Comments on: Atlanta’s meter is off http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/11 For fans of everything ITP Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:01:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Steve http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/11#comment-19 Steve Sun, 22 May 2005 16:49:08 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/11#comment-19 Overpriced parking may help the city make money on weekdays but it leaves the city dead evenings and weekends. Downtown should learn from other cities where street parking is free but limited to 2 hours. This brings more people to the city which increses revenues to businesses and government. 2 hours is generally enough time for most people eating or shopping and people spending more than 2 hours are gerally more willing to use a pay deck. They could probably have the Ambassador Force monitor parking instead of city police since businesses would be the primary beneficiaries. Overpriced parking may help the city make money on weekdays but it leaves the city dead evenings and weekends. Downtown should learn from other cities where street parking is free but limited to 2 hours. This brings more people to the city which increses revenues to businesses and government. 2 hours is generally enough time for most people eating or shopping and people spending more than 2 hours are gerally more willing to use a pay deck. They could probably have the Ambassador Force monitor parking instead of city police since businesses would be the primary beneficiaries.

]]> By: chuck http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/11#comment-18 chuck Sat, 03 Jul 2004 18:10:38 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/11#comment-18 It tickles me that there exists in this town a corner where one can find $2/hour meters on the street adjacent to a parking lot that charges $2/day. It could be argued that there could possibly be a time and place for a $2/hour meter somewhere in the city, but whoever is running the city's parking meter program must recognize that there should be different pricing for different areas. It seems to me that the meters initially appeared with 24/7 enforcement. I think some meters have been modified to work-week only enforcement. Also, note the situation on 5th Street at the new Tech Square development. One side of the street has city-maintained meters, while the other side has meters enforced by GA Tech cops. Guess on which side of the street I park? It tickles me that there exists in this town a corner where one can find $2/hour meters on the street adjacent to a parking lot that charges $2/day. It could be argued that there could possibly be a time and place for a $2/hour meter somewhere in the city, but whoever is running the city’s parking meter program must recognize that there should be different pricing for different areas.

It seems to me that the meters initially appeared with 24/7 enforcement. I think some meters have been modified to work-week only enforcement.

Also, note the situation on 5th Street at the new Tech Square development. One side of the street has city-maintained meters, while the other side has meters enforced by GA Tech cops. Guess on which side of the street I park?

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