Downtown property and parking being inventoried (Charleston, Washington: 2014, apartments, live)
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While I think this is a good idea, the quote from Susie Salisbury regarding parking and that Lee and Washington Streets don't need 3 lanes for traffic is ignorant. Lee and Washington Streets are under the direction of the State because they are the east and west routes for Rt. 60. Any changes to that traffic pattern has to go through the State and possibly the Feds and not the city.
I'm pro more street parking, but you're right in that its not something you can just change at the city level for those particular streets. I think both would be good candidates though, especially Lee Street. I hope the inventory includes a list of downtown housing.
As for parking, I understand everyone wants to park on the street, in front of the business they want to visit, but in reality that doesn't happen. The City has many parking garages in the downtown area. I think its more of a case that people just don't want to walk the extra distance. If that is true, its sad.
As for parking, I understand everyone wants to park on the street, in front of the business they want to visit, but in reality that doesn't happen. The City has many parking garages in the downtown area. I think its more of a case that people just don't want to walk the extra distance. If that is true, its sad.
I wholeheartedly agree. Selfishly, I'd love to see bike lanes/cycle tracks, though that's happening on the Boulevard, slowly.
Between the Elk River to Leon Sullivan Way, and the Kanawha River to the Interstate, I believe there are around 16 parking garages. If you include the surface parking lots, I believe there is plenty of parking in downtown Charleston.
Between the Elk River to Leon Sullivan Way, and the Kanawha River to the Interstate, I believe there are around 16 parking garages. If you include the surface parking lots, I believe there is plenty of parking in downtown Charleston.
Counting the hospital and everything, I came to 19. Regardless, there's a huge amount of parking. It just isn't being managed in the most efficient manner.
It seems to me that it is often more expensive to park in a building as compared to using a meter space on the street. Spiro's lots are fairly expensive too.
I am pro street parking on Lee Street, but redesigned sidewalks and trees have to be part of the equation. I know that Lee St. is probably the least attractive street between the Town Center and Capitol Street (only a few blocks), so adding some parking/street-scaping would enhance the atmosphere.
We have parking garages in abundance, so maybe adding some more street level parking along with the garages will detour parking lots. Which then can be developed into offices, apartments, etc... I think we have way too many parking lots in downtown.
It depends on how long you will be parking at the meter. I believe in downtown Charleston, it cost .25 cents for 30 minutes. So if you park all day, the amount to pay for a meter vs a parking garage is around the same in some cases.
I just don't see the State open to the idea of narrowing the traffic lanes on Lee and/or Washington St. One thing to also remember about those two streets is that many of the tractor trailers that come into downtown to make deliveries need those streets to be wider so they can maneuver and to also let traffic flow around them. If you narrow those lanes down, it will snarl traffic even more than it already is and that will hurt the downtown businesses.
I am all for the city making the sidewalks more attractive in the downtown areas, with more trees and decorative pieces.
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