How do you get to your favorite park? Do you walk, ride, drive? Here’s something I never thought of: ‘StreetsBlog’ says vehicle parking at parks isn’t really necessary, as many of the country’s most popular urban parks are characterized by a lack of parking.
So think about it and let me know; when you go to the park, how do you get there?
Well I think it depends on the park, we held a family reunion at Franklin Park a few years ago and the parking there is important, and especially for all the other activities that go on there. I usually ride my bike to the closest park and it has a lot of on street parking that is seldom used.
I was trying to think of which parks I've been to lately and I guess it does kind of depend on WHY you're going. For instance, I went to Corbin to walk a friend's dog who lives in the neighborhood. Most people who drive there just park in front of people's houses. But then last weekend I went to Plantes Ferry Park to watch a soccer game and because it's along a busy road, and there are SO many teams playing soccer at one time, a parking lot is required.
If a park doesn't have parking, how can it be called a park? It's like the old joke about people parking on their driveway and driving on the parkway.
Wow, you're full of wisdom today Julie. Kind of a catch 22 huh? Or a chicken and egg situation. Or… Ah never mind.
I think there needs to be bike parking everywhere. I'm noticing a lot of places that don't have it, occasionally including parks, which always seem to have parking for cars.
It seems odd that parks wouldn't have bike parking but now that I think of it, I'm pretty sure some around here don't either. I'll have to do an informal investigation. Sorry everyone but I'll be out of the office this afternoon.