<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">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. </span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">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.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">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.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">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.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Chris Currie</span></div>
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(68, 68, 68); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br></span></div>Message: 3<br>Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:26:54 -0400<br>
From: Dwight Holmes <<a href="mailto:dwightrholmes@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">dwightrholmes@gmail.com</a>><br>To: Sarah Wayland <<a href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</a>><br>
Cc: TownTalk <<a href="mailto:towntalk@riverdale-park.org" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">towntalk@riverdale-park.org</a>><br>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] parking at EYA<br>Message-ID:<br> <CAGPjrU82Ttg0XnA=Bpq4EL0w0QYH-MvJdCDXO_0w=6eOWnL=<a href="mailto:fw@mail.gmail.com" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">fw@mail.gmail.com</a>><br>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1<br><br>FWIW, last night may have been an extraordinary occasion, with Dr<br>Cornell West and others appearing for the Howard Zinn Room formal<br>dedication event at BB&P.<br>
<br>On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 7:15 AM, Sarah Wayland <<a href="mailto:sarah.wayland@gmail.com" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); ">sarah.wayland@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> Last night I tried to make a quick run to the Yes! Organic Market to<br>
> get a few things, and was unable to find parking. Eventually I gave up<br>> and drove to MOM in College Park.<br>><br>> Does anyone know if there are plans for more parking?<br>><br>> -Sarah<br>><br>
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