Walker Parking Study comments #106 to 177

106 Free parking is part of the draw to attend events downtown and shop at businesses downtown. I park in the lot for free after 5 p.m. and walk to shops and events. If I have to pay to park, I simply won't be a downtown patron - there are plenty of other shops and restaurants in Fayetteville to enjoy without the added expense of parking. Perhaps, five or ten years down the road, if there are many more shops and restaurants and activities in the downtown area, then pay parking might be reasonable. Now, there simply isn't enough going on downtown to make it worth the added expense. 6/24/2018 2:22 PM

107 Parking should be free and 1st come 1st served. People will rarely stay longer than two hours. Those working downtown or business owners should have a paid parking area convenient within 10 minutes walking distance. 6/24/2018 2:03 PM

108 Downtown residents Who live in free standing buildings should be allowed to park without time limit close to the residence, having a permit parking of some kind. Loft apartments generate income and keep downtown alive and safe at night, and this group is being grossly overlooked. 6/24/2018 11:56 AM

109 the parking downtown is an absolute mess! and the ones that suffer are the downtown businesses. and the city does not seem to care. you took away Ray st (by the church) and made it "Leased parking" ( to whom, nobody knows, probably the baseball field) you sold the library parking lot to the baseball field. it seems as though, the city cares more about the baseball field then it does the heart of this city and the hard working business owners!! 6/24/2018 11:07 AM

110 Parking is terrible and the homeless/criminal types are everywhere 6/24/2018 10:37 AM 62 / 76 City of Fayetteville, North Carolina - Downtown Parking Plan Survey

111 You should sell parking disc that can be used to display the time you arrived to help with the two hour parking limit. Make it mandatory to use them. The signs will be posted saying so. We used them in Germany and they are cheap. Less than 3$. The local shops can sell them. Also I would rather uber, but from hope mills side of town it cost too much. There is no public transportation over here. So maybe work on ride share discounts if possible. Lastly have signs posted where parking is available. If it’s around back have large signs stating so, if your not familiar with the area this will help free up parking around hay street at least. I am new to the area but I like the downtown area, it has a lot of potential 6/24/2018 9:13 AM 1

12 Develop a parking garage. 6/24/2018 9:09 AM

113 The City should charge for city parking lots/garage during workdays and special events (ie festivals, parades, games, concerts) ~ all other parking is either free or for rent by building tenants The City should offer a shuttle service, at a fee, within the Haymount and downtown districts ~ available to all but in consideration of the elderly, the handicapped and their families. 6/24/2018 7:55 AM

114 Parking deck at Franklin should be free nightsxand weekends. Extend street parking times to three hours. Do not require moving to a totally different street, but allow to move to another block in the same street. 6/24/2018 7:48 AM

115 Just build a few parking decks like 5 stories. You have you create more space 6/24/2018 7:30 AM

116 We need more near festival park, the library, and the train station. I am on that side of downtown everyday and there is not enough parking for employees, customers, and events. 6/24/2018 12:46 AM

117 Please keep the Franklin Street Parking Deck free after 5pm and on weekends. 6/23/2018 11:13 PM

118 I appreciate the city being willing to work with Hay Street UMC regarding the leasing of parking spaces for our church. With the loss of the city lot behind the church, which is now being used by Festival Park Plaza, our church has a severe shortage of parking, especially for special events during the week (funerals, etc). I appreciate the fact that a parking services representative was willing to come to one of our church meetings and offer possible solutions. I hope that the citizens of Fayetteville will expand their horizons and be willing to walk a few minutes to support the downtown area. 6/23/2018 5:57 PM

119 Personally in my opinion the big picture is a nightmare, rather then a field of dreams for Fayetteville, NC 6/23/2018 4:20 PM

120 There definitely needs to be more parking for city employees. I’m a police officer and have to find parking for my POV while I work my shift. There is rarely available parking, and I’ve been cited several times just so I could go to work. You have civilian city employees that leave their job several times a day to go move their vehicles around the police department to avoid being charged. This is unacceptable and a waste of city time. 6/23/2018 2:50 PM

121 For people who are unfamiliar with the area, it can be difficult to find the parking decks and areas. Also, for larger events, consider the "park and ride" alternative. It's worked before. 6/23/2018 1:44 PM

