Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

YoYoMoMa t1_j646znm wrote

Reply to comment by mrcolinp in Does the Avenue in Hampden need more parking? by Ghoghogol

>People who don’t want to do street parking can go to one of the many liquor stores that don’t require it.

Yeah I would love for you to explain that to the wine source (and to the people waiting for parking).

My point is, you can wish and want all you choose, but people want to go to the wine source in a car and want to park in an accessible lot. And the store itself wants this too. Any solution is going to have to factor this in.

−1

mrcolinp t1_j649nng wrote

Sounds like we're talking about two different things. I'm talking about what's best for the neighborhood, and you're talking about what's actually going to happen. I agree with you that this nonsense will happen!

3

YoYoMoMa t1_j64a4v5 wrote

I don't see how getting rid of the extra parking for the wine source would be good for the neighborhood. The spot right out in front of the wine source is already a cluster at busy times, and I cannot imagine the people that live around there being thrilled about losing more parking spots to non residents.

2

mrcolinp t1_j64d6t2 wrote

I don't have to imagine because I am who you're speculating about--a person who couldn't live much closer to Wine Source, telling you what doesn't in fact thrill me.

3

YoYoMoMa t1_j64dcyr wrote

Right. You are one person. I am asking you to for one second imagine what other people might think.

0

mrcolinp t1_j64dxll wrote

That's another thing I don't have to imagine about--I know and speak to my neighbors, and have looked around this comment section. Opinions about the idea are mixed at best.

3

TerranceBaggz t1_j657gt6 wrote

Not if people show up to public meetings and zoning board hearings in numbers and oppose it.

2

TerranceBaggz t1_j657by8 wrote

So a business’ wants and needs (need is a stretch here) Trump the hood of the neighborhood and city as a whole?

1

YoYoMoMa t1_j65j6be wrote

Not at all. I can easily imagine that people don't want even more people taking their parking spots and jamming up traffic Trying to get to the wine source.

1

TerranceBaggz t1_j65lzyn wrote

If we want this city to stop losing residents and maybe one day thrive, we have to stop looking at transit as cars and parking. It’s really, really harmful. Plenty of people around Hamden don’t drive and don’t want space dedicated to cars going in.

1