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The New Guy · 2006-01-23 10:03 am

My neighborhood has atrocious parking. There are a couple houses that have been divided into apartments and each apartment has two cars, so there's 50 cars but only enough room for 40 tops. (And that's assuming people know how to parallel park.)

I have an idea that would increase the space for cars and make plowing and street cleaning easier, but I need some information about the rules regarding how lines should be painted on the street.

My idea is this: Instead of having parallel parking on both sides of the street, have diagonal parking along one side of the street and leave the other side open. That way, the street cleaner only has to do one side, and the plow can clear the street more effectively because it won't have to deal with the peak in the middle of it. Also, this would make unloading a car much easier because the rear of the car would be facing the open street, instead of another car.

justine · 2006-01-23 10:05 am

You need to contact your city about this. You just can't paint lines because you think it's more efficient.

ironhawk · 2006-01-23 10:19 am

I don't think that's what he meant.
He think he wants to present an idea, and needs information addressing whether or not his idea is supported or even allowed by the city code.

The best place to start is probably city hall.

jeff-o · 2006-01-23 10:34 am

I suppose you could go through city hall. You may also want to distribute flyers (stuck under the windshield wipers of the cars, maybe?) to all your neighbours so they know what's up. The city usually listens to whole neighbourhoods who support an idea.

Or, you could just buy a few buckets of paint, mark the parking spots as you see fit, and see if anyone complains... wink

benightedbastard · 2006-01-23 10:44 am

jeff-o wrote:
Or, you could just buy a few buckets of paint, mark the parking spots as you see fit, and see if anyone complains...

Reminds me of an episode of Malcom in the Middle.

jeff-o · 2006-01-23 10:55 am

benightedbastard wrote:
jeff-o wrote:
Or, you could just buy a few buckets of paint, mark the parking spots as you see fit, and see if anyone complains...
Reminds me of an episode of Malcom in the Middle.

I'm not surprised, that show is packed with great ideas!

Robert B. · 2006-01-23 12:13 pm

Come up with a presentation or your idea for the city council. City council meetings typically reserve a block of time to hear from citizens. You can either contact the city clerk to put your presentation on the agenda for the evening, or present your idea when the city council opens up it meeting to hear remarks from the public. The city clerk can tell which would be more prudent, once you have an idea of how long your presentation will last.

Tallgeese · 2006-01-23 4:46 pm

benightedbastard wrote:
jeff-o wrote:
Or, you could just buy a few buckets of paint, mark the parking spots as you see fit, and see if anyone complains...
Reminds me of an episode of Malcom in the Middle.

Or The Simpsons.

MacAddict4Life · 2006-01-23 9:37 pm

I don't know where you are, but I have seen that kind of curbside parking in San Francisco.

DukeofNuke · 2006-01-23 10:00 pm

Good Luck! I'm all for anyone who is taking on City Hall.

Edward · 2006-01-23 11:23 pm

DukeofNuke wrote:
Good Luck! I'm all for anyone who is taking on City Hall.

All you people up there in City Hall,
You're smurfin' it up for the people that's in the streets.
This is a song for the people in the streets,
Not the people City Hall.
All you smurf in the streets it's time to rise up, up up up
Come along children and smurfin' rise!

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Need information on parking line code

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