122 Make a parking deck, affordable but not free, specifically for the baseball stadium. Making patrons park 10+ minutes out, in hopes of getting attendence at other down town locations is going to hurt the stadium. This is a general consensus. Listen to the people who you expect to show up. 6/23/2018 12:28 PM

123 Parking is NEEDED!! Dogwood festivals are awful every year when it comes to finding parking. There isn’t enough parking available now to accommodate the ball field. We need another parking garage!! 6/23/2018 11:30 AM

124 Work to ensure that there is free parking available for city and county employees during the work week. 6/23/2018 10:56 AM

125 Park house,when Stadium is finish provide a shuttle to and from stadium.Poor planning from the start of stadium, where are u to park when finished. How many seats has ballpark= parking.Not going to fly.?? 6/23/2018 10:50 AM

126 More parking! If you want people to visit downtown Fayetteville provide adequate low cost parking. Improve the night lighting ! Have more police presence! 6/23/2018 10:33 AM

127 Avoid paid parking. The lot across the street from the Library has been paid parking for many years and people don't use it. It sits empty while people park at the library lot to avoid paying. Also the pay only before 5 pm bit is confusing. I regularly see people paying in that lot (the few who are forced to park there during an event) paying for their spot despite the fact that they don't have to pay on evenings and weekends. If this was still I public lot I would recommend better signage. 6/23/2018 9:12 AM 63 / 76 City of Fayetteville, North Carolina - Downtown Parking Plan Survey

128 I am a long time property owner of two restored Loft apartments in Downtown Fayetteville. I now rent them both out to long term residential tenants. Having a resident parking sticker (for stand alone Loft apartments not attached to a parking lot) is of major importance to keep people living in our downtown. These are the local small business owners who have restored these buildings and now rely on the rental income to keep our downtown alive and we are the same property tax payers who have brought our downtown to this tipping point, there are aprox 60 of these apartments throughout our downtown. These residents need a way to park without moving the car every 2/3/4 hours or to have to pay for parking hourly/daily. This topic needs serious thought as these are the people who stared the downtown revitalization movement and these are the same people who will be severely hurt by a pay for parking method if Downtown residents are not considered is some form or fashion. 6/23/2018 9:07 AM

129 I use the Amtrak station frequently. The Stadium should not have been built downtown. Traffic was terrible before the stadium was considered. You have crammed too much into this small space for the benefit of a few people. Too late now. Another crappy decision out of city management and council. You could tear down the Prince Charles, but you won't. Walking across the tracks from ASOM is BS. Too far for elderly and train passengers. Very unsafe. Reminds me of the events around the county jail. Build it, then ask taxpayers to pick up the cost for additional staff. Besides, we can't afford to put a bathroom in visiting dugout-I wouldn't bring my team to Fayetteville 6/23/2018 9:01 AM

130 Need a FREE trolley from parking towers to travel the whole tourist business district If the trolley is free then paid parking towers won't be such an insult And tourists love tour trolleys and 17 blocks is a bit much walking for tourists from a paid parking tower 6/23/2018 8:50 AM

131 Free parking for employees of downtown Fayetteville. When I worked down there, parking was always the biggest hassle. 6/23/2018 8:42 AM

132 In addition to the 2 and 3-hour spaces on the street, there should be street parking with no time limit for downtown workers and residents. The ultimate success of downtown's revitalization is establishing a large residential cohort. 6/23/2018 8:33 AM

133 do not charge for parking during events 6/23/2018 8:22 AM

134 make sure people that come to downtown for eating or baseball games or special events have adequate parking spaces. I realize you have to balance this ie you can't have 4000 parking spaces and only use half except for special events 6/23/2018 8:13 AM

135 We need at least two trolley-looking buses or Trams that are free, subsidized by the MSD tax dollars and the City Fast system. They need to carry people around the Downtown to destinations from existing and future remote lots. With those "trolleys" Fayetteville's parking problems will go away. We also need less garbage sign pollution and better way-finding signage( with larger legible fonts), showing parking locations and off Hay Street businesses/ shops. 6/23/2018 8:08 AM

136 build a parking deck for the use of stadium patrons not far from the venue 6/23/2018 7:50 AM

