Parking has always been a little tight in Fremont, but the city has a stronger word for it. “Parking really is in crisis in Fremont,” said city transportation spokesman Rick Sheridan in a Seattle PI article today. From the story:
The city also has arranged through Metro for more bus service through Fremont to help relieve parking pressure and is considering adding signs and creating more spaces. Sheridan said his department will push for enforcing rules, but more paid parking “may be a more customer-friendly approach.”
As we’ve been reporting, the Fremont Chamber has circulated a petition against the proposal to install pay parking kiosks. The petition ultimately received more than 2,000 signatures. The comment period is now complete, and the city expects to have a decision by November.
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1 eM // Oct 6, 2008 at 11:36 pm
I always find a place to park - I may have to walk a block or two - and as many as four or five on a weekend, but I always fond parking.
2 Ballardog // Oct 7, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Such arrogance from the city of social engineering. Paid parking a “more customer friendly approach?” This is how the city spokesperson responds to a civil response of disagreement from the community? The Chamber should carry more weight than the city; it is about their businesses and livelihoods. I hope we vote everyone of those nickels and dimers out of office.
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