2008.07.31
Chrisiansburg's free parking is a little too attractive
For Sunday's Current: A little more than a year after Christiansburg pulled the parking meters from downtown as a public draw, merchants have complained that some visitors overstay the welcome. Town council voted in July for a two-hour limit on street parking, but the change won't take effect until Sept. 1. Till then, council is open to making revisions, which is reasonable. But it shouldn't lose sight of the worthy aim of getting parking spaces to turn over.
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Merchants didn't initially complain again -- when asked, those at the courthouse square area indicated that most of these spaces seemed to be used by courthouse visitors, all day. The complaint came from a resident who spoke before council and blogged on it at pet peeves. And just in time for all the construction barrels to be removed....
Comment by TL — July 31, 2008 @ 12:37 pm