tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post5358089784370752876..comments2024-03-28T14:25:30.726-05:00Comments on The Fairhope Times : New Fairhope Parking Lot Plan ApprovedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-4489420857993969122019-10-28T10:30:53.032-05:002019-10-28T10:30:53.032-05:00I constantly emailed this webpage post page to all...I constantly emailed this webpage post page to all my associates, since if <br />like to read it after that my friends will too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-73489144439444401622016-07-19T21:43:10.361-05:002016-07-19T21:43:10.361-05:00Employees,business owners and students should be r...Employees,business owners and students should be required to park in the current garage that is under utilized. A car decal would be issued with business license, employment and school enrollment & anyone with the decal would be issued ticked violations if cars are on street parking. I have been a business owner in Fairhope for 30 years and and no one has yet to agree on the only easy solution. We simply are not a small town anymore and the growth, although wonderful needs to be addressed. If we as business owners want customers to be able to walk, drive, park then we must first get off the street and make the limited spaces available to customers.NAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544952085917839705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-87838377173103660242016-07-15T01:23:39.917-05:002016-07-15T01:23:39.917-05:00How would said pedestrians get to this pedestrian ...How would said pedestrians get to this pedestrian mall? I have not shopped at local shops so many times because I can't find parking. I'm handicapped and there are a few of those spaces scattered about, always full. What happened to the suggested idea that owners and employees be required to park in one of the garages our public lots? They take up the best spots.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-73124537381227673242016-07-14T23:08:14.791-05:002016-07-14T23:08:14.791-05:00I agree. it's a short street so it isn't g...I agree. it's a short street so it isn't going to hurt businesses Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-19115023145756975302016-07-08T23:22:20.478-05:002016-07-08T23:22:20.478-05:00 think pedestrian use for the street would really ... think pedestrian use for the street would really bring value to downtown. All the cities I visit that have the street closed with tables, chairs, bikracks and comradery Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-10870911794898297682016-07-08T20:54:47.173-05:002016-07-08T20:54:47.173-05:00Not to pick on a specific post, because it's a...Not to pick on a specific post, because it's a common theme when talking about Fairhope's future, but I'm curious what "small southern ambiance" is. Is there another town we're trying to emulate? Does this really exist in 2016? Is there an example we can point to for common reference? I'm hard pressed to think of another southern town with our relatively small population and prosperous city center. On the other hand, I have visited many New England towns that have dealt and have overcome our same issues. I think we'd be wise to look at their lessons learned and apply them to our benefit. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-28366031870789697822016-07-08T19:21:45.297-05:002016-07-08T19:21:45.297-05:00"Prefer to keep our small southern ambiance&q..."Prefer to keep our small southern ambiance"<br /><br />Because nothing screams "small southern ambiance" like a parking garage. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-33869527472957962822016-07-08T17:24:00.299-05:002016-07-08T17:24:00.299-05:00Knock down that ugly old house and u get a dozen m...Knock down that ugly old house and u get a dozen more spaces....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-6006955238013693102016-07-08T12:59:07.610-05:002016-07-08T12:59:07.610-05:00The problem is too many people. Be careful what yo...The problem is too many people. Be careful what you wish for. Amazing that they denied Thomas hospital the right to build a parking lot.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02694695834322943680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-15633150440472768102016-07-08T12:21:29.537-05:002016-07-08T12:21:29.537-05:00So all those young soccer mom's driving hundre...So all those young soccer mom's driving hundreds of large suv,s downtown are old?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-69768910983472308442016-07-08T07:36:20.106-05:002016-07-08T07:36:20.106-05:00Please make Del la mar a one way street! Please make Del la mar a one way street! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-89707643668391127152016-07-08T03:55:51.709-05:002016-07-08T03:55:51.709-05:00Downtown merchants can not agrree on the time of d...Downtown merchants can not agrree on the time of day. Let alone a important decision like this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-77588158328002913892016-07-07T22:19:58.719-05:002016-07-07T22:19:58.719-05:00Making Del La Mar the first pedestrian street woul...Making Del La Mar the first pedestrian street would be beneficial for downtown. It would allow the businesses to use the street as part of their store front. Del La Mar would become the heart of downtown, I envy the building owners on that street. The city leaders would be promoting a much healthier downtown by making it pedestrian friendly, the biggest complainers are truely the unhealthiest in out town. Parking will always be an issue as the older generation continues to believe that driving busses is a God given right. As the younger generation takes over we will see smaller vehicles and less of a problem. Basically no need to plan for the ignorance of today, plan for the more intelligent of tomorrow. <br /><br />And as usual, please remember. <br /><br />KANT AFFORD 4 MOREAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-76550823108082420002016-07-07T20:07:08.796-05:002016-07-07T20:07:08.796-05:00Pedestrian mall, just like around Jackson Square i...Pedestrian mall, just like around Jackson Square in NOLA or Seaside. It would add something different and useful for the downtown events. For as great as the downtown is, it doesn't have a public square. Somewhere to sit and hang out. Just about every great down town that I can think of has a public place like that. For a random musician, artist, guy waiting for his wife to finish shopping, or place to play dominoes. It would be the gathering center of downtown. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-83189495632769703522016-07-07T19:59:01.543-05:002016-07-07T19:59:01.543-05:00All of this makes sense to me. Making Dela Mar a o...All of this makes sense to me. Making Dela Mar a one way is a really good idea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-22248178287033065422016-07-07T18:38:28.113-05:002016-07-07T18:38:28.113-05:00it ought to be two or three decks tall and the use...it ought to be two or three decks tall and the useless wolfe house needs to be torn down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-47488877866401820942016-07-07T17:32:33.947-05:002016-07-07T17:32:33.947-05:00Make it one way. No angle parking. Angle parking o...Make it one way. No angle parking. Angle parking on Fairhope Avenue and Bancroft has been a disaster. One cannot see to safely backout and oversize vehicles, including extended bed trucks stick out into the actual traffic lane. Keep the parallel parking. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-8423782246585971452016-07-07T17:18:39.379-05:002016-07-07T17:18:39.379-05:00The one way street is a great idea! Pedestrian on...The one way street is a great idea! Pedestrian only would be my very last choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-46933192125053623472016-07-07T15:25:15.291-05:002016-07-07T15:25:15.291-05:00Making it one way , would be a benefit for all an...Making it one way , would be a benefit for all and safety, along with allowing delivery for the merchants along the street.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-39584343746850152812016-07-07T15:01:27.676-05:002016-07-07T15:01:27.676-05:00Not interested in what they did in New York. Pref...Not interested in what they did in New York. Prefer to keep our small southern ambiance. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-55380294399497994792016-07-07T14:19:35.374-05:002016-07-07T14:19:35.374-05:00Make De La Mare one way traffic. Put angled parkin...Make De La Mare one way traffic. Put angled parking on both sides of street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-30082132617418753922016-07-07T13:55:14.244-05:002016-07-07T13:55:14.244-05:00They tried this once in my home town. Drove out a...They tried this once in my home town. Drove out all the businesses, then ended up costing more by having to convert back to old way. Why would they close off any available parking any way when this is Fairhope's biggest problem?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7862220451874774534.post-52348288420891197052016-07-07T10:41:11.609-05:002016-07-07T10:41:11.609-05:00Closing down the street and making it pedestrian f...Closing down the street and making it pedestrian friendly would be ideal. You could put seating in the street as well as additional landscaping. This is what they did with Times Square.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com