A six-month test of parking meters around Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall will resume early next year despite requests from some business owners and residents to end it. “We need to do everything we can to make people want to come downtown and remove all the obstacles,” said John Lawrence, one of the owners of Mudhouse Coffee. […]
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Six-month downtown parking experiment begins
After years of planning and study, parking meters went live on several downtown Charlottesville streets Tuesday as part of a six-month pilot by the city to manage its parking resources. “I have walked around a little and looked at utilization and I’ve certainly seen a change,” said Rick Siebert, the city’s parking manager. “There are […]
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City to purchase Guadalajara and Lucky 7 property to expand parking
The City of Charlottesville plans to pay $2.85 million to purchase a half-acre lot at the corner of Market Street and 9th Street to address the growing parking needs downtown, officials said Tuesday. The money will come out of a $4 million capital improvement plan contingency fund, said City Manager Maurice Jones. A purchase contract […]
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Proposed developments bring spaces downtown but might not alleviate parking crunch
Downtown business owners Tuesday night agreed that Charlottesville’s commercial and social hub is in desperate need of more parking spaces. At a meeting of the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville’s parking committee, members said Charlottesville officials should quickly find space to build more public parking, regardless of the result of pending litigation between the city […]
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First of many hearings held in Water Street Parking Garage lawsuits
Judge Richard E. Moore presided Wednesday over what could be the first of many Charlottesville Circuit Court hearings to resolve several legal disputes between city government and the private company that currently manages the Water Street Parking Garage. The Charlottesville Parking Center filed suit against Charlottesville in March alleging city officials have kept rates in […]
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DBAC members to petition city to maintain interest in Water Street Parking Garage
Members of the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville agreed Wednesday night to sign a petition asking the city not to divest itself of its interest in the Water Street Garage. New DBAC Chairman George Benford stressed that the DBAC itself was not interested in taking a position on the matter, other than to reiterate that […]
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Council supports return of parking meters in pilot program
The Charlottesville City Council agreed to proceed with a six-month test of parking meters around the Downtown Mall but also asked staff to pursue affordable parking options for downtown employees. “Make sure we exhaust all possibilities to find affordable ways for our employees to park,” said City Councilor Kathy Galvin. The Council voted 4-1 on […]
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City pushes back on parking company’s hiring of Norris
The city of Charlottesville wants the owner of the Charlottesville Parking Center to prove that a former elected official recently appointed as general manager has the qualifications to perform the job. The Charlottesville Parking Center announced late last month that former Mayor Dave Norris has been hired to replace Bob Stroh in the position. “The […]
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City parking garages now on waiting list for monthly customers
As Charlottesville officials await the results of a new parking study, the city has passed a milestone that raises questions about whether a third parking garage may be necessary. “For the first time since the Water Street garage was built in 1992, there is a waiting list for monthly parking there,” said Chris Engel, the […]
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Downtown residents, businesses react to parking proposal
As a proposal to charge for on-street parking in downtown Charlottesville continues to circulate, some are expressing concern that their needs are not being considered. “There is a continual lack of acknowledgment of the existence of residents, many of whom have been living on the Downtown Mall for years prior to the current parking problem, […]
