[Durham INC] Parking Ninth St and down town

[Joshua Allen]

Isn't street parking on 9th street still free for 2 hours?  Do you mean you
want a few 15-minute free parking spots so people actually actually
turnover spots quickly or get a ticket?  I think that could be accomplished
with the existing street parking.  My understanding is that the lease on
the 9th Street parking lot cost around $80,000 a year (maybe I have an old
or incorrect figure), so that's why parking costs money in that lot.  Seems
reasonable to convert some of the 2 hour street parking on 9th Street to 15
minutes though.  I imagine the city will hire a consultant and pay them
$200,000 to study the situation to determine the demand. :-D

On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 9:48 AM, Laura Drey <laurasoutlook at gmail.com> wrote:

> Date: December 11, 2017 at 2:05:32 PM EST
> To: Durham Mayor and City Council members <Council at DurhamNC.Gov>
> Cc: downtown listserve <ABCDdurham at yahoogroups.com>, Durham CAN INFO <
> trianglecan at aol.com>, Durham People’s Alliance INFO <pa at durhampa.org>,
> "INC (InterNeighborhood Council,) a coalition neighborhood groups,
> listserv" <inc-list at lists.deltaforce.net>, Regulator Bookshop <
> regulatorbookshop at gmail.com>, "Trinity Heights Neighborhood Assoc. list
> serve" <THNA at yahoogroups.com>, Trinity Park Neighborhood Association list
> serve <TrinityPark at yahoogroups.com>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I strongly desire that the city add 4 or 5 spaces in the Ninth St. Parking
> lot that would be free for pick up and delivery. This would be helpful for
> shipping, the Regulator and restaurants. Free parking spaces are also
> needed downtown for drug stores, restaurants and  cafes, bike stores and
> art galleries. I firmly believe taking this action would support these
> small businesses especially when some businesses are struggling to survive.
>
> I appreciate your considering making these changes.
>
> Laura
> Laura Drey
>
> P. S. It appears that it is not possible to write the INC list serve and
> other individuals and groups at the same time.
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Joshua
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