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

178 Employees downtown shouldn’t have to leave work to move cars threw out the day or walk all the way across town to the parking deck with cash from deposits and such. 6/22/2018 4:01 PM 179 Build another parking deck! 6/22/2018 3:57 PM

180 Being able to park for free at the Amtrak station again would be nice. 6/22/2018 3:56 PM

181 N/a 6/22/2018 3:56 PM

182 Because I am from a larger area, I have a great appreciation for parking that is convenient and inexpensive. I also believe that safety is of the utmost importance as well. 6/22/2018 3:49 PM

183 More space and free 6/22/2018 3:45 PM

184 Setting up a park & ride service. 6/22/2018 3:41 PM 67 / 76 City of Fayetteville, North Carolina - Downtown Parking Plan Survey

185 I believe that if one wants to park close to an event they should pay. Free parking should require a sacrifice of walking to the event. In every big city you have to pay for parking. Fayetteville is trying to move to the next phase so paying to park downtown is part of it. 6/22/2018 3:40 PM

186 All parking free, including parking decks. 6/22/2018 3:30 PM 187 You NEED parking for Amtrak. To make disabled people have to cross the tracks and go to the museums parking lot is very poor planning. When the train arrives in the afternoon, there should be enough parking for everyone getting off the train to be able to access a vehicle without walking over a half mile. It IS a wonder that no disabled groups have had the nerve to sue for violating the disabilities act. 6/22/2018 2:27 PM

188 A multi level parking garage would be useful. 6/22/2018 2:19 PM

189 I do not like the idea of charging for "special event parking" on popular downtown festival/event dates in those parking spaces that would not normally cost anything during those hours. 6/22/2018 2:19 PM

190 Parking downtown is already a nightmare at times when I'm trying to go to a restaurant or bar, go shopping, or go to my hair salon. The stadium is, I imagine, only going to make things worse overall. It's imperative that parking for existing businesses doesn't become a deterrent to going downtown. 6/22/2018 2:13 PM

191 Allow room for those who work downtown and who visit libraries and museums. Many things downtown are free or inexpensive and are popular for those reasons. High cost parking will deter attendance to these places. I know the reports said otherwise, but I talked to a lot of people who did not attend the Dogwood Festival this past spring because of parking, myself included. 6/22/2018 1:45 PM

192 Need more free parking during the day or better signs showing where you can not park 6/22/2018 1:43 PM

193 SIGNAGE: The CVB installed signs several years ago directing visitors to available parking. These do more harm than good for several reasons: 1) they point to every conceivable parking spot-- which are usually not available--rather than directing visitor flow towards the parking deck and surface lots--which usually sit empty; 2) the signs are a non-standard design, which doesn't clearly convey 'PARKING THIS WAY' to motorists; 3) the sign at the parking deck indicates 'CARD HOLDERS' which drives away public customers. Recommend use standard 2009 MUTCD green parking directional signage (Fig 2-D 10) to create a 'breadcrumb trail' from the entryways through the Downtown District towards the parking deck. EMPLOYEE PARKING: Current City policy offers resident parking at reduced rates, but employees must pay full public rates and compete with customers for parking. As many employees are lower-wage entertainment, dining, and hospitality workers, this compounds the difficulty of attracting and retaining these employees in the citydesignated arts + entertainment district. 6/22/2018 1:17 PM

194 Have more free parking for employees who work downtown. It’s not a safe place for me to walk from the parking deck to Ra avenue. 6/22/2018 1:10 PM

195 Better signage on in the lot across from the library that some are permit parking (in the lot and not just as you drive in). I park in the library spots almost everyday and it was two months before I realized what used to be paid parking is now permit parking. I even asked a few other library staff what they knew about it and none of them did, until a patron got a ticket and we were all made aware and I started noticing the sign. 6/22/2018 1:09 PM

196 more parking options 6/22/2018 12:57 PM

197 Parking for business owners Parking meters 6/22/2018 12:29 PM

198 It is vital that downtown residents be further considered within the parking plan. There are many downtown residents who live in the original lofts above store fronts, which makes our downtown so beautiful and unique, but we have no alternate methods of parking. Some of us, like me, have very small children and work from home. Moving my car every few hours to another block or walking several blocks with a baby and groceries etc. is not feasible. Especially if we look to a pay parking structure downtown, an actual resident permit that we pay for (not that gives an extra hour - what point does that even serve - we don’t need extra time to eat or shop, we actually LIVE here) that would allow us full time access to a space on our block seems perfectly reasonable. There are no more than a couple of residents per block of 20+ spaces and most of us are not home the majority of the time. This would not be a loss of revenue for the city as the downtown residents are truly the cornerstone of the district who shop, work, dine and are very involved in bringing new folks downtown as well. A solution to this limited problem would go a long way in keeping my family downtown for the years to come. 6/22/2018 11:57 AM 68 / 76 City of Fayetteville, North Carolina - Downtown Parking Plan Survey

