Thursday's letters: Make it easier to go downtown
The current City Plan seems to be putting the cart before the horse. There is a strong desire to get residents and businesses to move back to the core. Residents want businesses and businesses want customers. The outlying customers are probably tired of trying to get downtown and stay downtown.
Transit service has been reduced in outlying neighborhoods and bears a large price tag for a family of four; it is better just to drive and park. Driving is a challenge with incessant construction, both en route and in the core. Parking in the core is also a challenge due to reduced spaces and payment methods. Paid street parking is about to get more challenging with the removal of on-street payment kiosks. Free parking on evenings and weekends appears to be a thing of the past.
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