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==Charlottesville== | ==Charlottesville== | ||
[[image:20081027--parking-study-table2.1.jpg|400px|left]]A 2008 parking study found that downtown Charlottesville has about 6,000 parking spaces. 5,000 are off-street and 1,000 are on-street. Council opted not to create a new system of zones in February 2009. <ref>{{cite web|title=Council modifies downtown parking; keeps 2 hour spots|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/6963-downtown-parking/|author=Fania Gordon|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref>{{clear}} | [[image:20081027--parking-study-table2.1.jpg|400px|left]]A 2008 parking study found that downtown Charlottesville has about 6,000 parking spaces. 5,000 are off-street and 1,000 are on-street. Council opted not to create a new system of zones in February 2009. <ref>{{cite web|title=Council modifies downtown parking; keeps 2 hour spots|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/6963-downtown-parking/|author=Fania Gordon|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref>{{clear}} | ||
===Facilities== | In 2014, the [[Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville]] asked [[City Council]] to consider charging for on-street parking. Mayor [[Satyendra Huja]] called for a parking management study to be created within sixty days. <ref>{{cite web|title=Downtown group asks council to charge for on-street parking|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/19629-downtown-parking-changes/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=December 1, 2014|accessdate=December 8, 2014}}</ref> | ||
===Facilities=== | |||
The following spots are managed by the private [[Charlottesville Parking Center]] | The following spots are managed by the private [[Charlottesville Parking Center]] |
Revision as of 13:45, 8 December 2014
Parking is a perennial topic of discussion in downtown Charlottesville. For instance, one reason Albemarle County is considering moving its court system out of downtown is a perceived lack of parking. [1]
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Charlottesville
A 2008 parking study found that downtown Charlottesville has about 6,000 parking spaces. 5,000 are off-street and 1,000 are on-street. Council opted not to create a new system of zones in February 2009. [2]
In 2014, the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville asked City Council to consider charging for on-street parking. Mayor Satyendra Huja called for a parking management study to be created within sixty days. [3]
Facilities
The following spots are managed by the private Charlottesville Parking Center
- Market Street Parking Garage - 500 spaces (450 public)
- Water Street Parking Garage - 1019 (843 public)
- Water Street Parking Lot
- City Market lot
References
- ↑ Web. Albemarle Supervisors still open to moving courts from Charlottesville, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 4, 2014, retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ↑ Web. Council modifies downtown parking; keeps 2 hour spots, Fania Gordon, Charlottesville Tomorrow, retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ↑ Web. Downtown group asks council to charge for on-street parking, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, December 1, 2014, retrieved December 8, 2014.