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Old 07-22-2013, 12:56 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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When we lived on Charles Allen, dealing with the parking issue was just came with the territory. We had a small parking pad that could fit one car if needed, but we would strategically place our cars on the street in preparation for large events. I never personally had an issue with someone parking in front of our house, but I did mind if they blocked our driveway or trampled over our yard. I wouldn't tolerate a car that was left for extended periods of time, though (1 week or more).

One thing I never understood was why there was such strong neighborhood opposition to the parking deck in Piedmont Park at the time. When we were there I didn't think they could build it fast enough.
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Old 07-22-2013, 01:45 PM
 
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Is there any objective downside to having people park in front of your house? I have heard people claim that it increases the risk of burglary by making it easier for unidentified people to wander the neighborhood but that seems a little unconvincing to me.
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Old 07-22-2013, 01:54 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Is there any objective downside to having people park in front of your house? I have heard people claim that it increases the risk of burglary by making it easier for unidentified people to wander the neighborhood but that seems a little unconvincing to me.
It would seem that having people walking around the neighborhood would add more eyes to the street. Also, street parking slows the speed of drivers.
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Old 07-22-2013, 02:00 PM
 
Location: Vinings/Cumberland in the evil county of Cobb
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Is this an issue in Atlanta neighborhoods? If so, how are you resolving it?

Who parked in my spot?!: Neighbors, cars, and “your” curb space | Grist

No such thing as "my parking space" on a public street...comes with the territory
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Old 07-22-2013, 02:02 PM
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Is there any objective downside to having people park in front of your house? I have heard people claim that it increases the risk of burglary by making it easier for unidentified people to wander the neighborhood but that seems a little unconvincing to me.
For people who don't have driveways, if there are no parking spaces available in front of yourt house, it is an inconvenience when you are trying to carry things into the house from the car.

Other than that, I don't see a downside unless people are being willfully jerky, like, say, leaving an RV parked in front of your house for months at a time, making your house less visible and more of a target for break ins.
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Old 07-22-2013, 03:20 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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Is there any objective downside to having people park in front of your house? I have heard people claim that it increases the risk of burglary by making it easier for unidentified people to wander the neighborhood but that seems a little unconvincing to me.
It depends almost entirely on the situation. If it is a dense neighborhood, anything goes. If it is not a dense neighborhood, then it's a point of what is neighborly, especially considering other options available. In the story that was linked above from the Houston forum, the OP felt his neighbor was rude to have asked him not to park in front of their house. The OP then mentions they have a two car garage with two driveways and street space in front of their own house, yet still choose to park on the street in front of their neighbor's house. That would be aggressively rude, in my opinion, public street or not.
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Old 07-22-2013, 03:38 PM
 
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That's why I like the idea of APD giving tickets or warnings to individuals that leave valuables in plan sight.
Or they could just spend their time trying to actually catch the criminals instead of wasting it on something like that(that is probably 100% illegal for the cops to do anyway unless the items themselves are illegal to have). It would be like giving someone a ticket for parking an expensive car in their driveway.


To the original point of the thread street parking as far as I am concerned is a free-for-all and I wouldn't have a problem with it unless someone left something there for days and days with other available parking or parked in front of my house instead of their house or in their driveway if they had the space.
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Old 07-22-2013, 04:00 PM
 
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The ones that get me are the characters who pull up in front of my house right after I've had the lawn done. Are they thinking I did that just for their benefit? Some of them will step right on your grass!
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Old 07-22-2013, 04:19 PM
 
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How come they get to park for free in front of your residence, while you are the one paying for it and the one who has to schlep their groceries 8 blocks in the 93 degree heat?
Because it's a public space. Even if you paid the taxes and they didn't, the reverse is also true....you can go park on the curb in front of their house.

Same thing with the 8 feet of so of your property closest to the street. I don't know exactly how far it goes, but it's an easement and the city/state can do whatever it wants. Bury utilities, put in a fire hydrant, whatever.

I understand how frustrating it is, but this is the law. Unless you live in a gated community and pay to have your streets repaved, we all own all streets.
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Old 07-22-2013, 05:32 PM
 
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Why do you have a car at all if you live in a dense neighborhood? You have to admit there is some irony about purposefully moving to a crowded, dense place where lots of people live in close quarters and then complaining about parking. Especially for the urban pioneer crowd.
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