Does Madisonville development have enough parking?
Does Madisonville development have enough parking?
With new developments cropping up across Madisonville's Business District, some owners and leaders in the neighborhood want to know: where is everyone going to park?
AS MADISONVILLE SEESCONSTRUCTION OF BRAND NEWAPARTMENT UNITS AND RETAILSPACE..
SOME ARE ASKING..WHERE WILL EVERYONEPARK?NOW..
A CITY COUNCILMEMBER IS ASKING THATTOO.WCPO 9 NEWS REPORTER LISASMITH LOOKS AT WHY A PARKINGSTUDY IS BEING PROPOSED - ANDHOW IT COULD BENEFITNEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENTS ANDBUSINESSES.IN A MATTER OF MONTHS..
THISCORNER OF MADISON AND WHETSELIN MADISONVILLE HAS GONE FROMTHIS...TOTHIS...BUT, THE QUESTION SOMEIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE ASKNGIS WHERE CAN RESIDENTS ANDPATRONSPARK?"They've dealt with theconstruction and everythingelse only to not have parkingfor themselves, for theircustomers."TERRI HENRY IS PRESIDENT OFTHE MADISONVILLE BUSINESSCHAMBER.
SHE SAYS THE PARKINGQUESTION CAME TO A HEADEARLIER THIS YEAR WHENBUSINESSES LEARNED USAGE PLANSCHANGED FOR THIS LARGEPARKING LOT BEHIND THE FIRSTSTRUCTURE IN THEDEVELOPMENT."Then we found out in Januarythat we wouldn't be able touse it at all, which causes aconundrum."IN FACT..
HERE'S THE LOT NOW.IT'S MARKED PRIVATE PARKING..AND REQUIRES A GATE KEY FORENTRANCE."My first question when I meetwith the developer about anyproject is how much parking,is there enough parking, isanyone upset about theparking?"COUNCILMEMBER BETSY SUNDERMANNINTRODUCED THIS MOTION TO CITYCOUNCIL TO HAVE A PARKINGSTUDY DONE FOR THEMADISONVILLE NEIGHBORHOODBUSINESS DISTRICT.
IF COUNCILAPPROVES, THE CITY WILLCONDUCT THESTUDY."I know that they see theurgency here, that there arepeople concerned about it.
SoI think it will be done fairlyquickly.""We're looking forward to itbecause it'll be a way for usto use it to come up with someworkablesolutions."PARKING METERS HAVE BEENINSTALLED AROUND THE AREA...WHICH MAY HELP ... OR, THELANE REDUCTION COULD CAUSEADDITIONALISSUES."It's going to be a tight fitand if cars are there,someone's car is going to gethit."AS CONSTRUCTION CONTINUESON THE PROJECT..
IT COMESAFTER SOME RESIDENTS TRIED TODEVELOP A COMMUNITY BENEFITSAGREEMENT.
PARKING WAS ONE OFA NUMBER OF ISSUES NOTED.THERE ISN'T A C-B-A IN PLACE..BUT, NAIMA CLARKE..
WITH THEMADISONVILLE COMMUNITY URBANREDEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONSAYS..
MEETINGS ARE TAKINGPLACE WITH THE DEVELOPER, CITYAND NEIGHBORHOODLEADERS."Trying to agree on what aresome of the issues or topicsthat we can work around oraddress that have been raisedby this working group for thecommunity benefits agreement.LS WCPO 9 NEWS
