The Observation Deck

hmmm, it's tight enough to pass a car on many of our side streets as it is today. Do you think there is some financial gain to an increase in fender benders as well? Maybe the local body shops can lobby for it. I don't see that many people viewing it as a solution to walk to a store on Detroit from one of the sidestreets though.
Maybe if the city could level an old house and build a municipal parking facility. I'm sure there has to be an structure that is just old and not "historic". What are the requirements for "historic" by the way?

Shawn Juris wrote:Maybe if the city could level an old house and build a municipal parking facility. I'm sure there has to be an structure that is just old and not "historic". What are the requirements for "historic" by the way?

Shawn

A nice lesson in this is the lot by Player's Pizza, and impact on the stores around it.

I would rather see the city bank homes that come up for sale behind business districts, ala Lee Road.


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My favorite example of a parking garage is on Coventry in Cleveland Heights. There is a small footprint on Coventry - just big enough to turn into it and then it goes on behind the stores and up. This is a great example that could be accomplished with the banking method you suggest Jim because it can be gerrymandered somewhat.

This has parking meters in it.