I received a personal reply in which they reiterated that they were going to
enforce year round, 9 am until midnight parking on my block.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, cbrianwatkins@... wrote:
>
> I agree Hinge, the parking situation by you is ridiculous to say the least,
> and like you said...a separate issue
>
> Did anything come out of the parking committee meeting? I never received a
> reply email to what I sent in to them
>
>
>
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Hinge" <hinge98@...>
> Sender: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:45:27
> To: <AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com>
> Reply-To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Downtown paid parking went into effect today
>
> For me, I ride my bike so it's not really an issue. I'm also willing to give
> it a chance, and I'm viewing the downtown parking change as a separate issue
> from my home parking issue.
>
> I will continue to feel that when my friends come to visit me at my home on
> 1st Ave. between Sept and May that it's absurd that they will have to pay to
> park on my block when nobody else is parking there.
>
> --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, cbrianwatkins@ wrote:
> >
> > I had a lengthy discussion about this last night, and I've concluded that
> > this will be good for the business' downtown. Too many spots held all day
> > by residents and others who were not shopping. I know a guy from Ocean who
> > parked on Cookman to take the train into NYC because he felt his car was
> > safer there. (He also sparked the convo last night)
> >
> > My point is that's one free'd up space for several people to shop with now.
> > If people are parking there because they work downtown....I say suck it up.
> > I pay $22 a day to park at my job.
> >
> > This is going to create turnover.....good turnover, which is something that
> > has been non existent downtown.
> >
> > Store owners should look into vouchers, work with the Chamber of Commerce,
> > I see a lot of other stores that do this in other towns/cities
> >
> > I just feel this is going to be a good thing, it may take time for it to
> > show, but it will be good
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: "dfsavgny" <dfsavgny@>
> > Sender: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2011 15:14:37
> > To: <AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com>
> > Reply-To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [AsburyPark] Re: Downtown paid parking went into effect today
> >
> > It was Tuesday. It looks like a ghost town because the folks who were
> > keeping their cars there for free are not parking there. So it was a false
> > level of activity with the cars there. Believe me, folks that were driving
> > into AP and eat at the restaurants are NOT not coming because of two extra
> > bucks.
> >
> > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote:
> > >
> > > One of my downtown friends just texted me and said downtown looks like a
> > > ghost town tonight.
> > >
> > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "oakdorf" <oakdorf@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > As long as you continue to jam apartments and condos in using smart
> > > > ridiculous calculation for a packed downtown like asbury you will
> > > > continue he to have a parking rp lemon. That's why towns have zoning
> > > > ordinances based on type of business is how much parking you need. Its
> > > > been a problem and will continue to be a problem. No one wants to pay
> > > > more rent or more taxes but wants publicity loans police and snow
> > > > plowing....and customers. Lots of places give a coupon in place es like
> > > > Middletown. Or one hour free parking. Does the downtown have 15you
> > > > minutes spots like along the ocean.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
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