Downtown Parking Tax

[fryar]

Not really, but I can see why you would think that. My thinking was that garage infrastructure is needed in order to provide an alternative to surface lot parking so that commuters don't see a downtown parking tax on surface lots as just another attempt by the city to profit off their supposedly well-heeled pocketbooks. I was concerned with whether there is enough garage capacity, and whether that garage capacity has street level retail and such.

We can all take heart that things have been worse [[link) with regard to downtown surface lots.

[3rdDegreeBurns]

[QUOTE=fryar;157397]Not really, but I can see why you would think that. My thinking was that garage infrastructure is needed in order to provide an alternative to surface lot parking so that commuters don't see a downtown parking tax on surface lots as just another attempt by the city to profit off their supposedly well-heeled pocketbooks. I was concerned with whether there is enough garage capacity, and whether that garage capacity has street level retail and such.

I still don't believe that there is any significant lack of garage capacity in downtown Detroit for the typical workday. I don't think anyone has provided any evidence to show there is a need for more... Just because people park in surface lots doesn't mean that all the garages are full. It could very well be that they are choosing the surface lots because they are closer to their final destination or less expensive than similarly close structures.