tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post2963457967427135296..comments2024-03-12T04:15:32.560-04:00Comments on middletowneye: COMMENTARY: How to Kill a StreetMiddletown Eye (Ed McKeon)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-35372788068768924972010-09-30T10:59:52.612-04:002010-09-30T10:59:52.612-04:00I agree that we need to raise the meter rates (and...I agree that we need to raise the meter rates (and even consider expanding the hours from 10-6 to 9-7) but this garage on Washington is a bad idea. There is usually street parking available on Court and College plus the court house parking garage. The point of having five blocks on Main St is having people utilize the storefront space with shops and restaurants rather than parking garages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-19026174379440328412010-09-29T14:30:51.259-04:002010-09-29T14:30:51.259-04:00Hartley came from Disney World and the Casino; wha...Hartley came from Disney World and the Casino; what did we expect? And I'm not sure he gets what this community values, either. <br /><br />I'd much rather invest the same money in a public transportation shuttle where folks could park and ride on and off Main Street. Or provide a sprinkling of new parking slots here and there in and around Main Street instead of one big storage lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-64087297159080213702010-09-29T10:55:54.419-04:002010-09-29T10:55:54.419-04:00I've heard this argument from people for gener...I've heard this argument from people for generations. Ive been through the good and bad of Middletown, as I have lived here my entire life. The parking garage is a great idea! To many times Ive watched cars circle, especially on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. This is the next step in revitalizing downtown. As far as the storefronts and buildings, Middletown will always maintain her Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-65299118293196406762010-09-29T08:04:51.227-04:002010-09-29T08:04:51.227-04:00WE NEED PARKING IN MIddletown NO QUESTION!!.. .Wit...WE NEED PARKING IN MIddletown NO QUESTION!!.. .Without this Garage, the future of Middletown business' will suffer greatly. As a new Business owner downtown, we are bringing in 700+ people each month into the downtown area and that number will continue to grow in the future. They have no place to park. This is a logical place for this garage and to all of the people who feel that garage willAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-57780434525094044102010-09-29T07:49:29.418-04:002010-09-29T07:49:29.418-04:00I'm with Catherine!
I recently visited Sarato...I'm with Catherine!<br /><br />I recently visited Saratoga Springs, NY, a small city with a downtown similar to Middletown. <br /><br />While not perfect, SS has done a fantastic job integrating a Main Street that is also a state highway, a pedestrian and bicycle friendly downtown, easy to find and access parking a block from Main Street, and beautiful old buildings. I highly recommend Barrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-10126272292597156932010-09-29T00:36:40.812-04:002010-09-29T00:36:40.812-04:00I also agree completely with Catherine on this one...I also agree completely with Catherine on this one. By his presentation tonight, the new Parking Director clearly demonstrated that he has very little sense of appropriate urban design. His view is one-dimentional and unencompassing. His pitch reminds me of the starting point of everything bad that happens to communities like ours - when big projects get imposed on them by community leaders that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-63063025342967023492010-09-28T21:43:23.463-04:002010-09-28T21:43:23.463-04:00Catherine Johnson is 100% correct. The downtown i...Catherine Johnson is 100% correct. The downtown is an older urban center that should maximize its river siting and not encumber it with a concrete monstrosity.<br /><br />David SantacroceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-36319349009849602312010-09-28T18:59:27.609-04:002010-09-28T18:59:27.609-04:00thank you Catherine. 4 stories is too tall. Thin...thank you Catherine. 4 stories is too tall. Thinking of pedestrians in the mix is important.Eye Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05223305847341772879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-51640518168034072072010-09-28T18:14:15.319-04:002010-09-28T18:14:15.319-04:00I agree completely with Catherine. I would like to...I agree completely with Catherine. I would like to emphasize as well that SCALE is a huge component of urban infrastructure. One of the reasons the Middle Oak building and garage loom so distressingly is their height relative to nearby buildings, such as the russell Library and the original Middlesex Mutual headquarters. A five-story garage next to two-story shops will only add to the sense of Jane Harrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-35138345488326800442010-09-28T17:52:06.938-04:002010-09-28T17:52:06.938-04:00Since the new Parking Director has been anointed b...Since the new Parking Director has been anointed by the Council as a genius, I suppose that he can do whatever he wants--until he makes his first blunder.Paul Toropnoreply@blogger.com