137 Yes, quit charging people an astronomical amount to park down there. A Maximum of $10, say you have to go to court in the federal building, and you only end up being there maybe three hours. That’s insanity. 6/23/2018 7:48 AM

138 Valet parking should be offered at new stadium or by local businesses. Offer shuttle to/from more remote city parking lots. Another high-rise parking structure is needed. Half of the current structure is restricted access. Also, current high-rise structure is not managed well. Machine that dispenses tickets may be broken or just out of tickets and management cannot resolve this type of issue remotely or does not physically service fast enough. 6/23/2018 7:45 AM

139 Shuttle service on the weekend from central locations run every 30 mins 6/23/2018 7:39 AM

140 I’ve been here for 8 years and have never had a problem or gotten a ticket. Parking is always available; there just might be a bit of walk to get to the intended destination. 6/23/2018 7:34 AM

141 Make it free 6/23/2018 7:05 AM

142 Diagonal parking in front of Husky Hardware on Hay Street and on lower Person Street is a hazard when trucks/suv park in those spots, as the parking spots are too small and the trucks/suv take up part of the street. Ban trucks, large SUVs from those spaces. 6/23/2018 6:56 AM 64 / 76 City of Fayetteville, North Carolina - Downtown Parking Plan Survey

143 I am not sure if you noticed that the new city transportation (Fast Bus, etc.) has added to the parking issues, to pick someone and you may have to wait, there are only a hand full of parking spots. Most of the the closer parking states that you must have a parking permit. Vehicles can be towed at their expense for parking in other business parking areas. The events that are held in the Festival Park, streets are being closed off. The baseball field will add to the congestion and frustrations of deciding whether to go to the events or not. What about using the buildings that have been wasting space, contact owners if not local. Tear them down, use them because of "all" of the work being done to improvements to the downtown areas are for nothing if you still have eye-sores along the way. Dogwood Festival's parking, for example, how was the parking to accommodate the many goers and how many more could have attended if there were more parking. Other example, that takes place downtown is buildings that rent venue spaces such as weddings, etc. 6/23/2018 3:16 AM

144 More Handicap accessible & friendly parking. Current parking takes extremely long travel times due to lack of these being available near places that we visit. Sometimes have to park down towards the Market House then travel up towards the other end of Hay St to get to my destination. Takes to long with my disabilities to get from parking to where I need to go on time. I usually end up late due to this problem. 6/23/2018 3:01 AM

145 Take away the time limits, there is more than enough free parking available if you don’t have to worry about getting a ticket every 2 hours 6/23/2018 1:17 AM

146 It would be great if Fayetteville constructed a city train network. It would make downtown more accessible and lessen congestion. 6/23/2018 1:13 AM

147 Increase Free parking Spaces & lots. Add more parking lots, by replacing abandon buildings. Do not increase parking Fees, do not add or increase paid parking. Include more bus routes & stops. Use part of the vendor fee & funds generated from concession to help pay for the parking lots instead of charging the citizens. Let the parking decisions, changes & fees be decided by the City Council members after they have heard from the citizens. Design & build a new parking lot for the new transit center. 6/23/2018 12:53 AM

148 possibly add meters for short term parking. 6/23/2018 12:36 AM

149 More cost free parking would be really nice?? 6/22/2018 11:51 PM

150 Need more places to park. Not enough parking spaces. 6/22/2018 11:13 PM

151 Need somewhere to park for work as I work in a restaurant downtown. We must move cars during shifts to keep from getting a ticket. 6/22/2018 11:00 PM

152 There needs to be more parking, and actual parking lots. the parallel parking on the side of the street is not safe for small children to safely unload; I would love to spend more time and money downtown but parking is such a hassle. I have given up on attending any downtown events or the Saturday farmers market because parking is and has been such a headache. The baseball stadium is going to turn that situation into a nightmare. I am fine with a short, safe walk to my destinations downtown, I would like to see light enforced crosswalks from the proposed parking leading to main destinations 6/22/2018 10:21 PM

153 Either open it up to more free parking or make a legit and safe parking lot for all. 6/22/2018 10:17 PM

154 Additional parking deck behind AIT building or on land where old Rowan Street bridge was would be great since new parking deck will not be very many spaces for ballpark 6/22/2018 10:13 PM

