Comments on: Decatur Police to Begin Ticketing Illegally Parked Cars at Glenlake Park

By: TheAudGirl

TheAudGirl — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:52:36 +0000

I hope this also covers the people that park in the grass area of the park when the gravel area (that does not exist) gets full. I too live off Church St., and while I wish I had the 4 lanes back (as it’s almost impossible to get on the road during traffic hours) I think that people should utilize it and walk 100ft, rather than parking on the grass.

By: WalterM

WalterM — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:32:49 +0000

As a Decatur resident who lives on Church Street, I was leveraging the asphalt…to drive on. Ah yes, I remember fondly the good ol’ days when I could make a left turn out of my driveway.

By: strixxvaria

strixxvaria — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:20:18 +0000

Those speed bumps are crazy tall. I have an older sedan type car and even if I come to a complete stop and creep over them, I still bottom out about half the time. They’re the reason I started parking in the [redacted].

By: Bo

Bo — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:44:01 +0000

Since my kids play in that park, I am completely comfortable knowing that you can’t cross those hurdles at more than 2 miles per hour.

By: AlN

AlN — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 04:26:36 +0000

Thank you, city PD. If this is about the cul de sac, I hope they double the ticket amounts. While we’re at it, let’s ticket the day care parents who park on Ponce in front of Holy Trinity and all the other places where there are legitimate spots nearby but drivers choose illegal means that jeopardize the safety of others.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:41:51 +0000

Those speed bumps should be called speed peaks or speed stalagmites. Even creeping doesn’t spare my minivan’s bottom.

By: David Harris

David Harris — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 03:27:30 +0000

I always use Church St. to park. We’re going to the park to get at least mild exercise, so the few hundred extra feet to walk to the park is just part of the experience. But, more practically, I hate the “oil pan killer” speed bumps. If I don’t creeeeeeeeep over them, I swear my aluminum oil pan bottoms out on them, yet my car hasn’t bottomed out on anything else.

I’m calling anti-sports-car, pro-SUV shenanigans on Glen Lake paved parking !

Funny thing is, my non-offroad car has a far easier time with the gravel lot…that um…doesn’t….exist. Yeah.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:08:47 +0000

When it was determined that a lot of parking could be moved out onto Church, they were able to maximize actual park space in the park by reducing the required parking on site. So I don’t believe there was a reduction in parking, just a shift from one spot to another.

Personally, if it’s a matter of making the best use of tax dollars, I’d like mine to go to parks and not parkING. We’ve already invested in all the asphalt out on Church. It would be irresponsible not to leverage it.