The Missoula Parking Commission is looking at increasing parking fines in order to generate additional revenue for more bonding capacity to develop additional parking structures in Downtown Missoula. They also would like to increase turnover of people that abuse on-street metered parking by parking in front of businesses all day. Some people feel that raising the initial $2 ticket to $5 will make Downtown Missoula unfriendly for customers and that there are better ways to accomplish these goals.
a) Solves the parking problem
b) Reduces traffic accidents
c) Adds another element to Missoula's unique mystique (read: more tourism dollars)
d) Encourages alternative transportation.
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a) Solves the parking problem
b) Reduces traffic accidents
c) Adds another element to Missoula's unique mystique (read: more tourism dollars)
d) Encourages alternative transportation.
Get more vehicles out of DT, and more people out and about. Set up FREE Park 'n Ride lots with continuous bus loop between set hours connecting lots through DT and UM. Add more, like at West Broadway for visitors, commuters, wandering shoppers, students, etc. Walk or hop the bus and pay only that fare. Put Walk, Bus, Bike into action more often and get Sustainable Missoula. Leave meter parking for convenience and pay for it. Let's do something that works soon.
When I first moved here I got countless notes saying "You're forgiven! Missoula loves it's out-of-state visitors." I didn't even have to pay the $2 tickets until I finally registered my car in Montana. I mean sure, this policy is nice (it seems that these waivers are given to in-staters as well during the holiday shopping season), but it'd be nicer to stop doing this in favor of keeping fines low.
I dont mind seeing the fees raise, as long as, the additional revenue will be put back into the community developing positive change. I would like to see the parking commission post a list of how and what they plan on using the additional revenue for.
The current parking fine structure would work IF it were enforced. We have increasing fines for parking abusers and could adjust those "penalty" fines if needed for more effectiveness. The new proposal targets shoppers inordinately, and still does not enforce the new (or existing) rules to fine abusers more money. The system can accomplish this if there is a willingness to use it effectively. Enforcement is key! The conce...
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The current parking fine structure would work IF it were enforced. We have increasing fines for parking abusers and could adjust those "penalty" fines if needed for more effectiveness. The new proposal targets shoppers inordinately, and still does not enforce the new (or existing) rules to fine abusers more money. The system can accomplish this if there is a willingness to use it effectively. Enforcement is key! The concern of downtown businesses is that the casual shopper will not put enough money in the meter the first time and underestimate their visit duration. We want that customer to get a gentle reminder to feed the meters, NOT a PENALTY, that will cause some shoppers to avoid downtown. [show less]
I wish there was a way to cut and paste a grup think poll and put it into your own webpage - kind of like what YouTube does. I know I would put it into my page.
Anyway - just a suggestion (if this already isn't possible) - thanks!
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on April 13th, 2007. Tags: downtown, fine, parking
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There's a public discussion of the proposed policy changes on Tuesday, April 17, 7-10pm at the Holiday Inn Parkside.
I just surfed over here from http://missouladowntown.com/ - I love how the top votes are in the other site.
I wish there was a way to cut and paste a grup think poll and put it into your own webpage - kind of like what YouTube does. I know I would put it into my page.
Anyway - just a suggestion (if this already isn't possible) - thanks!
If you click "Share this page" in the green bar right above the comments, you'll see instructions for embedding the poll on your own website. Click "Show the code" to, well, show the code ;)