http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kan ... ntown-areaKANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Kansas City's downtown continues to grow, city hall is looking for solutions to help its growing pain — parking or the lack thereof.
There's a lack of downtown parking?
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kan ... ntown-areaKANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Kansas City's downtown continues to grow, city hall is looking for solutions to help its growing pain — parking or the lack thereof.
SMH....AllThingsKC wrote:Kansas City trying to solve parking problems in growing downtown area
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kan ... ntown-areaKANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Kansas City's downtown continues to grow, city hall is looking for solutions to help its growing pain — parking or the lack thereof.
There's a lack of downtown parking?
No one goes downtown anymore anyways because it's too crowded.brewcrew1000 wrote:How or why does this crap even make the news? You get a bunch of people in suburbs watching this and the most likely reaction is gonna be is "Well I'm never going downtown again, won't be able to park"
Every public garage has a big blue P.kcjak wrote:Sorry but there is not consistent signage for every lot and garage downtown that offers public parking.
And, conversely, adding more parking supply will reduce the efficacy of alternatives.ldai_phs wrote:Streetcar, Bus, and other public transit solutions will both reduce the need for parking and open up underused lots farther out from more frequented areas.
I see one on the east end of the Kauffman Center garage and the SW corner.KCPowercat wrote:Every public garage has a big blue P.kcjak wrote:Sorry but there is not consistent signage for every lot and garage downtown that offers public parking.
^ This. We shouldn't add to the parking supply; but the city needs to get a hell of a lot smarter about getting cars in spaces. That starts with signage built for easy visibility and directionality when driving.flyingember wrote:I see one on the east end of the Kauffman Center garage and the SW corner.KCPowercat wrote:
Every public garage has a big blue P.
How do I know this is there from the I-35 exit to Broadway so I know it there? How does the big B at 17th and Broadway tell me to go north on Wyandotte to park? What if I turned at 16th where there's no blue P?
You make a very good point. Journalism needs feedback. When you see dumb-ass stories like this, it is very useful to contact both the reporter and the news editor at the station or newspaper, and explain to why their story is wrong, stupid, or obviously a ratings teaser, and that it pisses you off that they do such stories enough to stop watching their station, or come to the conclusion that their reporting is lazy.brewcrew1000 wrote:How or why does this crap even make the news? You get a bunch of people in suburbs watching this and the most likely reaction is gonna be "Well I'm never going downtown again, won't be able to park"
You want signs when people leave their joco cul-de-sac?flyingember wrote:I see one on the east end of the Kauffman Center garage and the SW corner.KCPowercat wrote:Every public garage has a big blue P.kcjak wrote:Sorry but there is not consistent signage for every lot and garage downtown that offers public parking.
How do I know this is there from the I-35 exit to Broadway so I know it there? How does the big B at 17th and Broadway tell me to go north on Wyandotte to park? What if I turned at 16th where there's no blue P?
How about major intersections?KCPowercat wrote:You want signs when people leave their joco cul-de-sac?flyingember wrote:I see one on the east end of the Kauffman Center garage and the SW corner.KCPowercat wrote:
Every public garage has a big blue P.
How do I know this is there from the I-35 exit to Broadway so I know it there? How does the big B at 17th and Broadway tell me to go north on Wyandotte to park? What if I turned at 16th where there's no blue P?