The issue of how to best serve everyone when it comes to metered street parking is proving to be a difficult one.
Easton business owners and residents like the idea of parking meters that take credit cards. What they don't like: changing the meter-enforcement hours, enforcing meters on Sunday, and most of the other changes mentioned in the city's recent parking study. That's according to a survey on parking issues discussed Tuesday evening at the city's second public forum on the parking study by Desman and Associates. Balancing the varying needs of the city, businesses and residents when it comes to metered street parking is proving to be a thorny issue, and there's still not a lot of consensus on the issues. While most of the 15 or so members of the public seemed in favor of reducing rates at the city's parking garage to encourage more people to …
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Raising meter rates would encourage more motorists to use the city parking deck, consultants say.
The days of 50-cent-an-hour metered parking, free street parking on Sundays and complimentary parking for city employees may be numbered . Those things could all go away if Easton City Council acts on the recommendations in a parking study by Desman and Associates. The company is also urging the city to change parking meter hours of operation to 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays from the current 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., with additional hours of noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays, along with raising the rate to as much as $1 per hour in prime Downtown areas. "What we'd like to do is encourage more use of the Pine Street garage," Desman's Greg Shumate told city council Wednesday. "We think the time has come to implement those changes immediately…
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Problem spots should be mitigated with better management, Desman Associates says.
Despite the perception that parking is tight in parts of Downtown Easton and near the county courthouse, there are more than enough parking spots in the city, according to a new study commissioned by the city. Representatives from Desman Associates, who just finished the first phase of a parking study, presented their findings to the Easton Parking Authority last Thursday evening, Nov. 17. "Our survey suggests there is a great surplus of parking in Easton," said Michael Connor, senior associate for the company. "Though there's a surplus overall, there are some areas that are stressed and could be mitigated." Basing their conclusions on a physical survey taken on a Friday this past September, along with extrapolated data and revenue data …
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Valerie J. Smith
2:30 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
My son lives in Easton and we drive over 200 miles to visit him and can't find parking or have to continue putting money in the meters. Why not have a visitors permit for parking for people who visit the area on a regular basis. I am sure people that visit Lafayette College would appreciate a pass too. You could charge a set price per day. I would love to visit my grandchildren more often, but … more ›