Landing bill moves forward without preservation funds, but mayor may veto

[thelakelander]

Subro, that's the wrong lot.  It's the surface lot between the Omni and the skyway station on the corner of Hogan and Bay.

[thelakelander]

We must not forget that Sleiman is sly.  He is very manipulative in just about all of his deals, and he is the one responsible for half of our awful strip centers we so despise.  I am giving Mayor Peyton the benefit of the doubt on this because while Peyton is certainly not a great mayor and very shortsighted with vision, he is shrewd with business/money and he may know something that we do not.  Regardless, I would more than love to see the Landing have parking and be opened up just the like the rest of us.

Regardless of what people may think about Sleiman personally, his company is a successful retail developer and the people running the city are novices in this specific area.  The same thing Sleiman has been begging for is the same exact thing Rouse (another successful retail developer at one point) claimed the center needed.  So this is much larger than Sleiman.  This is retail 101.  To a degree, I think people's personal attitudes of those that that don't run in their social circles is one of the significant issues holding this city back.

[subro]

Subro, that's the wrong lot.  It's the surface lot between the Omni and the skyway station on the corner of Hogan and Bay.

Thanks for clarifying. So it's this lot:

[jbroadglide]

Subro, that's the wrong lot.  It's the surface lot between the Omni and the skyway station on the corner of Hogan and Bay.

But that is a privately owned lot, isn't it? They charge people like 5 bucks a day to park there.

[jbroadglide]

I take it back. Its not 5 bucks a day...its 10 bucks a day! Thats what the sign says..

[duvaldude08]

This makes me very happy... now lets get moving on the trio and bank hotel. This would shut me up for a couple of months. lol

[thelakelander]

I take it back. Its not 5 bucks a day...its 10 bucks a day! Thats what the sign says..

Correct.  Sleiman is purchasing the lot from its current owner.

[Doctor_K]

And I don't know how recently this has been enacted, but the 'traditional' Landing parking lot on the other side of the M.S.B. now has a $5.00 flat rate after 4:00pm.  Noticed that last night.

Wonder if that'll be the same in the new lot once it all gets wrapped up.

[duvaldude08]

And I don't know how recently this has been enacted, but the 'traditional' Landing parking lot on the other side of the M.S.B. now has a $5.00 flat rate after 4:00pm.  Noticed that last night.

Wonder if that'll be the same in the new lot once it all gets wrapped up.

I would hope that that 5.00 price would go down once the new parking lot is in order. Hopefully they are both a flat $2.00 or something like that.

[tufsu1]

don't count on it...rght now Sleiman has an agreement to market the Omni lot for Landing parking....there are even signs to that effect on weekends....and they still charge $5

[duvaldude08]

That sucks. sometimes its best to park at a meter at night and just walk two blocks. Im not paying 5.00 if Im only gonna be out there for 30 minutes. But If I plan on spending a couple of hours out there, then the 5.00 thing isnt bad and you probably come out about the same if you were getting charged per hour. (give or take)

[fsujax]

I would never park in one of those lots on the weekend or at night, when i can park for free on the street. What trips me out is during Jaguar season I see people paying $10-$20 to park in a lot near Washington St, Adams St area, etc. and then I park on the street right in front of the lot for free at a meter. It just amazes me.

[Doctor_K]

Parking's free at night too?  Huh...

When do things get started, now that this is a done deal?

[fsujax]

after 6pm every night!

[tufsu1]

after 6pm every night!

and the little known secret is the parking folks leave work around 5pm...so usually you can get away free after then