HomeMy WebLinkAbout11/7/2023 Item 6a, Oldenkamp
Vicky Oldenkamp <
To:E-mail Council Website
Subject:Downtown parking
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To anyone listening,
Our charming downtown is simply no longer charming. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone using the bike lane in the
entire time it’s been in place, and it is not only hideous with signs, barriers and confusion—- NO ONE IS USING IT. Surely
the idea is not to punish and imperil every business in town for the sake of a few bike riders. Route them over on Pacific
if need be. Was the idea that these bike riders would stop in each block and purchase something? Most unlikely!
The amount we pay for parking appears to be a shameless cash grab. You cannot expect your town residents to pony up
$8.25 each evening, and sometimes $24/week just to frequent our favorite restaurants. It is not sustainable. How about
just charging on the weekends when visitors come to town?
Please consider making SLO what it’s always been…approachable, charming, special. You’re killing it.
Vicky Oldenkamp
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