries. While the bright white arrows directing traffic seem useful, Carr Mill Mall's new approach to territory does not.
As I got out of my car, one of the guards lectured three
twenty-something people on where they could and could not go. As they
looked somewhat nervous and a little confused, he explained that their
parking space belonged to "this building" and they could only go in
"this building" and if they crossed the street or crossed the lot, he
would be watching them and he would know and he would tow them. No
question about it. If they strayed across that parking lot, there was a
towing in their future.
I hear the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership is conducting a survey about parking. They are asking what kind of businesses we visit downtown and how often, where we park (if we drive), how much we want to pay for it (none, duh), and what our opinions are about towing.
They're not clear about whether the survey covers downtown Carrboro as well. They usually say that it is within their sphere of interest, but it will certainly change the results if Carrboro is included, don't you think? Anyway, make up your own mind and go take the survey now.
I was going to try to re-hash the following into a column for
the Citizen, but the issue of access in downtown Carrboro has generated so much discussion this week I figure I
might as well put this out now. Below the jump is an email I sent to Mayor
Chilton and all members of the BOA regarding the broad issue of access
to downtown, and a sampling of several Transportation Demand Mangement strategies the town could pursue.
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