Expendable_Red_Shirt t1_j61o5b4 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 1:59 AM

Reply to comment by nzahn1 in Does the Avenue in Hampden need more parking? by Ghoghogol

Ah ok. That’s what I thought. I feel like Hampden needs more housing than parking but parking is an issue because of the meters.

KingBooRadley t1_j622pex wrote on January 27, 2023 at 3:51 AM

I think the meters help the situation. People would park on the Avenue indefinitely if not for the meters.

I'd be curious to see what Hampden people have to say about the idea. I'd bet parking is probably one of the biggest drawbacks to living in that neighborhood.

physicallyatherapist t1_j63kpm2 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 1:51 PM

Parking is fine in Hampden. Just because you don't get a personal spot in front of every place you want to go doesn't mean it's bad. It's not the suburbs

Sumotron t1_j624tix wrote on January 27, 2023 at 4:08 AM

Nope. Parking isn’t bad.

Expendable_Red_Shirt t1_j635png wrote on January 27, 2023 at 11:26 AM

FWIW I was a hampden person for about a decade. Including about half of it living right off the avenue.

The avenue parking isn’t used too often in part because there’s free neighborhood parking right off of it. Even though the meters are dirt cheap it’s an extra step. So people visiting the avenue, and especially those working on it, park in the neighborhood. Which means it’s super easy to find parking on the actual avenue and not that hard to find it off it.

PoopIsAlwaysSunny t1_j62bhy7 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 5:08 AM

Parking is super dependent on where you are. It's also so, so much worse during december because every asshat in the state has to see the miracle on 34th st lights. I've had to park by Artifact coffee to get to a friend's house on Hickory during that season. That's like half a mile away, and like a mile from 34th st. It's insane.

But a lot of spots it's basically guaranteed parking in front of your house.

th1smustbetheplace t1_j643rbl wrote on January 27, 2023 at 4:02 PM

I bought a place with a parking pad specifically because I didn't want to deal with how competitive street parking can get between Thanksgiving and New Years, but it's generally fine the rest of the year. Some of my friends who live in more residential parts of the city seem surprised when they can't find a spot directly in front of my house, but there's always something within a 2-block radius.

KingBooRadley t1_j648hwi wrote on January 27, 2023 at 4:33 PM

Home is where you want to be, but I guess you're already parked there.

feel-electric t1_j64ktaj wrote on January 27, 2023 at 5:49 PM

I have no problems parking! And once ai get a good spot I can leave my car for days and walk to everything I need!