http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/11/29/free-parking-on-saturdays-in-december/ Colorado Springs Business Journal Daily News Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:45:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/11/29/free-parking-on-saturdays-in-december/#comment-485 Anonymous Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:47:00 +0000 http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/11/29/free-parking-on-saturdays-in-december/#comment-485 Maybe free parking on weekends would help, but free parking all the time would have the adverse affect for shoppers because those who work downtown would hog the free meter parking forcing shoppers to be further inconvenienced by having to use the garages. Maybe free parking on weekends would help, but free parking all the time would have the adverse affect for shoppers because those who work downtown would hog the free meter parking forcing shoppers to be further inconvenienced by having to use the garages.

]]> http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/11/29/free-parking-on-saturdays-in-december/#comment-483 Mike Jones Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:53:00 +0000 http://blogs.csbj.com/csbjdaily/2007/11/29/free-parking-on-saturdays-in-december/#comment-483 My guess is that free parking downtown ALL OF THE TIME would positively effect the shopping experience for all concerned ( revenue generated, customer loyalty, etc.) far more so than would realigning Tejon St. Why the City (and the Downtown Partnership) continue to support metered parking is an absolute mystery to me. <br/>Sure, revenues will increase during the holiday shopping season (even though some stores close early due to the over-proliferation of gin mill/meat market businesses along Tejon St.), and possibly due to "free parking"... doesn't, then, the concept of full-time free parking have a certain sensability to it? My guess is that free parking downtown ALL OF THE TIME would positively effect the shopping experience for all concerned ( revenue generated, customer loyalty, etc.) far more so than would realigning Tejon St. Why the City (and the Downtown Partnership) continue to support metered parking is an absolute mystery to me.
Sure, revenues will increase during the holiday shopping season (even though some stores close early due to the over-proliferation of gin mill/meat market businesses along Tejon St.), and possibly due to “free parking”… doesn’t, then, the concept of full-time free parking have a certain sensability to it?

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