155 If parking to attend the new stadium, a parking fee of $5.00 dollars per parking space. The closer you are to the stadium, the more money you should pay, like may be $8.00. If you want almost curb side stadium parking then $10.00 per parking space. 6/22/2018 9:35 PM

156 I'm not an employee, but I have noticed that the employees at city hall have very limited parking that they have to pay for just to go to work. If they dont pay to park in that underspaced area, they must move their vehicles every 2 hours or face fines. The only other option is to park a considerable distance away. That's messed up. It's a safety concern especially for women arriving alone in the early morning or evening darkness. If it is inclimate weather and they get wet, then they must sit at work in those clothes. Employees need a close place they can park that is safe and a safe walking distance to city hall. How can anyone in city government claim to care about the citizen of they cant even show they care about their employees. 6/22/2018 9:22 PM

157 Yes a big help would be get more parking for the courthouse daily busy business. 6/22/2018 8:56 PM 65 / 76 City of Fayetteville, North Carolina - Downtown Parking Plan Survey

158 The time limit should 4 hours, not 2. My place of employee employment does not offer a lot of parking, so therefore some people have to park in 2 house limits and try to remember what time they parked to prevent getting a ticket. 6/22/2018 8:27 PM

159 None 6/22/2018 8:22 PM

160 Yes, people should quit their bitching and realize that in real cities like Boston, people spend hours looking for parking spaces after work and more often than not have to keep returning to their vehicles every 2 hours to move so they avoid getting towed and receiving a $150 ticket. And all of this occurs after shoveling 8ft of snow every other fucking week due to blizzards. Also beer here is wicked cheap and people can afford a ticket once in a while. Please don't hesitate to tell the whiners to fuck off. This is only an issue here because of the rampant Type-Sweet Tea diabetes and laziness caused by overwhelming humidity. 6/22/2018 7:49 PM

161 Build free parking deck 6/22/2018 7:29 PM

162 Plan for parking before building things like the new baseball stadium. Because of the festivals held downtown and now the baseball stadium I believe there should not be anything else built around the Festival Park, Hay Street area until the parking can be improved. There are other empty land spaces as close as a street or two over or a block or two away. Everything happens at Festival Park or on Hay Street so most of the businesses want to be there but it seems they don’t stay long or the ones that do cater to a certain part of the population. I’ve heard it’s very expensive to have a business on Hay Street and because it is the popular place to be downtown it creates a bottleneck affect I think. One street over it is a ghost town with decaying buildings for sale. Also I be often wondered why and who in their right mind would put a school there. I’m glad Fayetteville has Capital Encore but it’s location makes no sense to me and it does not help the parking or traffic problem it just ends up causing more traffic problems on other streets. 6/22/2018 7:22 PM

163 I really like the parking garage downtown because it is the only place to find parking anymore. However, if I am downtown during the day I have to pay to park which may take away from what I spend. Also, the court house has a MASSIVE parking problem with free accessible parking that isn’t limited to a short amount of time. No one enjoys arriving extremely early to find a parking spot to avoid a ticket. I would say in general downtown is an amazing place, however, due to the growth, parking has become much harder to find. 6/22/2018 7:08 PM

164 Need to make more parking spots make free or inexpensive. 6/22/2018 6:45 PM

165 Maybe consider a shuttle service for far away parking to accommodate people who may not want or able to walk a far distance from parking spot to stadium. 6/22/2018 6:45 PM

166 A cool park and ride would be nice. trolley maybe. Valet service needs to be an option for us lazy folks! All Spots on Downtown streets (hay, person- franklin) should be 15 min pick up spots only for the shops to have spaces open for paying customers. Even today we have people that park half on the sidewalk to “run in” to places since the street spots are 2hrs and always full. I wouldn’t mind parking far away from the stadium if the shops and restaurants were open after games. Or food trucks were allowed in city spots... especially if the restaurants are closed. I usually use the lot near sky view but 5/day v 10/day may make me think twice. It’s less I can spend that day. Either way it’s going to be fun! 6/22/2018 6:10 PM

