cannon_fodder
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« Reply #16 on: March 29, 2018, 08:11:28 am » |
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There are always tourists on the bridge. I love walking by as they stand in the Center of the Universe. The bridge does need some significant work, it isn't welcoming for people who don't know the area. But here's the gist of the issue:
If we build one new parking garages south of the Brady. One at Cameron and Main. And one by the ballpark... you still won't be able to see where you parked as you walk to it from everywhere in the district. They will all be 2 blocks away from Guthrie Green, or AHHA, or somewhere else. People will still complain that there is no parking because there isn't free unlimited parking immediately within sight of where they want to go. That's what we are used to.
I don't remember a day I've ever had to park further than 2 blocks away from the Tulsa Art's District, even with Tulsa Tough, a ballgame, and a concert or two going on at the same time. If someone ever sees all the parking within 2 blocks of the Arts District full, take pictures for me.
I don't think it is a parking problem. It's a perception and expectation problem. We can certainly work to address the issue, and should, as the concerns of patrons are certainly something that need to be respected, but we need to recognize there is plenty of parking. Simply adding more will not likely alleviate those complaints. People need to be easily directed to the parking and feel comfortable with it. That might mean a new garage (in addition to the Main Street garage discussed, the lot across from the Brady, the new lot at Cameron and Main, the BOK lots, the lots across from the ballpark, the OSU Tulsa lots, and the free on-street parking...), signage, better maps, clear instructions, or whatever - but just adding more underutilized parking isn't the answer.
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