City Staff Recommend “No Parking” on Montgomery Street Adjact to Artisan Condos
Decatur Metro | March 7, 2011
In a letter to Assistant City Manager David Junger submitted for tonight’s Decatur City Commission meeting, Senior Engineer John Madajewski recommends that the portion of Montgomery Street east of Commerce Drive – adjacent to the Artisan condominiums – be designated “No Parking” on both sides of the street.
Madajewski cites the following reasons for the recommendation:
- When vehicles are parked adjacent to the Artisan property on the South side of the street along the curb adequate pavement width does not exist to permit two-way traffic flow. The same situation would occur if vehicles were parked along the North side of the street.
– With the situation described [above] occurring vehicles utilizing the street cannot negotiate past a parked vehicle without blocking the vehicle flow on the street, causing drivers to transition into the opposing travel lane.
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How about making it one way!
Amen.
I have noticed this and it is annoying.
I guess I didn’t realize this was a public “street” however.
I recommend skinnier cars.
I suspect the fire department has had trouble getting through this narrow street to access the Artisan or the Holiday Inn during an emergency…
living there, I haven’t seen them go through there during an emergency; they tend to prefer the larger streets.
I honestly didn’t realize it wasn’t one-way, since I’ve only driven it one direction (in the direction of the parked cars).