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Because Searching For An Actual Parking Spot Is Just Sooooo Inconvenient…

Parker Harding Plaza - November 21, 2015

Posted on November 21, 2015 13 Comments

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13 responses to “Because Searching For An Actual Parking Spot Is Just Sooooo Inconvenient…”

  1. Morley Boyd | November 21, 2015 at 4:53 pm |

    And of course there is plenty of free parking on Gorham Island on the wknd – but that’s a few more feet away.

  2. Peggy O'Halloran | November 21, 2015 at 5:12 pm |

    And the rest of us are oh so considerate? This is just petty.

  3. Sharon Paulsen | November 21, 2015 at 5:29 pm |

    Palm > Face!

    Looks like that monster vehicle won’t fit in a “traditional” spot anyway.

    Probably emptied the tank just to get downtown too.

    (snort snort)

  5. Deb Rosenfeld | November 21, 2015 at 6:53 pm |

    Gee, I think we need to hurry up and build that Imperial Avenue parking lot with the walkway past the library to downtown.

    • Morley Boyd | November 22, 2015 at 2:08 pm |

      Deb, the good news is that the Imperial parking lot already exists. It has a walkway and scenic bridge that leads one past the Library. Quite nice, actually, but the less good news is that it cannot compete with human nature. Which explains, to a large degree, its underutilization.

  6. Francine Radford | November 21, 2015 at 6:57 pm |

    the public shaming seems a little harsh. You never know what may be going on – maybe she was in a hurry to pick up a gift for a friend who has cancer. if she didn’t block anyone else, it’s not that big a deal.

  7. stephanie bass | November 21, 2015 at 8:21 pm |

    ….pick up a gift for a friend who has cancer….WTF

  8. Wanda Tedesco | November 21, 2015 at 8:48 pm |

    She does not look like she is coming from the driver side of the car. Sometimes we are to quick to judge.

  9. jerrymacdaid | November 21, 2015 at 11:05 pm |

    What’s the point of view of getting an off-road capable vehicle if you can’t, you know, go off road?

  10. Joyce Barnhart | November 22, 2015 at 4:48 pm |

    Morley, while the bridge from the Imperial Avenue lot is charming, I tried it years ago and did not like it because it felt too isolated. On Farmer’s Market Thursdays it might not be an issue, but I don’t use that lot and that bridge.

    • Morley Boyd | November 23, 2015 at 12:42 pm |

      Exactly right Joyce, and that was my general point: the Imperial Lot is isolated and therefore not utilized. However, I think you put it more succinctly than I by pointing out the important public safety aspect.

  11. Elizabeth Thibault | November 23, 2015 at 8:37 am |

    We call this a “not-a-spot.” We’ll normally give someone a pass if they manage to entirely get themselves out of any roadway or otherwise do not impede any type of foot or vehicular traffic. I agree with Joyce, in that some of the concerns with the more distant lots is the lighting and isolated nature make them bigger security concerns. Whether we’re in Westport or not, it is a concern because women tend to be targeted more and have awareness about.
    Perhaps the DMA should look into setting up a valet service over the holidays, and Starbucks should create an order app and hire a coffee runner, so we can minimize these “I’ll only be a few minutes,” types of horrid parking jobs.