If you are buying 1 cup of coffee you are not keeping anyone in business. You are hogging a parking spot for nothing.
--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "joeybearnj" <joeybearnj@...> wrote: > > Actually, $1 to park is a deterrent. When you add $1 to a cup of chai tea > (or coffee) for your drive in addition to having to find a parking spot, > people will think twice. Maybe not week enders, but locals will. > > "Let's meet at restaurantwhatever on Cookman" becomes a harder sell when your > friends are driving in to town PAST places they don't have to jostle for > parking and then pay for the space. > > Joey Schweigert > 1306 Monroe > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "dfsavgny" <dfsavgny@> wrote: > > > > Cookman midweek is tough. If the spaces were filled with residents and > > employees then nothing lost. Parking was definitely a problem on weekends. > > If someone has a problem spending $1 to park then you don't need them as a > > customer. (BTW, you can buy 1 minutes, or 30 minutes). That'll be the same > > cheapskate that buys a cup of coffee and sits there for 2 hours. Parking is > > NEVER free. It always has a cost. > > > > BTW Hinge, did they suspend parking on your block? I saw your VW in a > > numbered spot in front of your house the other day, or did you buy ht > > parking pass? > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "Hinge" <hinge98@> wrote: > > > > > > Prior to implementing the paid parking, several Cookman business's were > > > complaining that they weren't getting much traffic because it was hard > > > for the customers to find a place to park. I guess they are going to get > > > a reality check now. As a person who works on Bond street, the reality is > > > that during weekdays, downtown AP is all about residents and employees. > > > And just like what happened in my neighborhood, you'll see residents and > > > employee's parking in the non-metered areas and taking up those residents > > > parking spaces. > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, cbrianwatkins@ wrote: > > > > > > > > I just came back from a quick bike ride and didn't put 2 and 2 > > > > together.....definitely less cars around > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: "Hinge" <hinge98@> > > > > Sender: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > > > > Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:38:17 > > > > To: <AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com> > > > > Reply-To: AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com > > > > Subject: [AsburyPark] Downtown paid parking went into effect today > > > > > > > > As of today you now have to pay to park downtown. > > > > > > > > The result? > > > > > > > > A downtown that looks deserted. > > > > > > > > One of my Allenhurst friends who normally goes to America's Cup turned > > > > right around and headed to Cravings instead. > > > > > > > > Another friend who lives in Spring Lake and likes America's Cup says > > > > she'll she'll also stay local. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: asburypark-dig...@yahoogroups.com asburypark-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: asburypark-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/