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Q14 Is there anything you can think of, or have heard, that would be UNACCEPTABLE parking for your patrons? Answered: 14 Skipped: 9 #Responses Date 1 Reducing the already limited parking options would not be good.9/19/2014 9:54 AM 2 Taking away ANY of the on street parking spaces between 8th st/ the bridge and ridge mcintire is unacceptable. They are used constantly on weekdays, and their removal would CRUSH the multitude of businesses that rely on quick-stop customers (all retail clothing and food, tailor and pawn shops, lunch business and catering pickup for full service restaurants, salons, dell tax, real estate offices, yoga and the butcher! Almost every single business relies on hourly, on-street parking. And on Sundays and for funerals, they are fully utilized by one of our most historic churches' congregations! PLEASE DO NOT DIMINISH THE PARKING. ANY AND ALL SOLUTIONS FOR ADDITIONAL PARKING ARE TOTALLY ACCEPTABLE! 8/31/2014 5:04 PM 3 Do not take away all onstreet parking on W Main. I would say that there has to be a compromise between cyclists and drivers. Make a bike lane on one side of the street, but not both. 8/29/2014 1:40 PM 4 There is no parking directly adjacent to our building. Habitat for Humanity has numerous Partner Families of varying mobilities, and quite frankly, it is an embarrassing nuisance to make them park (in a parking lot that's soon to be demolished), walk to the office to obtain a parking permit then walk back out to their car to put the permit in their car, then walk back to the office for meetings and appointments. As we continue to build more around Charlottesville, we will only serve more and more people- parking in the Main Street area is not sustainable for any business or organization that doesn't have roots in the University of Virginia, which is sad and unfortunate. 8/29/2014 12:47 PM 5 parking garages are the worst for customers. People who shop at my store and the busiensses around me want to be able to park and pop in - they want that convenience and end up stopping by more frequently and on impulse becuase of that ease. If they had to enter a garage, with the time that consumes in driving up ramps, looking for a spot, parking and walking the distance from the level they park on to the street - many would just not bother and all would stop by with less frequency 8/26/2014 11:33 PM 6 Absolutely! Since the reporting of the new parking that will be taken away on the news, the taxi cabs have made all of the spots in front of Greyhound and The Cutting Edge Salon their personal hangout parking spots for 3 or more hours 7 days a week. This has made a tremendous impact on my business. Customers complain daily that they cannot find even street parking. There is no enforcement of parking in whatsoever on West Main at this particular intersection. I have many pictures that I have taken of taxi cabs parking in the loading zone as well. 8/26/2014 10:46 PM 7 I don't think my patrons will park south of the RR tracks. Nor do I think that they will walk more than 2 or 3 blocks if we are their only destination and hope to run in and out quickly. The perception of available parking is very important, so maintaining some 15-30 minute parking with for quick turnover errands is helpful. 8/26/2014 2:23 PM 8 There have been recommendations that our customers park in the Staples lot or the Jefferson School parking garage and walk up the street to shop along West Main Street. This is not realistic and is a sad alternative to the City stepping up and giving the businesses along West Main Street and the people who would like to shop here a better option. 8/26/2014 1:58 PM 9 I am one of the lucky few to have a parking lot attached to my business, with reasonable rent. My biggest complaint is the unintentional sharing of my parking lot with ABC customers, who are generally rude and disrespectful to my customers and employees. Also the signage is unclear about where and when people can park on the street, with inconsistent enforcement. I very much like the idea of all parking for all businesses, but there would have to be some equalization to rents currently charged for such access. It also seems that with the proposed increase in development, the surrounding neighborhoods stand to lose significant privacy as people search for parking. In addition, businesses that require close, quick parking seem to be losing out in the city's plan, as well as the Churches and funeral home which require massive amounts of parking at off times. 8/26/2014 1:49 PM 10 It is unacceptable to continue to decrease on street parking without alternative new parking spaces. Our patrons use motor vehicles to travel here and need to park in order to shop. If it becomes more difficult to park then they will stop shopping here. 8/26/2014 1:27 PM 23 / 26 West Main Street Commercial and Retail Parking Survey