<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><SPAN class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </SPAN>It seems that if people are asking for it, putting up signs and what not, the issue has reached a tipping point where enough people want it addressed/taken care of. As much as many of us would love to always keep our neighborhoods exactly the same as when we moved in, or when we grew up here, time has a way of forcing changes, and we have to embrace change (or at least work with it) or you will constantly be struggling against it. <DIV> </DIV><DIV>The 3 family houses aren't new, they've always been here (ours since 1918), and they are supposed to hold 3 families or the equivalent. I'm sure there are a few that are pushing that limit, but my guess is that most in our area are within that limit. The problem is actually do to the numbers of cars that people have now. My family didn't have a 2nd car until the late 70's... my dad worked in the area, on the days mom needed the car, she drove him into work... with both parents working and many commuting out of the area, more cars came in. If each unit has 2 cars, that's 6 cars per house, not outlandish in any way, but still a lot of space. We've been lucky, our top floor tenant is a single female with one car, but if it was a couple, we'd have no room for a 6th car. Does on street parking mean that we're going to go out and look for another tenant to fit into the space because there's now parking for them... no. It means that if the 3rd floor becomes available we will be able to rent it sooner, and not have to screen all the applicants and tell the majority of them that there's no parking for both of their cars. We were lucky to find the single tenant, there's not a lot of them out there. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>So, while many of us would like to keep things the same, I don't think it's possible. We need to find a solution, and I'm pretty sure it's not going back to the 70's where everyone had only 1 car. Other cities seem to manage, I'm pretty sure Providence will as well. </DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>(FYI... Pawtucket has on street parking and I was over there a couple of weekends ago (Pidge Street, about a half mile up the road) and it was fine, it didn't look bad, there was plenty of room to drive and room for me to park. )</DIV><DIV><BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>Jennifer Luxmoore</DIV><DIV><A href="mailto:jennifer@luxmoore.com">jennifer@luxmoore.com</A></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR><DIV><DIV>On Sep 28, 2007, at 6:04 AM, Paul Aceto wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Having separate neighborhood rules would be an enforcement nightmare.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I'm sure if we put paying taxes on the ballot eveyone would vote no.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sometimes you have to do the unpopular thing for the greater good.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">----- Original Message -----<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From: "Greg Gerritt" <<A href="mailto:gerritt@mindspring.com">gerritt@mindspring.com</A>></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">To: "Summit Neighborhood" <<A href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</A>></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 5:49 AM</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: Re: [Summit] Fw: In exchange for overnight parking</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The proposal is for a street by street designation.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The block I live on<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">is</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">predominantly single family houses with tiny or no driveways and driveways</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">with very steep inclines.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Every household, and I mean every household, on</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">our block has signed a petition asking for overnight permitted resident</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">parking.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Should we be allowed to do this or should your aversion prevent</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">our democratic rights from being exercised in a place where on street</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">parking has unanimous support?<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>How about each block gets to vote?</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Greg gerritt<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>6th st</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">on 9/28/07 5:40 AM, Paul Aceto at <A href="mailto:pjaceto@cox.net">pjaceto@cox.net</A> wrote:</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Exactly, John. The result is that more parking spaces will encourage</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">more cars. More people will be able to fill the fixed number of<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">apartments</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">and we'll be overflowing. Limited parking limits occupancy. Quality of<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">life</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">will degrade with more people and more cars in a fixed space.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Paul</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">----- Original Message -----</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">From: "John Bazik" <<A href="mailto:jsb@cs.brown.edu">jsb@cs.brown.edu</A>></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">To: "Summit Neighborhood" <<A href="mailto:Summit@sna.providence.ri.us">Summit@sna.providence.ri.us</A>></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 1:04 AM</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Subject: Re: [Summit] In exchange for overnight parking</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">What I don't understand is this.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>The purpose of eliminating the<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">overnight</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">ban is to establish free, on-street automobile storage for residents.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">So when there is a parking ban, for whatever reason, where do those</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">cars go?<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Presumably they are on the street because there is no other</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">place for them.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Anywhere.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>So where do they go?</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I understand how alternate side of the street parking works, if that's</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">what we're talking about.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>It's not real convenient.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Everyone moves<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">their</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">cars at the same time each day.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN>Is that what parking ban opponents<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space"> </SPAN></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">want?</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Is that what we're talking about?</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; 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