I've been noticing this more and more on my morning commute. People are blocking parking spots using little orange cones for their friends/co-workers/whatever. Is this legal? Would I be out of line if I just ran their little flag-football cones over because I want to stop and get a cup of coffee at BREW and they have 4 spots "reserved"?
Come on, guys. Really?
Sometimes spaces are reserved for contractors who are going to do work at one of the buildings that day. They need to be close to the work so that they have quick access to tools and equipment. There have been spaces blocked off in front of the old Fuel building when they were doing demolition inside.
Perhaps this is what you encountered?
That could be the issue but isn't that what the back entrances are for?
A sign stating something along those lines would be nice. Otherwise, it's tough not to just ignore the cones and park there anyways.
Agreed. In a real city ;), you would apply for a permit to reserve a spot for work purposes. Then, there would be an official sign reserving said space.
Quote from: InnerCityPressure on October 28, 2014, 11:58:44 AM
Agreed. In a real city ;), you would apply for a permit to reserve a spot for work purposes. Then, there would be an official sign reserving said space.
Yeah, that's what we need. More permits. Why not just park a vehicle there and then move it when the contractor shows up?
Not sure about the rest of you, but whenever I've shown up to a job site in a crowded commercial area, my installers are allowed to park out front just long enough to load and unload tools/material. They have to park somewhere out of the way.
Yeah I've seen this on King St too. Either way it's not legal. And it's certainly not illegal for you to move a cone and park there anyway.
In the instance I saw this morning, there was a little car and one spot to the left of it, and two to the right of it. In similar instances it's been all sorts of cones, boxes, etc.. There IS parking in the back of that building that would better suit unloading materials into the building. This is either lazy contractors or entitled employees. I'm apt to just start pulling the cones and park anyway.
Quote from: acme54321 on October 28, 2014, 01:03:04 PM
Yeah I've seen this on King St too. Either way it's not legal. And it's certainly not illegal for you to move a cone and park there anyway.
I have also seen it on King St. The guys in front of the tattoo place there are always hanging out outside, cat calling women, and saving a spot for their buddies when they roll up. That place is the worst.
Liz Grenamyer put up a permanent sign reserving a space in front of her Bella Sera take out store front. It's a $250 fine when she's asked to remove it by the city.
Well, it certainly speaks to the parking problem that some people here claim absolutely positively doesn't exist.
There really isn't a parking problem in the whole R/A district. It is purely a people want to park right in front of the business they are going to, and are too damn lazy to park around the corner and walk 1/2 a block.
So why should people feel entitled to park closer by reserving spots illegally?
Anyone who cries of parking problems in Riverside immediately reveals his limited experience in any other major city.
I have also noticed this trend of cones and boxes in parking spots. Unless I see someone actually loading or unloading something, I just move them and park there anyway.
FWIW, there is no parking problem in Riverside. The only problem is that people don't want other people parking in front of their houses, which they consider to be personal property despite it belonging to the city.
The surplus of free spaces has dried up in the past year or two, but it's not unbearable, you just have to search an extra minute or two for a spot.
Blacksheep made parking a a little tighter when it first opened, but Hawkers really made the nearby spots disappear. It's no where near as bad as a major city's parking problems, but it's just a change of pace to the locals who were used to parking right in front of their favorite store/bar/restaurant.
I was in 8th day tattoo last week talking with one of the guys there how desolate 5 points used to look on any night there wasn't a club 5 event taking place. It has changed for sure.
In Chicago they use chairs to reserve spots and its called "dibs".
Quote from: David on October 28, 2014, 05:41:29 PM
but it's just a change of pace to the locals who were used to parking right in front of their favorite store/bar/restaurant.
I was in 8th day tattoo last week talking with one of the guys there how desolate 5 points used to look on any night there wasn't a club 5 event taking place. It has changed for sure.
Have saved at least $1882 just by saying to" local self"......... "Skip It" Tattoo(s) not included.
Plane ticket for two.
Gotta Love This Place.
Glad did not buy in to what we saw. Gosh....parking......."Skip Parking" would have never sold. Good to have a 'gut' feeling.
We ain't Miami.
Current Popularity impacts are absolutely wonderful.
QuoteAgreed. In a real city ;), you would apply for a permit to reserve a spot for work purposes. Then, there would be an official sign reserving said space.
Jacksonville is a real city, yet to get the permit for a spot, you need to bag and tag a meter (downtown) to get a permitted parking spot. We used to purchase these when we worked at the Farah and Farah building and were doing a file move. Still legal, I think they are $25 or were $25 per day per meter.
If you want to stick meters on every parking spot in 5 Points, I am sure the city would love the added revenue, but we all know we would hate additional meters.
Stephen - We all know how you love to discuss parking. I think the businesses are doing just fine with the current parking in all areas affected.
On a related note, I occasionally see that the block of Riverside from Edgewood to Talbot has a small, old looking "Road Closed" sign along with a cone on each side of the block. I'm fairly certain these are put out by a resident to eliminate driving on the road since I've never seen any construction on the road when it has been "closed".
Quote from: mtraininjax on November 06, 2014, 07:07:22 AM
If you want to stick meters on every parking spot in 5 Points, I am sure the city would love the added revenue, but we all know we would hate additional meters.
I live in Riverside and I'm perfectly fine with that idea. I think the spots have enough demand that a meter would be a great way to regulate the prime spaces. I would pay $2/hour to guarantee a spot in front of Bark for the dog grooming or Hawthorne for the haircut. I'll park around the corner and walk if I'm going to be there for a 4 hour meal/movie. Bring on the meters. People in this city are too spoiled by parking at the door of everything that they want to do.
Has anyone called code enforcement? LOL
I frequent 5 Points on a regular basis and I have never once had a parking problem, even on the most crowded evenings. Of course, I don't mind walk 2 blocks either. However, I wouldn't be opposed to a central pay station either for the surrounding area either (as long as the money collected goes back into the district).