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Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

tacoma1 — Thu, 06 May 2010 07:27:52 -0700

Actually Fredo, As I am a bipedal organism, and quite adept at ambulatory travel, I also regularly frequent the establishments on 6th Ave and the Proctor District. No transit needed on those trips. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

thriceallamerican — Wed, 05 May 2010 13:15:24 -0700

Finally the true importance of public transportation is beginning to emerge...it enables people to drink excessively without having to worry about a possible DUI. Heh, we tried that last Friday when we did drinks at Paddy Coyne's followed by dinner at PSP. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

fredo — Wed, 05 May 2010 06:29:43 -0700

I'm normally too blury eyed after the Gaucho's martini's to drive home, so PT almost always takes me there, and then drops me off at the homestead when visiting the cowboy. tacoma1 Finally the true importance of public transportation is beginning to emerge...it enables people to drink excessively without having to worry about a possible DUI. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

tacoma1 — Tue, 04 May 2010 12:52:36 -0700

To be clear, the parking fee end time isn't set yet that I know of. It is currently proposed that metered time end at 8 PM. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

TacomanTime — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:49:06 -0700

Google sez: http://www.cityoftacoma.org/Page.aspx? nid=939 Most of my visits to downtown are ~1-2 hours per item during the day. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

tacoma1 — Tue, 04 May 2010 11:43:08 -0700

General fund, imo, it should go to the neighborhoods where funds are collected. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

Thorax O'Tool — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:12:40 -0700

Where does the $$$ collected go? The general fund? More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

tacoma1 — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:08:10 -0700

I do agree that the 2 hour time limit is insufficient for the daytime. For the evening, the time limit does go away. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

Crenshaw Sepulveda — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:02:43 -0700

I understand these parking meters will also accept credit cards and most likely currency. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

Mofo from the Hood — Tue, 04 May 2010 08:49:49 -0700

Do these new parking meters operate with coins? Because then the real time waster is running all over to get proper coinage. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

The Jinxmedic — Tue, 04 May 2010 07:23:13 -0700

Down with time limits! Two hours is not sufficient time for most business requirements, without having to worry about making it back in time. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

fredo — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:39:25 -0700

....let's listen in on the dinner conversation taking place at a swanky downtown restaurant.... Diner #1: "so the financing is in place to put an enormous grocery store right in the middle of downtown, is that what you're saying? More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

Erik — Tue, 04 May 2010 02:45:37 -0700

the parking meters have time limits? Lame! More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

morgan — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:20:21 -0700

While I'm against the suggested two hour time limit - I could go for the 4 hour limit. I wonder if anyone at the Chamber reads FeedTacoma. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

NineInchNachos — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:47:45 -0700

the parking meters have time limits? Lame! More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

KevinFreitas — Mon, 03 May 2010 22:13:50 -0700

Overall parking meters are a bummer but I'm OK with them because a) the new ones take debit cards which is good 'cause I never carry cash or coin and b) the city should be entitled to earn money off parking so they can help pay for upgrades to roads, business districts, etc or where ever those funds will go.I'm not a fan of still having time limits or at least the same ones. Raise the max time limit to at least 4 hours or something to make it worth while if you're doing more than a few things in and around a place.Sometimes Tacoma needs to grow up and paying for parking is just one of those steps. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

Jesse — Mon, 03 May 2010 19:12:40 -0700

TacomanTime: If you park in the Tacoma General Hospital garage you don't have to pay. There's a *free* garage and a pay one. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

Coffee Dude — Mon, 03 May 2010 16:50:37 -0700

Hello folks, While owning a car, I have lived next to Tacoma General and now I live one block up from the Convention Center, lately I have not had too much trouble finding a place to park because I use a Yellow sign parking permit, that I pay for. Yes I pay to park between those nasty Yellow signs. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

TacomanTime — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:44:00 -0700

"What I hate is the zoned parking around Tacoma General Hospital. If you're looking for a spot so you can visit your doctor you have to circle plenty of blocks to find a place where the city hasn't sold the exclusive right to park to the tenant in a proximately located residential unit. More »

Re: Comics | Ocryx and Joe - Downtown Parking- Before and After the Pay Stations

TacomanTime — Mon, 03 May 2010 12:37:52 -0700

"What the parking meter initiative really provides is a test of the following assumption: More people will be attracted by the availability of parking spaces than will be repelled by the requirement of paid parking." Yup. The key is finding that balance between convenience and cost. More »