tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post8537237850594748092..comments2024-03-28T22:06:05.586-04:00Comments on MOLOVINSKY ON ALLENTOWN: Parking Authority Preys On Poormichael molovinskyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-51719037575518109172015-04-08T07:08:52.158-04:002015-04-08T07:08:52.158-04:00ted@8:46, i've been told by most of our repre...ted@8:46, i've been told by most of our representatives, at <i>every</i> level, that they read this blog. however, i do not know toomey, nor have i ever spoken to him. <br /><br />@1:16, at that time the meters were enforced by two meter maids in golf carts, instead of the large bureaucracy we have today.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-238172231546876682015-04-08T01:16:18.453-04:002015-04-08T01:16:18.453-04:00Life was easier in downtown Allentown when Park-n-...Life was easier in downtown Allentown when Park-n-Shop owned the parking lots, not the Allentown Parking Authority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-1954969769799309522015-04-07T22:02:59.016-04:002015-04-07T22:02:59.016-04:00I think it is wrong to extend the hours of enforce...I think it is wrong to extend the hours of enforcement for the parking meters for all parking meter areas. Why should residents who live in areas not affected by the PPL center have to pay more money just to park where they live? Why should residents have to pay to park if they attend a public city meeting after hours? This is not fair to the residents. According to the center city initiative Poverty rates within the area range from a low of 32% to a high of 55%. The city wide poverty rate is 26%. Extending the hours will only hurt residents already in poverty or close to poverty. Increasing the meter rate from $1 to $2 per hour in the central business district: The central business district is mostly the “downtown” area but extends as far west as Jefferson St and as far east as American Pky. It goes north to Turner St in some areas and goes south to W. Union and Martin Luther King Jr Drive in some areas. My concern again is residents who are in poverty or close to poverty. How is this fair to them? These residents are already not receiving much of a benefit from the arena and office buildings that were built and rental rates have gone up in the NIZ area. Now the parking authority wants to put more of a burden on these residents. Making Walnut Street from 9th to 10th Street eligible for a Residential Parking Permit Zone designation: I agree with making that area a Residential Parking Permit Zone but what about the rest of the residential areas that will be affected by these changes?Julian Kernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139729599699399180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-45787238227912610732015-04-07T20:46:13.953-04:002015-04-07T20:46:13.953-04:00Hey Mike, I sure hope Pat Toomey reads your blog. ...Hey Mike, I sure hope Pat Toomey reads your blog. If not, send him a link. Mayor Ed says he's looking to get his job.<br /><br /><br />Ted YostAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-31877665327517053532015-04-07T10:23:03.209-04:002015-04-07T10:23:03.209-04:00comment 10:12 is from a know cyberstalker with mul...comment 10:12 is from a know cyberstalker with multiple motives, none of which is truth. besides on the few arena event days parking is plentiful and shoppers scarce. this meter increase will hurt the new eating establishments, and absolutely punish normal daytime commerce. senator pawlowski apparently doesn't mind us paying more for parking, more for arena police protection, or mr. reilly paying less in property taxes.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-52580997869756182152015-04-07T10:12:36.604-04:002015-04-07T10:12:36.604-04:00Like all downtown areas parking in Allentown has a...Like all downtown areas parking in Allentown has always been limited.In 2015 the issue has become impossible with the Renaissance The Mayor has created.Enlightened souls were aware parking would become more of a problem but They were called extremists and nit-pickers.Increasing the parking fees seems to be the only solution. the Mayor can offer.The idea that requirering people to feed the meters to creat turn-over worked in the 50's and still seems to be the solution in 2015Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-58841485454237717432015-04-07T09:32:46.904-04:002015-04-07T09:32:46.904-04:00Mr. Molovinsky,
