Some of you might remember the pictures I took last year [[2009)from my apartment overlooking the Foxtown Parking Desert [[Northwest Downtown and Southwest Midtown), and the several hour traffic jams that ensued.

Oddly, none of the Foxtown lots appeared to be open for parking during the 2010 fireworks, why? They were all empty, while the ungated non-Olympia lots were packed.

Oddly, riding the People Mover, it was clear that there were plenty of empty spaces at several downtown garages. I am not sure what the going rate was at those garages.