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Well, I currently live in the Northeast and all the small tourist towns have parking meters in their tourist areas. In addition, all the businesses have signs "No Public Restrooms" and visitors go to the public toilets that are typically located next to a large parking lot in the center of town.
The locals park at their houses. If they need to take the car in to the center of town, they feed the meter. If they don't need to take the car into the center, they just walk. Also, locals learn where the non-metered parking is (usually a couple blocks away from the center).
Given that the housing prices in these small towns just keep going up and up, I would say the fact of metered parking downtown is not scaring too many people off.
If you just can't stand the aspects of life in a small tourist town, then move somewhere that isn't a tourist destination. Tourist towns are the way they are, and it's a lot more than just metered parking.
When I visit a place like that, I just do like the locals do. I drive into the nearest residential neighborhood, and park in front of one of their houses and walk, and I don't care if it POs the residents. I have never visited a place where I couldn't find free parking, except for airports.
The beach-front tourist town closest to me has paid parking, but as far as I know, only by the beach itself. It really only affects day trippers as many of the so-called "tourists" have owned summer homes in the town for decades. passing them down from one generation to another. They, as well as the full-time residents, all have their own parking. The rest of the parking is free anyway, so no-one really cares.
Would it affect you as a citizen, as a potential move-to, or as a visitor if a cute, small and growing in popularity, water-side community imposed paid parking with a two-hour limit?
Would you want to live there, move there, shop there, dine there, visit there? Or would the two-hour paid parking not affect your attraction to the town?
The paid parking enforcement would be in effect May- end of Oct. from 8 AM to 8 PM, seven days a week.
I have to wonder if this is a serious question. Paid parking is so far down my list as a factor in choosing a place to live to make me wonder if you are a miser.
I live 13 miles from a popular touristy city. Between finding parking and paying for parking, I hardly ever go there anymore. It’s too bad, because there is always something fun going on, and the restaurants are abundant.
I feel very sorry for the downtown residents who don’t have off street parking, and especially the service workers who really lose a lot of their pay for parking.
Op, just make sure that parking comes included wherever you live.
I have to wonder if this is a serious question. Paid parking is so far down my list as a factor in choosing a place to live to make me wonder if you are a miser.
If I was going to move to the center of a town but had to pay to park, I might try to negotiate something. Wouldn't you think, though, that your rent would include a parking space or a parking pass?
Ok, I know you guys from New York or wherever are going to contradict me but here goes anyway.
Most "tourist" areas have zoning that mandates off street parking for apartments, restaurants, some stores, etc. So someone moving to such a place is likely going to have arrangements for parking somewhere.
The requirements are often tied to the number of bedrooms for residences or accommodations, sq. ft. or number of seats for restaurants/bars, etc.
The trick is when more people come than the base parking can handle.
As far as "parking in front of residences, screw' em" goes, a lot of tourist areas have residential permit or zoned parking so any tourist that parks there can get fined or even towed. Annapolis is like that.
Ok, I know you guys from New York or wherever are going to contradict me but here goes anyway.
Most "tourist" areas have zoning that mandates off street parking for apartments, restaurants, some stores, etc. So someone moving to such a place is likely going to have arrangements for parking somewhere.
The requirements are often tied to the number of bedrooms for residences or accommodations, sq. ft. or number of seats for restaurants/bars, etc.
The trick is when more people come than the base parking can handle.
As far as "parking in front of residences, screw' em" goes, a lot of tourist areas have residential permit or zoned parking so any tourist that parks there can get fined or even towed. Annapolis is like that.
This must be an East Coast thing. I may be wrong, but to the best of my knowledge there are no beach towns on the West Coast north of San Francisco that have paid parking. Around here, the beach and Downtown areas are all the standard 2 hour free parking, and for the most part, the time limit is never enforced. Come to think of it, even San Francisco has plenty of free parking near beaches, except for the Fisherman's Wharf area.
I have to wonder if this is a serious question. Paid parking is so far down my list as a factor in choosing a place to live to make me wonder if you are a miser.
Annapolis is a tourist town with a population of just under 40K. It has the same parking issues described here. A Downtown with limited parking which is paid (meters and garages).
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I don't think so.
