Comments on: Parking: Decatur’s Savior of Businesses or Destroyer of Worlds?

By: Robbie

Robbie — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:35:48 +0000

But, carrying your Applebee’s comparison to its logical conclusion, wouldn’t it be cool if BSP started offering all you can eat riblets?

And does anyone know what a ‘riblet’ is? On second thought, don’t tell me.

By: Baron

Baron — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:19:52 +0000

Why is it that these discussions always seem to come down to comments attempting to distill complex issues like 200 spaces versus 195 spaces to a fool’s argument of winners and losers? It is neither.

By: Demanda

Demanda — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:06:52 +0000

Agreed. Would be at least as worth it as my Amazon Prime membership.

By: Demanda

Demanda — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:05:24 +0000

And it’s tremendously expensive. It’s the easiest parking I have found most times, but $5 flat on weekends is ridiculous.

By: Harpua

Harpua — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:00:54 +0000

I’ve used the free parking at the County deck for years, and I personally have no problems with it (except that it’s a real pain to get a kid and a stroller down those stairs to the MARTA plaza).

However, I’ve found it virtually impossible to direct visitors, and even other City of Decatur residents who aren’t aware of it, to the location. It really needs more directional signage. Couldn’t ‘Free After-Hours Parking at County Deck’ be added to those lovely directional signs the City installed a while back?

Also, the deck itself doesn’t explicitly advertise that it’s free after-hours. I guess they don’t want to confuse the daytime visitors with anything that says ‘free’. However, it really needs to be posted. Of the folks I’ve sent there that actually managed to find the County deck, many have still turned away because they weren’t convinced it was free.

Although it has never deterred me, I agree with others that a fresh coat of paint, better lighting and a more inviting entrance and walkway past the MARTA plaza would help. Maybe they could even install some of those blue Emergency phone boxes around and inside the deck.

However, I’m not sure how feasible any of these suggestions are, given that the County controls the deck.