I dunno- I LIKE FREE ANYTHING, ESP. PARKING. If I was driving down rte 35 say, and saw a BIG SIGN that said, 'COME TO ASBURY, WHERE BEACH PARKING IS STILL FREE', I think that might have an effect on my decision of what beach to go to. This is AN IMPORTANT ISSUE w/any impending construction/improvement/development. A 'season parking pass' at a discount and other avenues could also be explored, but DUH PARTNERS (I LIKE DAT) should be thinking about including AMPLE PARKING into new designs. Perhaps a dedicated 2 or 3 floor parking structure nearby, tho lots of buildings in crowded areas are incorporating a basement or top floor dedicated parking area into a lot of new buildings to avoid crowded on-street parking 'hunts' and avoid meters, time limits (hourly type), and folks otherwise parking (and getting tickets- a sure way to have folks NOT return) in residents' driveways, loading zones and other restricted areas. -al
--- dfsavgny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, Allan Peterson > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Beach numbers did well even with the increase. > From todays > app Asbury beaches busier "Everybody's saying > it's the best > Memorial Day ever," Asbury Park's commerce director, > Thomas Gilmour, > said Tuesday. Garrett Giberson, Asbury Park's > director of public > works, said the city made $25,200 in beach badge > sales over the > three-day weekend, compared with $16,000 for the > whole month of May > last year. > > Very encouraging. However, we probably let a few > bucks go by letting > 5th Ave and Asbury beaches be free for the weekend. > I understand the > decision that for the past few years free parking > has been an > amenity and quite possibly a draw to outsiders > (along with our lower > beach fees). Free beach parking is an anomoly at the > Shore. I am not > saying that it should not continue, but there would > be nothing wrong > with providing convenient and cheap (v. free) > parking. Perhaps that > would be a deterrent now. However, a rebuilt > waterfront (which > should have been done by now) would be more of a > draw than free > parking. Not trying to be negative. Every > improvement is > appreciated, but we could, and should, be so much > further along. > Kudos to getting Asbury Avenue open on time. Brian > Grant returned my > call a couple of weeks ago and said it would. The > new interesection > (at lest the roadway) looks good. Good job. > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away. Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
