Not exactly. I'm irked that I'm being asked to pay for the possibility of
parking on my block. Here's an example. Last Sat, all the spaces on my block
were full. So were all the spaces on Bergh between AP Ave and 2nd. That being
said, what's the point of paying for a parking permit?
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "asburycouple" <asburycouple@...> wrote:
>
> So if I understand it correctly, for $30 a year you basically expect your own
> dedicated parking space that's always available to you in front of your home
> two blocks from the beach in a shore town mid-summer.
>
> That would be awesome. But I can't think of a single shore town with a
> boardwalk you could find that in.
>
>
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> >
> > I live in a 2 family home that was converted from a single family. I have 1
> > car as does my downstairs neighbor. The guy east of me commutes by train
> > and doesn't own a car. The guy to the west has a car and lot's of visitors.
> > Am I wrong to think it's absurd to pay for a permit that doesn't guarantee
> > parking in front of my home, just around 1 large block? I can forget about
> > 2nd Ave, because those spaces are always occupied by residents. Bergh,
> > forget about it, and there's no way I'll park at night on Bergh between AP
> > Ave and 1st because it's a high break-in area. What value do I then get to
> > give the city $30 basically for nothing?
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Good question.
> > >
> > > 1. You should have a resident sticker / resident parking on each block.
> > > (BLue sticker, blue "zone" parking, red sticker, red zone parking etc....
> > > )
> > >
> > > 2. there was never "enough" residential parking for single family homes
> > > in today's world. So that would make sense that when you take s single
> > > family home and chop it to four units and call them condos - there will
> > > be even less parking. I can site examples.
> > >
> > > 3. then you have places (like the steinbach) that have parking, but you
> > > pay per car per month. so guess what, not everyone wants to pay to park
> > > in the lot and pay extra - so they take a space in the state garage or
> > > take a spot on the street.
> > >
> > > So if you have a requirement that you need x number of spaces per unit,
> > > the developer should have to "include" it in the rent.
> > >
> > > If there are homes that have or had room for a driveway and elected to
> > > eliminate the driveway or it can't be used - you don't get a permit.
> > >
> > > Don't give co's for homes that have driveways that need repair. So many
> > > older homes in AP had garages in the back. Many homes have room for off
> > > street parking - but don't use it.
> > >
> > > Hinge - are you in a single family home - or a multi-family? Was it
> > > orginally a single family? How many units are there today? Hwow many
> > > people have cars?
> > >
> > > there's only so much land then you have 20,000 people want to come and
> > > play.
> > >
> >
>
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