[RP TownTalk] parking at EYA

[Dwight Holmes]

the sooner we get the trolley bike-ped trail in operation, the better!

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 8:33 AM, Chris Currie <crcurrie at gmail.com> wrote:
> That parking lot fills up on most evenings now.  Hyattsville city officials
> foresaw the need for more parking back in the development review process for
> Arts District Hyattsville, and former Mayor Gardiner spent quite a bit of
> time and effort trying to secure partnerships and funding for a parking
> garage on the east side.
> However, it's never easy to afford structured parking, and when the
> recession hit, I think that killed any serious continuing effort on that
> project.  Whether a site still exists in EYA's master plan or whether it's
> been re-programmed, I don't know.  In any case, given the permanent
> financial crisis at every level of government and the near-impossibility of
> building a parking garage on that site entirely with private funding, I
> think it's a pipe dream at this point.
> I've been curious to see where overflow parking will go -- whether patrons
> of the Shoppes will head south to the municipal lot at Franklins (which also
> often fills up) or whether they'll start cruising the residential
> neighborhoods west of Rte. 1.  I do see a lot of people walking down
> Jefferson St. on weekend evenings, but I can't tell if all of those are
> local residents walking to the Shoppes or if there are car commuters among
> them.
> Probably another issue that Riverdale Park and University Park residents
> should be thinking about now with respect to the Cafritz development,
> because given the developers' demonstrated focus on maximizing density on
> the site, it's a pretty sure bet that they'll put in as little parking as
> they can get away with.  On that issue, though, I'm sure Whole Foods will be
> a powerful negotiator -- and undoubtedly they'll want acres of parking.
> Chris Currie
> Hyattsville
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:26:54 -0400
> From: Dwight Holmes <dwightrholmes at gmail.com>
> To: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
> Cc: TownTalk <towntalk at riverdale-park.org>
> Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] parking at EYA
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> FWIW, last night may have been an extraordinary occasion, with Dr
> Cornell West and others appearing for the Howard Zinn Room formal
> dedication event at BB&P.
>
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 7:15 AM, Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>> Last night I tried to make a quick run to the Yes! Organic Market to
>> get a few things, and was unable to find parking. Eventually I gave up
>> and drove to MOM in College Park.
>>
>> Does anyone know if there are plans for more parking?
>>
>> -Sarah
>>
>>
>> --
>> Sarah Wayland
>> sarah.wayland at gmail.com
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