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Public and aldermen debate new downtown parking limits as bill to amend Union Street parking is introduced
Summary
Public commenters and aldermen clashed over a proposed ordinance to amend parking restrictions on Union Street. Business owners requested 4-hour limits to prevent long-term parking; some residents and aldermen urged caution about restricting public parking.
Residents, business owners and aldermen debated downtown parking on Tuesday after the clerk read a proposed ordinance to amend parking restrictions on Union Street.
Dawn Boyles, a long-time downtown tenant, said prior short-term parking experiments had been disruptive. "When you start limiting spots...they're going to park in front of my building now," Boyles said, arguing that restricting spaces could push workers and patrons into other neighborhoods and hurt small businesses.
Martin Christiansen, facilities manager for Pacific Facility, urged a four-hour limit to stop long-term parking that he said has taken spots for months. "If somebody…
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