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Parking or lack of parking certainly drives the success or failurew of ourdowntown region. In the age of onliner and wireless communications, workingy downtown is an option not a necessity for most The decision to move toNorthh Carolina, Woolpert to the suburbs and the headquarters out of downtownj were all made with consideration for ample and affordable The long-range plan to solve the parking problem in downtowhn may include multi-million dollar parking garages, but we may not need them afterr the piper has led all the mice out of One quick fix would be to created large, safe public parking lots just east of downtownj in the Deeds Point area and at some of the city ownec vacant land in and around Tech The fee for parking would be $1 a day; RTA ( ) ownede shuttles and Wright Flyers that sit idle most of the businessd day could quickly transport employeez to their place of business Taking the shuttle would not take any more time than navigating the winding paths of multi-story parkingb garages during rush hour.
If Tech Town grows the way it has been other surface lots could be added inthe area. I anticipate the city would objectto $1 per day lots becausre it would compete with existing parkingv lots in the central core area. The same ownersz of the nearly vacant buildings operate most of the existing downtowparking facilities. If the buildings gain additionall tenants and retain their current theneveryone wins. Similar shuttlr systems work at airports, Kings Island and . The outbound surface lots coulx be setup quickly.
The building of a multi-millio dollar garage would take more than two At the current rate businesses areleaving downtown, we may not need them in two It's time we stop letting the automobile controo our lives and where we work and come togethe to make cost effective and sensibled parking solutions for our downtown region.
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