199 There currently is NOT a parking problem, but an unwillingness to walk. Unless there is a major event, there is always an abundance of parking in the Hay St Methodist/Library lot, the lot behind the old Capital, and the Courthouse lot( after 5). Also, the City needs to give owners and businesses passes for free parking in those outer lots. Save the spaces on Hay St and old street for shoppers visitors. One cannot expect a waiter making 2.50 an hour plus tips in the current conditions downtown to pay for parking..therefore they simply move their cars every 2-3 hours from spot to spot adjacent to the shops living no spaces for the customers. Also the employees of the PWC building need to be banned from parking in front of it on Hay St. In the near term, the city needs to consider public/private partnerships with businesses near downtown to use their lots for Park n Shuttle during major events. 6/22/2018 11:55 AM

200 Keep the parking free or cheap. Fayetteville is not a big city, so no need for big city parking prices. Plus keep the parking close to the stadium. You’ve cleaned up the downtown area.....somewhat but it’s still a crap whole and parents don’t want to walk far from the stadium at night with their kids through the crap parts. 6/22/2018 11:48 AM

201 Converting to "fee parking" on currently free spaces will greatly impact how often I visit and shop downtown - as well as the amount of money I spend at businesses when I am there. 6/22/2018 11:46 AM

202 Yeah: GET RID OF PAID PARKING!!! It was really underhanded to sell off that city parking lot on Maiden lane (in front of the library) with little to no public notice. It was also pretty dirty pool to sell off ALL the parking spaces at the train station. Now that was a real customer-friendly move. Was this a backdoor way to get Amtrak to move to the Bus Palace - oh, excuse me, the MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER, AKA the new homeless hangout? Did the almost-empty parking deck on Franklin Street not teach you anything? There's very little in downtown that's worth paying parking for. I don't think the ball field is going to change that too much. Gotta love Fayetteville city government - you all never miss a chance to blow an opportunity. 6/22/2018 11:33 AM

203 Being a buisness owner i think it is ashame that i have to park so far away and walk to get to my buisness. Homeless people and runaways are everywhere and when i leave my buisness in the evening hours i do not always feel safe there isnt always great lighting on some parking areas. I also think its ashame my clients have to walk a country mile to get to me. I also think that strret parking should be more then 2 to 3 hours or have more parking areas or garages. I think its awful that the buisness owners are trying to build up downtown and we have tickets on our cars everyday! I don't think that people that are renovating or doing construction should not be able to park on the street with all their work vehicles.They should have special areas for parking for people doing contruction, renovating, pwc, electrical, cable, roofers, baseball field workers etc. 6/22/2018 11:25 AM

204 I believe it is critical to the continued success of downtown businesses who own and lease loft apartments to be able to offer their tenants residential parking permits. Before it ever became popular, those who pioneered the revitalization of our historic downtown built loft apartments to encourage urban living. There were no parking lots available to the loft apartments fronting Hay and Old Streets. One of the perks of renting our loft apartment is that we provide a year's paid parking as an incentive to live downtown. Please do not discontinue that program for those of us who have invested in the growth and vitality of Historic Downtown Fayetteville for more than 20 years. 6/22/2018 10:08 AM

205 have no problem with paying for parking. with the new projects underway downtown it should be anticipated by the general public 6/22/2018 9:39 AM

206 Parking needs to be free in parking lots (private owned lots are ridiculous) and charge fees for the garage and we need it to be more accessible to businesses. Downtown is not thriving because we don’t allow easy access for visitors. 6/22/2018 9:26 AM

207 Please help Fayetteville become more like other cities of our size (e.g., almost 250,000 population). Lets have parking/wayfinding/management similar to other major cities--and ideally, lets use technology to be on the forefront of "smart" city growth/development! 6/22/2018 9:13 AM

208 I hope you don't force everyone into multilevel parking garages. I hate those and would come downtown less if we had to use them. I like the parking we have now on side streets because you can get pretty close to where you want to go but still get in a good walk. I wouldn't mind some large parking lots like the one at the courthouse in a couple of different locations. But if you charge, make prices reasonable. I'm not going to spend an extra $10 to come downtown for lunch and do a little shopping. You're competing with a lot of other places in Fayetteville and need to give people a reason to come, not go elsewhere. 6/22/2018 8:27 AM 69 / 76 City of Fayetteville, North Carolina - Downtown Parking Plan Survey

209 Provide free, convenient parking for employees that work downtown. A parking deck for employees only perhaps. If parking is more than a 3-5 min walk, provide shuttles. If employees were provided these options, it would open all other parking in city for visitors & shopping patrons. If the baseball stadium plans were drawn up correctly, it will have it's own sufficient parking. 6/22/2018 8:25 AM

210 Need a free shuttle for events - before & after to link to stadium area to parking and restaurants throughout downtown. Provide free parking in more remote areas and encourage private paid parking to close in areas. 6/22/2018 7:59 AM

211 Eliminate the "whack a mole" approach we use to manage parking where we spend all our time and resources encouraging people to move their cars to the next free space every few hours. Manage parking like every other downtown of any size and change hourly rates for parking. Use the technology that is available to improve the experience for the consumer. Perhaps have less expensive parking options the further away you park from downtown. 6/22/2018 7:40 AM

