Published April 5, 2011
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TWISler Breakdown: Paid parking returns to downtown Sarasota
Now, the TWISler knows just as well as anyone about the pure joy it is trying to find a spot to park in downtown Sarasota. And thank heavens the new Palm Ave. garage lightened the load a bit when it opened this winter. But as much as we love bitchin’ about parking, we sure haven’t shown much willingness to pay for it. Well, the citizens haven’t anyway…. But the politicos are the ones running the show, and they say paid parking it is. So, starting next week you can prepare to see the glorious installation of 459 metered spaces from Cocoanut and Gulfstream east to Orange, and First down to State and McAnsh Square.
Some treasured gems, like the spots across from the Palm garage, will be graced with their very own meter. But most spots will be purchased by way of pay station. You just input the number painted in front out your slice of pavement into the machine, and pay the toll with some spare change or your Visa. Hey, it’s everywhere you want to be – including your favorite parking spot. No paper bills though, folks. So keep that bank card handy. (more…)Tag: parking meters
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TWISler Breakdown: Paid parking returns to downtown Sarasota
Published April 5, 2011
(Photo: yourobserver.com)
TWISler Breakdown: Paid parking returns to downtown Sarasota
Now, the TWISler knows just as well as anyone about the pure joy it is trying to find a spot to park in downtown Sarasota. And thank heavens the new Palm Ave. garage lightened the load a bit when it opened this winter. But as much as we love bitchin’ about parking, we sure haven’t shown much willingness to pay for it. Well, the citizens haven’t anyway…. But the politicos are the ones running the show, and they say paid parking it is. So, starting next week you can prepare to see the glorious installation of 459 metered spaces from Cocoanut and Gulfstream east to Orange, and First down to State and McAnsh Square.
Some treasured gems, like the spots across from the Palm garage, will be graced with their very own meter. But most spots will be purchased by way of pay station. You just input the number painted in front out your slice of pavement into the machine, and pay the toll with some spare change or your Visa. Hey, it’s everywhere you want to be – including your favorite parking spot. No paper bills though, folks. So keep that bank card handy. (more…) -
TWISler Breakdown: Don’t park – Don’t sit – Don’t even come downtown!
Published May 24, 2011
TWISler Breakdown: Don’t park – Don’t sit – Don’t even come downtown!
The heart of Sarasota is startin’ to feel pretty uncomfy these days. Yesterday offered us the first salty sweet taste of paid parking in downtown Sarasota, and I’m sure the flavor still lingers for many of you. Give it up for City Commissioner Terry Turner and his newbie accomplice Paul Caraguilo for their last minute attempt to put a temporary hold on our meter implementation aspirations, but once you’re already in a half-million bucks it’s hard to hold back.
At least we have a few Main Street business owners trying to make something out of the hand they’ve been dealt, like Pastry Art owner Forrest Shaw and his fellow Bogojoe.com collaborators with their parking receipts for gift certificates idea. But keep in mind, the biggest pots are usually racked up when nobody folds. (more…)