State-planned economy not working...Mr. Molovinsky,<br /><br />State-planned economy not working out quite so well in Pawlowski Palace of Sport Land?<br /><br />Shocking.<br /><br />Did you know that the Lehigh Valley Phantoms will be wearing special jerseys to honor the Allentown Police Department this coming Wednesday night? As is always the case with these 'special' jerseys, they will be sold off by auction by the Phantoms. The proceeds of the auction of the special police jerseys, however, will NOT be going to pay off the rapidly escalating police overtime bill.<br /><br />Forward to progress.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /><br />Rolf Oeler<br /><br />ironpigpenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11792492001296361796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-35025710842299195002015-04-07T09:30:32.024-04:002015-04-07T09:30:32.024-04:00Meters along K street NW, M Street NW, Independenc...Meters along K street NW, M Street NW, Independence Avenue, and Capitol Street NW in Washington DC are rated at $.25/7 minutes...so are we to believe that similar opportunities and shopping, tourist attractions and upscale housing exist in Allentown?<br /><br />Dreaming of Justicenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-23098114921816315672015-04-07T08:16:00.618-04:002015-04-07T08:16:00.618-04:00And let the stampede of Allentown visitors and new...And let the stampede of Allentown visitors and new residents begin.... SMH<br /><br /> I don't believe gentrification equals ghost town. Plus, again, the, sadly,(unwanted) transient families moving here from NYC, NJ, and Philly still find it safer, cleaner, and less expensive. You can raise parking meters to $2.00 and rent here to 1200.00 and still get a 2-3 bedroom apartment or house where as in a metropolitan area, it's a studio. Nope, no gentrification here. It's just a way to pay bills quick, fast, and in a hurry because they are almost due and the massive crowd just never seemed to come (nor the jobs). I say give it 3 - 5 years to see the actual outcome of the NIZ. I am hoping for the best.<br /><br />Alfonso Todd<br />www.epicenterus.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-73757022926815453272015-04-07T08:13:32.411-04:002015-04-07T08:13:32.411-04:00Mike,
Could this be part of the administration&...Mike,<br /><br /> Could this be part of the administration's plan to improve the downtown through gentrification?<br /><br /> Scott ArmstrongAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-2701703764449723172015-04-07T06:56:37.272-04:002015-04-07T06:56:37.272-04:00And let's not forget the weekly fleecing in th...And let's not forget the weekly fleecing in the form of street cleaning, which in many areas isn't really needed or certainly doesn't warrant having people move their cars.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-77111271894752990312015-04-07T06:44:34.430-04:002015-04-07T06:44:34.430-04:00This is harming the existing businesses - the ones...This is harming the existing businesses - the ones that were there before the arena. To say that business owners are in favor of this is obviously an outright lie. Why would even the new restaurants be in favor of this? A disservice, indeed. Customers will, without a doubt, re-think their plans to visit downtown Allentown in light of this. <br /><br />Why would rates need to double during the entire day? Arena events aren't every day, and they only occur (primarily) at night. It's ridiculous to claim the arena traffic itself is the catalyst for this. Obviously, this is a money grab, and I personally feel it is a waste of time to fight it. It's a done deal. Like everything else.monkey mommanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-39458508143524579462015-04-07T06:17:21.386-04:002015-04-07T06:17:21.386-04:00@5:08, couldn't agree more. who is going to p...@5:08, couldn't agree more. who is going to pay $3 to park for Billy's breakfast Saturday morning, or $2 to look for yarn? the proposal should outrage the merchants. the arena is open only several nights a month, and virtually no time during the day. hamilton street should not serve the arena's interests over everything else. once again, instead of community benefit, it's a community disservice.michael molovinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581039755319742687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-3289292729338453802015-04-07T05:56:58.063-04:002015-04-07T05:56:58.063-04:00Wow! Even NYC is mostly less...
The Bronx, Brookly...Wow! Even NYC is mostly less...<br />The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island $1.00 <br />Manhattan above 110th Street $1.00 <br />Manhattan from 96th to 110th Street $1.50 <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-951782330457966647.post-26093164691614762532015-04-07T05:08:21.589-04:002015-04-07T05:08:21.589-04:00Parking is free in the suburban malls. Also, once...Parking is free in the suburban malls. Also, once customers get inside, they don't get rained on, or freeze to death walking around inside shopping.<br /><br />But then Allentown is forgetting the reasons the Downtown Shopping District went out of business in the first place.<br /><br />Trendy, expensive restaurants are not a good reason to also pay to park along the streets. In fact, if the city had intelligent leadership in city hall, meter parking would be eliminated, or drastically curtailed in an effort to encourage people go visit the new restraunts downtown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com