On-street Parking Work Session
Set for July 26

ADNA Members:

At several meetings we have discussed the importance of on-street parking to our neighborhood. On-street parking's benefits are numerous, including calming traffic, providing short-term retail patron spaces and serving as loading for residents. Surprisingly enough, there is no overall master plan for managing this important resource downtown. The City removes parking at whim at the request of adjacent property owners, but fails to recognize the value of this public facility. This has been particularly challenging in Fairlie-Poplar.

To end this confusion, the City has asked the ADNA to prepare a plan for Fairlie-Poplar showing where and when we could like on-street parking, loading zones, etc. Therefore, on Saturday, July 26, 2003 , I am organizing a walk-through of Fairlie-Poplar so that we can identify locations for on-street parking and on-street loading (including hours) for submittal to the City. We will meet at 11:00 am at Blue Cloud Coffee (123 Luckie Street) and proceed from there. I expect the walk-through to take no more than two hours.

I hope you can make it.

Regards,
Caleb Racicot
cracicot@biltmorecomm.com