New Avondale Restaurant Proposed: Not Everyone Happy

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#91
February 01, 2015, 12:28:12 AM
Quote from: fieldafm on December 16, 2014, 12:31:05 PM
QuoteSeems like a form of anarchy.

I wouldn't characterize it as anarchy (more like iron fists are trying to rule in a vaccum with an incomplete understanding of the situation as a whole) ... but the process is definately broken. And that process will continue to be broken until the Overlay is changed in a manner that looks at challenges and solutions in a much more holistic manner. Some cling to the Overlay like it is the unfallable edict of the Ten Commandments, when really it's just a half-finished Masters thesis that desperately needs to be completed (and later updated as new research proves or disproves previous conclusions). In that situation, bad blood (and sometimes bad behavior) arises. It's past time to explore more realistic solutions that address the heart of the matter. So far, there has been mainly can-kicking. Which is fine now because the area is more alive than ever, but things are just going to get  much more contentious and the stakes are going to be ever so higher in the months and years to come.

You can only pound your head against the wall for so long until you really develop head trauma issues.

During Overlay proceedings I kicked cans all over the place. Some lodged in dark corners.
Nothing here as of February 2015 to shed light.

Onward!

Noone

#92
April 10, 2015, 06:12:31 AM
Was in Avondale last night and we parked on a side street that had various sized white marked spots. When we came back to our vehicle on our windshield was a note from J. Riley Williams, PLC / Attorney and Counselor at Law with a message. " If you parked farther up then one more car could fit this space."
Welcome to the neighborhood?

thelakelander

#93
April 10, 2015, 07:28:33 AM
LOL! To be honest. It is annoying when someone takes up two parking spots. I see it in downtown all the time.
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali

acme54321

#94
April 10, 2015, 07:46:35 AM
Quote from: Noone on April 10, 2015, 06:12:31 AM
Was in Avondale last night and we parked on a side street that had various sized white marked spots. When we came back to our vehicle on our windshield was a note from J. Riley Williams, PLC / Attorney and Counselor at Law with a message. " If you parked farther up then one more car could fit this space."
Welcome to the neighborhood?

What does your lack of parking etiquette have to do with the St Johns River our American Heritage Waterway?  I'm sure there is something.

strider

#95
April 10, 2015, 08:04:51 AM
If the first car doesn't park within the lines, then none can.  If that first car leaves, it looks like you are to blame. The note giver could become the note getter. In this case, Noone, it appears that the note giver left it on his card.  I'd keep it and put it on the next JSO patrol car I found not parking between the lines....
"My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake and they live in a state of constant total amazement." Patrica, Joe VS the Volcano.

BridgeTroll

#96
April 10, 2015, 09:06:09 AM
Lol
In a boat at sea one of the men began to bore a hole in the bottom of the boat. On being remonstrating with, he answered, "I am only boring under my own seat." "Yes," said his companions, "but when the sea rushes in we shall all be drowned with you."

Non-RedNeck Westsider

#97
April 10, 2015, 09:16:57 AM
Noone fails to mention the trailer of kayaks he was towing that took up extra spaces.
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PeeJayEss

#98
April 10, 2015, 09:27:57 AM
Sounds like the most cordial way anyone has ever complained about a poor park job.
If the white box is bigger than one car length, it is meant for multiple cars. The Riverside re-striping doesn't distinguish separate spots, just where the parking areas are. In case you couldn't tell from where the signs and driveways are. Basically, city has money for painting unnecessary parking lines and removing love locks, but not painting bike lanes or mowing grass. So quaint!

pierre

#100
April 10, 2015, 10:37:32 AM
Anybody else feel sorry for the Baltimore guys?

Tacachale

#101
April 10, 2015, 11:06:03 AM
What we all have to remember is FIND is good. Jacksonville is LOST. Waterways commission meeting in 4 days.
Do you believe that when the blue jay or another bird sings and the body is trembling, that is a signal that people are coming or something important is about to happen?

Non-RedNeck Westsider

#102
April 10, 2015, 11:19:40 AM
Quote from: acme54321 on April 10, 2015, 07:46:35 AM
What does your lack of parking etiquette have to do with the St Johns River our American Heritage Waterway?  I'm sure there is something.

Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on April 10, 2015, 09:16:57 AM
Noone fails to mention the trailer of kayaks he was towing that took up extra spaces.
Quote from: pierre on April 10, 2015, 10:37:32 AM
Anybody else feel sorry for the Baltimore guys?
Quote from: Tacachale on April 10, 2015, 11:06:03 AM
What we all have to remember is FIND is good. Jacksonville is LOST. Waterways commission meeting in 4 days.

I shouldn't find these as funny as I do....   Poor Noone.  He's might never come out of his SILO again.....  ;D
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Noone

#103
April 10, 2015, 01:29:12 PM
Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on April 10, 2015, 11:19:40 AM
Quote from: acme54321 on April 10, 2015, 07:46:35 AM
What does your lack of parking etiquette have to do with the St Johns River our American Heritage Waterway?  I'm sure there is something.

Quote from: Non-RedNeck Westsider on April 10, 2015, 09:16:57 AM
Noone fails to mention the trailer of kayaks he was towing that took up extra spaces.
Quote from: pierre on April 10, 2015, 10:37:32 AM
Anybody else feel sorry for the Baltimore guys?
Quote from: Tacachale on April 10, 2015, 11:06:03 AM
What we all have to remember is FIND is good. Jacksonville is LOST. Waterways commission meeting in 4 days.

I shouldn't find these as funny as I do....   Poor Noone.  He's might never come out of his SILO again.....  ;D

I love MJ. Paul Astleford is a super hero. Waterways Commission meeting in 5 days. HEY JACKSONVILLE! We have a BARGE! Does Putnam county know about this?

Noone

#104
April 10, 2015, 01:46:26 PM
Quote from: PeeJayEss on April 10, 2015, 09:27:57 AM
Sounds like the most cordial way anyone has ever complained about a poor park job.
If the white box is bigger than one car length, it is meant for multiple cars. The Riverside re-striping doesn't distinguish separate spots, just where the parking areas are. In case you couldn't tell from where the signs and driveways are. Basically, city has money for painting unnecessary parking lines and removing love locks, but not painting bike lanes or mowing grass. So quaint!

The white parking box had a car parked in the middle. Was the spot large enough for 3 compacts? I'd say yes. There was a driveway in front and I could have gone up a little further but I wanted to be in the line and not crowd the driveway. I had a situation Downtown one time and I parked in a spot where the car was in the middle of two meters. I ended up putting money in the meter and part of my vehicle entered the handicap space and I got a ticket for parking in the handicapped. So what are the New Rules for this new parking area?
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