[Summit] Parking Meters on Hope

[Timothy Lazarus]

Other than claims that business has gone down since the meters were
installed, I haven't seen any actual data that proves cause/effect. That
being said, if meters were installed in front of my house, or all of the
business traffic started parking there, I'd be very upset. I'm also much
more reluctant to go shopping anywhere that has meters, because a $2.50 tax
to spend 10 minutes in a store is ridiculous.

Tim

On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:34 AM, Jeffrey Cavanaugh <jeff at cavanaugh.org>
wrote:

> What specific issues have been measured in Wayland square since the meters
> were put in?
>
> On Wed, Mar 9, 2016 at 7:32 AM Tim Lazarus <timothyyl at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Kim -
>>
>> Have you seen a plan somewhere?
>> It was my understanding that meters would not be installed on Hope
>> because the city feared they would push cars onto the side streets.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim
>>
>> On Mar 8, 2016, at 10:08 PM, Kim Clark <ktcxyz at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> Hi neighbors,
>>
>> I’ve lived in Summit for 23 years and own a small biz on Hope Street. I
>> wanted to give you the heads up that the city is planning on installing
>> parking meters on Hope Street and possibly some of the side streets.
>> Personally, I think this is a dreadful idea. Meters are ugly and detract
>> from the small town feel that Hope Street has.
>>
>> New Meters installed in Wayland Square have had a terribly detrimental
>> effect on business there. It would be terrible to see our small business
>> districts wither due to exacerbated parking issues. Meters are just another
>> reason for potential visitors to drive to the mall or nearest big box to
>> shop.
>>
>> If you don’t support the meters, I suggest you contact the Mayor asap.
>> Write letters to the editor, inform your neighbors. Let’s speak up and let
>> them know that we want our neighborhood to stay the way it is. When
>> downtown landlords are getting tax abatements, I don’t see why we should
>> have to feed the meter to park in our own neighborhood. If you love our
>> little retail section, help us stop the meters.
>>
>> Most Sincerely,
>>
>> Kim Clark
>> Dexterdale
>>
>>                     *Kim T. Clark*
>>          www.RHODYCRAFT.com
>>               780 HOPE STREET
>>           PROVIDENCE, RI 02906
>>                     401.626.1833
>>
>>
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