Comments on: Downtown Employee Parking

By: slz

slz — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 00:00:44 +0000

I so agree with you pca about the diagonal parking. Or streets are not wide enough for diagonal parking and it is very difficult and dangerous backing out. AND I am in total agreement about the employees that park in front of the businesses. The same cars are parked in the same spots everyday. When I worked downtown several years ago we were always told to park in the lot or on a side street — it was very important to leave the prime spots for the customers. There actually are more parking lots downtown now than years ago so there is plenty of space for the employees to park in the lots.

By: Sue

Sue — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 14:04:22 +0000

I completely agree! All the prime parking spots are taken by employees. It is fristrating when you can not find a spot to park!

By: cak

cak — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 03:03:39 +0000

I worked downtown Sheldon for many years and my employer required the staff (or employees) to use the community parking lots. Currently you can usually spot the employee’s vehicle in prime parking spots because of license plate ID or as someone stated before, it is in the same spot every day. Perhaps the Chamber needs to put pressure on the employers – let’s keep shoppers coming downtown to shop. Although they wouldn’t think it an effort at all to walk a block to the front door of Wal-Mart. Perhaps certain spots in the parking lots could be designated for different stores with special signage.

By: Lee Ann

Lee Ann — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:25:25 +0000

I grew up in Colorado, and never had to learn to parallel park. if I can’t find a parking spot on the end, I just keep going around and around. LOL.

3rd Ave with the diagonal parking is not very safe. If you get in a spot, you can pull out a little, then you have to go back in, then you try it again. I usually wait until I see the light turn red, then I try backing out cautiously. And the street is far too narrow for diagonal parking. But I have no ideas on how to make things better.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 01:05:24 +0000

I have to agree. I do not like the diagonal parking. Sure we created more space (maybe) but visibilitity is terrible. There have been times I come through town with a larger truck and think this is not a good idea, therefore I bypass the uptwon all together. Only concern by the radio station for me is getting out of my car and hitting the door on the curb but then again, that is my responsibility and not the city’s! Other than that I think the city crew does a good job marking (painting) the lines every year, things are available but not everyone is going to get front door parking accessibility.

By: dg

dg — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:13:31 +0000

your right pca, the people who thought that one up really thought that threw.can’t never see when backing out until you almost get hit,my folks don’t even shop downtown unless they can fine a parallel parking place.