[Summit] Overnight Parking

[Jeffrey Cavanaugh]

More good jobs downtown would definitely help.  I'd only have 1 car if I
worked downtown.

On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 12:39 PM, Michael Arden <michaelarden at gmail.com>wrote:

> I just want to chime in on this overnight parking because I personally
> believe that this is much needed in this city and will have a much greater
> positive effect on quality of life than negative.
>
> Since I moved to Providence 8 years ago I have lived in two different
> houses, an apartment in a three family on Smith Hill, and then  we bought
> our current two family on Hope Street.  In the first house, the entire
> backyard was blacktop.  In our current house, the entire backyard is
> covered with stone and used as a parking area.  We have a two year old
> daughter and are seriously considering moving out of the city in order to
> have a yard that she can play in as she grows up.  We love the east side
> and utilize the wonderful playgrounds and parks daily, but there is
> something about having your own outdoor space to enjoy with a small table
> for barbeques or a playset for the kids.
>
> You can tell me we should sell our cars, but come on.  This is the real
> word and I and my wife and my tenant all have JOBS.  And our jobs are not
> in Providence.
>
> People have cars and there are perfectly good parking spaces on the street
> that we all collectively own.  Why are we paving our backyards?
>
>
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