HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-04-22 Public Comment - S. Enoch - Downtown ParkingFrom:agenda@bozeman.net
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Subject:Thank you for your public comment.
Date:Monday, April 4, 2022 11:27:23 AM
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Public comment may also be given at any public meeting.
Email:
agenda@bozeman.net
Mail to:
Attn: City Commission
PO Box 1230
Bozeman, MT 59771
First Name Steven
Last Name Enoch
Email Address senoch49@gmail.com
Phone Number 406 580 1336
Comments
Good Monday Morning,
I wish to share some thoughts about parking downtown and the reoccurring idea of putting in paid parking
on Main Street. My wife and I live downtown in a new condo complex. We moved into it recently, moving
from-----Bozeman! (Despite what you might hear, not everyone is moving downtown from California. In
fact, in our building, The Merin, I have not yet met anyone from CA, but instead there are several residents
from Montana and Bozeman who, like us wanted to downsize and live downtown. )
Based on our experience living out of the downtown core, and now living right next to City Hall, I believe
that the "issue" of a lack of parking is a myth. The reality is whether we drove into town as we often did in
the recent past, or now walk around town, we always find parking available, often on Main Street, and if
not, the garage always has open parking slots.
I believe one of the highest priorities of the city is to preserve the quality of downtown. There are many
cities in Montana and across the country that have not so. Adding paid parking will hurt local businesses
and really turn downtown in to just a destination for tourists, as locals will not come to town if they must
pay for parking---and yes, locals do shop downtown!
Paid parking for Main Street is a very ill conceived idea. Paid parking is a "solution" to a "problem" that does
not exist, and a "solution" that will hurt the vitality of downtown Bozeman!
Thank you for your consideration,
Steven Enoch
Ps- be careful also about approving developments that do not address parking--including the proposal to
convert the firehouse to "affordable" housing, with parking provided in the public parking garage. If you are
not familiar with parking for The Merin building, it consists of ground level parking, and a parking lift, which
allows double the number of cars within the space. Come take a look at it---and require something similar
for future developments.
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Thank you,
City Of Bozeman
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