More on Bricktown Parking!
So we know that even on the busiest night in Bricktown, not only can be spaces be found, but they’re pretty cheap too considering they’re in a busy downtown entertainment district.
But …
Problems persist. The Power Alley Parking Garage is in the middle of all the action and is clean, safe and well run. Not sure why they still had empty spaces last night when parking was free. The BPI lots north of Main Street, however, are a different story. I can see the problem here. First, the name is confusing and gives no hint to location or place. The entry is hidden. Half the lighting was out. The lots are manned and I’ve never heard of any problems back there.
Consultants have suggested putting up better signage, changing the name, providing better lighting and most importantly, opening up Oklahoma Avenue as the main entrance. I’ve yet to hear anybody argue with these suggestions and everybody seems to agree it’s important they be followed.
So when is that going to happen?????
Finally, the $10 cap announced by almost all of Bricktown’s parking operators a few weeks ago seems to be holding. That goes a long way in reversing the image of price gouging that followed previous instances where people were charged up to $20 a space.
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Comments
Jeffrey, your previous post on the parking story is full of uniformed assumptions.
When the Hampton Inn opens up, it will use the Bricktown Parking Garage, but there will still be plenty of spaces.
When the Holiday Inn opens, it will use the North Lot, but again, there is still plenty of spaces.
If the lots didn’t come close to filling up when the spaces were FREE, it shows that when they charge $5, there will be plenty of spaces.
The Bricktown Parking Study covered all of these issues and correctly revealed that there are plenty of parking spaces in Bricktown.
How many employees does a typical Hampton Inn have? Where will they park? Has Hampton Inn made an arrangement with the Garage for a certain amount of Guaranteed spaces? Perhaps Steve could research that and Blog on the implications of hotel parking on these areas.
You make a good point that $5 spaces won’t be as popular as free spaces.
Is there website where one can read the Bricktown Parking Study?
Jeffrey, the Hampton Inn and the Power Alley Garage have the same owner, so there is no problem there. The Hampton Inn is not full service, so I imagine there won’t be more than 20 workers at any given time. There is plenty of space and I’m sure they will consult occupancy lists when deciding how many non-hotel cars they can take.
As for the north lot, I agree with Steve on those changes. Also, it’s huge and a full Holiday Inn Express wouldn’t come close to filling it.
I think I wrote this article for Steve in the previous blog post.