167 Have more free parking near festival park 6/22/2018 5:58 PM

168 Restore FREE parking immediately adjacent (within 10 - 20 feet) of the Amtrak station for drop-offs and pick-ups for 10-20 cars & taxi's. It is NOT safe when traveling the Amtrak Silver Meteor in the middle of the night 12:30 am or 1:30 am. Even the police station (a half block away & across the street from Amtrak) had their entrance door smashed in recently. Parking for our wonderful Festival Park has been eliminated for visitors, festival vendors and volunteers. Why ruin one of the greatest venues in the city to build a stupid eyesore like the baseball stadium and adjacent multistory building (offices, apartments, & tiny parking garage) which will cause more flooding in downtown and which is actually in the historic downtown Fayetteville district. 6/22/2018 4:56 PM

169 Consider the area that has been cleared to the opposite side of Rowan Street, that area may be suitable for an additional parking deck in the future. It would be convenient for all locations downtown Festival Park the baseball stadium the Airborne Museum comma Etc 6/22/2018 4:40 PM 66 / 76 City of Fayetteville, North Carolina - Downtown Parking Plan Survey

170 We know we will more than likely have to pay for parking in the future, seems to be the direction we're heading....and we can adjust and deal with that. However, there are going to be a lot of people who will not be able to afford parking ($10 a hit) and also pay for whatever event they might want to attend (such as a ballgame), so probably they will just not participate. We think there should be some free parking available for such situations. The one area we are unhappy about is what it looks like the parking situation will be with Amtrak parking. We do use Amtrak for New York trips and have enjoyed the convenience of parking in their lot for free. We understand that will end once the parking garage is finished and that there will be some spaces in the garage for Amtrak customers, however, there will be a charge. Guess that will be one of our adjustments. We do hope there will be some good resolutions for parking because we are certainly looking forward to our ball stadium and the Astros coming to Fayetteville next year. 6/22/2018 4:34 PM

171 Might need to focus on more park and ride options with local transit 6/22/2018 4:19 PM

172 1 - You need to stop encouraging people to visit downtown only to make them pay to park or burn them with tickets! 6/22/2018 4:17 PM

173 As much as possible, I avoid doing anything in Fayetteville because of the parking situation. I only go to meet friends for special occasions. I will not even consider shopping there because I do not understand the parking. 6/22/2018 4:07 PM

174 street parking should be free after 5 pm, if you move your car after two hours to another spot your two hours should refresh, invest in affordable parking decks/parking pass packages for residents. There isn't enough parking for the living quarters that are being put in. This is a military community, and generally younger adults live and utilize downtown, which means bigger crowds and in turn more vehicles to be parked. This needs put into consideration as these new developments are being put in. 6/22/2018 4:06 PM

175 I cant believe they took away the amtrak lot. I don't like your question in survey. the pick two question I want all 3. I want free parking that is easily available to my destination and close by. I do not expect to have to pay for it. don't like walking a long way and have to carry my stuff. The crime rate makes me uneasy. I want to be close to my destination. I don't want to have to drive around and around in freakin circles to be able to park my truck. I want to park my truck, go eat dinner, shop, go to the office, and not worry about running to my truck after 2 hours. If you have to, build a giant parking lot nearby and run a free shuttle service or trolly. Jump on jump off. You need more handicap parking. you need to get this parking issued solved or it will ruin your city. I saw this happen in Pensacola Florida. The nitwits that run the downtown improve board screwed up the parking so badly, the shop owners, and restaurants and coffee shops are all crying due to lack of business. they built up the area too fast. built too many condos, hotels, apartments and office space and the infrastructure cannot handle it. the locals got frustrated with the crazy parking situation, parking tickets and just started going over the line to Alabama where parking is plentiful, no stress and free. 6/22/2018 4:06 PM

176 Stop with nickle and diming and create simple parking that doesn't cost anything. If i didn't work downtown i would never EVER go there. You want to attract me and friends like me back downtown, make it more appealing to come and enjoy it vs hating it. 6/22/2018 4:04 PM

177 The parking situation is getting ridiculous with the new stadium. Fayetteville is not a big enough city to warrant paying for parking. It's not Raleigh or Charlotte and that is a good thing. Lack of parking at the Amtrak station discourages use of public transportation options and creates an unsafe situation for anyone who has to park far away and walk, since that train arrives in the middle of the night. It's also a big problem for disabled people--like our many veterans who may suffer disabilities. 6/22/2018 4:03 PM