212 I think the time is coming for some sort of paid parking in downtown Fayetteville. In considering that, please do not forget there are 60+ residents that live above existing storefronts and do not have dedicated parking. Some of the newer properties have dedicated parking and garages, but the pioneering & anchoring residents of our downtown do not. Please insure that a economical residential permit program is available. Downtown residents, pay the additional MSD tax on their personal property which includes automobiles, so technically they are already paying for parking. 6/22/2018 7:34 AM

213 If Fayetteville is going to start charging for special events or for parking in general, then Fayetteville should invest in additional parking decks in convenient locales. They never charged for parking (in public parking lots) for events before. Now that Fayetteville is charging fees to park, I will be limiting my participation. I did not attend the Dogwood Festival this year because of the parking fees. The fee is too much. $5 is a more appropriate parking fee. However, if Fayetteville had more parking decks, then I could see the $10 fee. Otherwise, lower the parking fees. These events I thought were supposed to be free. If you have to pay to park, they are no longer free. 6/22/2018 1:49 AM

214 As a employee of a company that leases 30 spaces, I would like to see the City offer a discount for 10 spaces or more. It has never been clear, as to whether City Staff pays for parking. A recent conversation with a city employee indicted he paid for parking in the Deck and it was less than we pay! Most incentives for anyone to come into downtown gets an offer of “x” number of spaces at no charge. Those that have remained downtown, pay a premium. 6/21/2018 11:00 PM

215 Current parking policy is not posted anywhere so people don’t understand how it works. Which I think is be design to generate fines. Kind of dirty pool if you ask me. I think meter kiosks would be a better and more understandable way of dealing with parking. 6/21/2018 10:55 PM
216 Eliminate the ordinance about not being able to park in the same block twice in same day. Now of you park in a 2 th zone stay 5 min and get recorded then come back 3 hrs later you will get a ticket. 6/21/2018 10:55 PM

217 No, only that it's very inconvenient -- especially now at the train station which will be even worse with the ball park 6/21/2018 10:20 PM

218 Need some type of dedicated space at AMTRAK station. Are more parking garages possible in various areas? Downtown is not parking friendly to elderly or disabled persons. 6/21/2018 10:16 PM

219 Tear down useless buildings and make lots. Also more parking garages in available areas. Maybe move city hall that’s prime real estate. 6/21/2018 10:16 PM

220 More free parking availability. 6/21/2018 9:29 PM 221 I dont bring my handicapped mother to events like the Dogwood Festival because she cant walk very far and finding a parking place closeby has been impossible. Even all the handicapped spots were full. It is a shame for her, as a Fayetteville resident, to be unable to attend any major downtown events because there is no place for me to park where she can walk. 6/21/2018 9:25 PM

222 The no parking on the same block after intial parking is cumberson. If I come to my place of business and run in for ten minutes in the morning, I shouldn't be prevented from parking there any in the afternoon 6/21/2018 9:17 PM 70 / 76 City of Fayetteville, North Carolina - Downtown Parking Plan Survey

223 Please do not install parking meters!!!! Parking Meters are just another expense for Downtown business owners. We pay rent, or Real Estate Taxes, business sales taxes and business property taxes. The people that park using the street parking are typically business owners and employees of downtown businesses. Patrons do not seem to mind parking in lots or garages because they are centralized to all the businesses. We that work downtown carry equipment, expendables, etc from our vehicles to our business multiple times per day; more than any customer would. There are so few parking spaces in front of businesses, It would cost most of us roughly $120 per month at $4 per day like the lots. That is just another bill for us. The parking garage seems to be out of order quite often. I'm not sure why it is frequently closed or out of order with no way in. I thought it was a 24/7 parking lot. I suspect we would benefit from having someone there to stop people from urinating in the elevator or at least to clean it up. The car and truck clubs that meet there are annoying as well. Every Friday and Saturday there is a car club and a pickup truck club that meet in the parking garage. They take turns revving their engines and peeling out. This lasts for a couple of hours every weekend. They each have their own peel out while exiting the garage and speeding to Gillespie street. Every day I witness dozens of teens walk, sit, and even skateboard on the top ledge of the parking garage. Not the false ledge, the actual ledge. They film themselves running down the edge of the garage. I personally have been spit at by kids hanging off the ledge. Nothing personal, they just do it to people as they walk by below. 6/21/2018 9:01 PM

224 More parking availabilty without cost. Lots are either designated for private parking or you have to run back to refeed meter while in a meeting or eating. Asheville, NC offers first hour free in parking decks, then charge is expected. Until Downtown has more businesses, availability & high costs should be addressed. You need a feeling of comfortability and relaxation when considering going downtown. Not worrying about receiving a parking ticket. Are we conveying the message of welcome to our city or we want your money.? I very rarely go downtown for this reason. Take Fayetteville back to the charm it had when Fleishman's Big Store & The Capitol exsisted. Attract businesses that appeal to all ages, not just the young adults. My husband love downtown Asheville. Wish you would study what they have done. 6/21/2018 8:49 PM
225 Have parking available for churches at times when needed such as free on Sunday with a placard etc. Especially for those that are landlocked. 6/21/2018 8:26 PM

226 Build more parking decks now, to accommodate future build up down town 6/21/2018 7:57 PM