Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Parking Downtown

I know I talk a lot about downtown parking but the perceived lack of parking in downtown Carbondale is one of the biggest problems the area has. Customers don't want to shop where they cannot park conveniently, and conveniently is generally defined as within sight of the front door of the business.

One thing I would like to see done, but 'twould take the cooporation of both the city and IDOT is turning the turn lane in the 100-200 block of West Main into free on-street parking, with a 1-2 hour limit. This would really help places like Thai Taste and La Unica Bakery, who often have customers wanting to pop in for a few minutes to pick up an order or purchase some baked goods. Currently Thai Taste has to rely on customers parking across the street while La Unica has a small parking area behind the building that it shares with Triphammer Tattoo. Convenient parking in front of both businesses would truly help them do even better.

3 comments:

  1. I have NEVER not been able to find a parking space within sight of the front door of my destination in downtown Carbondale. In 11 years. NEVER. My son goes to the Practice Pad 2x per week, we eat at Thai Taste, Global Gourmet, Longbranch, go to Dayshift, the shoe store, your store, and the bike stores on a fairly regular basis.

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  2. I see people parking in the turn lane to go in to pick up at both Thai Taste and La Unica 2-3 times a week, while people going into Aban Kitchen regularly park in the alleyway next to the building.

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  3. I see people parking in the turn lane to go in to pick up at both Thai Taste and La Unica 2-3 times a week, while people going into Aban Kitchen regularly park in the alleyway next to the building.

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