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Thac0 t1_iuqwj8q wrote

Reply to comment by lightningbolt1987 in The entrance and exit of Trader Joe's. Looks like trouble. by tads73

I used to rent about a block from there and my apartment had no off street parking. Some days were awful circling a few block radius after work for 20 minutes just so I could park and go home for the night. I can’t see this helping

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wearTheDamnMask_137 t1_iuroxvo wrote

They should dedicate some streets to resident-only parking if it's an issue. I probably won't shop there because I have a car and it's almost easier to drive to Cranston or Foxborough, but if I did, I'd park a distance away, like on Hope Street, and walk over. Personally, I'm comfortable on highways but not so much in crowded urban areas, so that's usually my strategy.

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lightningbolt1987 t1_iuqywob wrote

I’ve never had to park further than 50 feet from my house… were you on this side of Wickenden, llke Corliss landing near the Hot Club?

I would add, and I’m sure it’s no consolation: taking 20+ mins to park is normal in most dense east coast cities, though I know it’s not what’s expected in Providence.

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Thac0 t1_iuqzt4q wrote

I was on the corner or Traverse and Sheldon. People park there to go to everything on Wickenden. I’m just speaking to the fact that yes the uptick in local parking due to inadequate parking at TJ’s will indeed be felt by the neighbors. However if I was still there I’d be really happy to be such a short walk so 🤷🏻‍♂️

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lightningbolt1987 t1_iursf1m wrote

I don’t buy it. I live near there too—I’ve never had to drive more than 1 minute to find parking, never mind 20 minutes! There’s no way you couldn’t go one block up to Transit and find a spot.

And we’ve been spoiled. If we have to park further away as neighbors to have a more vibrant neighborhood with a super market then that’s fully worth it.

As you can tell, I have no sympathy for people who feel entitled to park right in front of where they are going. And I Im someone who has to park on the street where I live.

I fully acknowledge others might be annoyed by this reality of not parking immediately at their location, but it begs the question of why live in a walkable neighborhood if parking and driving is their priority.

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laterbacon t1_iusselj wrote

> why live in a walkable neighborhood if parking and driving is their priority

Because they are blind to the fact that their pretty and accessible neighborhood is that way because it wasn't designed for cars

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Thac0 t1_iuw6138 wrote

It might be walkable to get a coffee or go to a bar or restaurant but unless PVD gets a huge influx of high paying jobs parking and driving will be important and let’s not pretend that TJs is a grocery store that anyone will do they bulk of their family shopping at. When I was in the neighborhood I was commuting to Northboro MA and my neighbor was the dean of admission for Clark U in Worcester. We all choose to come to this city because it’s great at affordable but let’s not pretend it’s some walkable utopia that we can just pretend can exist without the residents having cars. Don’t even get me started about parking bans for residents without off street parking too…

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laterbacon t1_iuw86so wrote

or.. we could invest in Transit. With the density of the Providence metro area, it's embarrassing how car-dependent we are.

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Thac0 t1_iuw92js wrote

I’m 100% for better public transit. Anywhere outside of Boston requires a car to live, it’s like a death sentence to not have one. The amount of stress cars have caused me especially when I was near the poverty line is insane. I hate them but I have to use them all the same.

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laterbacon t1_iuwakge wrote

Yea that's all I'm saying. It sucks that there's no other legitimate option for living your life outside of your neighborhood without a car. It's an extra tax that people don't even consider

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