Parking Ticket Question

[carltonplace]

I don't understand why anyone parks in one of those lots after 5 or on the weekends. Are we just programmed to park in a surface parking lot?

Park on the street and walk a few blocks.
If you live closer to downtown, ride your bike

I went to the Luchadore run this weekend and there was tons of available street parking even with so many street blocked off for the run.

[Red Arrow]

And a surprisingly large amount during the day, too. You just have to be willing to walk 5 minutes.

I thought most of the street parking was metered during the weekday.  Where is it not metered, generally? 

[carltonplace]

I thought most of the street parking was metered during the weekday.  Where is it not metered, generally? 

There are no meters in the Brady IIRC, but the rest of downtown is metered from 15th St to Admiral and from Houston to Kenosha.

[Hoss]

There are no meters in the Brady IIRC, but the rest of downtown is metered from 15th St to Admiral and from Houston to Kenosha.

Didn't the Admiral/1st/2nd street around Lewis area used to be metered?  Or am I incorrect?

[Red Arrow]

There are no meters in the Brady IIRC, but the rest of downtown is metered from 15th St to Admiral and from Houston to Kenosha.

Thanks

[zstyles]

After 4:30-5:00 M-F everyone's off work..park commercial, firezone..sidewalk...before that time..watch out! I actually saw three parking meter ladies downtown on Friday morning walking the blue dome district from the city office down the road, guess they just started their shift...so looks like they have upped the number of enforcement people downtown now...

[rdj]

After 4:30-5:00 M-F everyone's off work..park commercial, firezone..sidewalk...before that time..watch out! I actually saw three parking meter ladies downtown on Friday morning walking the blue dome district from the city office down the road, guess they just started their shift...so looks like they have upped the number of enforcement people downtown now...

That's called a revenue enhancement.

Which, personally I have no problem with.  If the fee is owed then people should pay it.  Street parking during the day should be utilized by those doing short term business in the adjacent buildings.  They need to ensure people are paying for their slot first.  Then, they need to enforce office workers using the meters in lieu of paying a monthly parking fee at a lot.

[nathanm]

There are no meters in the Brady IIRC, but the rest of downtown is metered from 15th St to Admiral and from Houston to Kenosha.

There are also some side streets here and there that are not metered and are not signed no parking. Obviously, that's not a lot of help if you'd like a short walk to 2nd and Main or something, but for anything but the very core of downtown, no charge parking is reasonably close by.

[sauerkraut]

Going & parking downtown is always a hassle, I just try to avoid it. Ther last time I had to go downtown I took the bus.

[custosnox]

Going & parking downtown is always a hassle, I just try to avoid it. Ther last time I had to go downtown I took the bus.

We're talking Tulsa not Columbus. 

[Hoss]

We're talking Tulsa not Columbus. 

..or Omaha...

[AquaMan]

They have great running paths in Omaha!

[Hoss]

They have great running paths in Omaha!

Let's not forget Ft. Worth!

[Conan71]

Number One Daughter got a ticket from a private lot operator today after church.



My first inclination was to tell them to pound salt, but there's the possibility of sending this through a collection agency.  That complicates things.

She said that she looked for a lot attendant, but no one was around.  Apparently a bunch of young adults parked there after church, and when they exited the nearby restaurant, all of them had these tickets.

If it was an attended lot and there was no lock box to place payments in, I'd call the company and point this out.