Parking Patterns Matter

25 February 2002 - 12:00pm

One of the most important decisions in Raleigh's Fayeteville downtown redevelopment: What kind of parking?

"Returning traffic to Raleigh's Fayetteville Street by ripping up the city's centerpiece pedestrian plaza is one of the most important decisions local officials face when considering downtown redevelopment.What to do with the traffic once it's there is another. In a city that seems to sprout parking garages, on-street parking is still considered a crucial element of the downtown landscape."

Source: The News & Observer, February 19, 2002
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Its very unsuitability for an urban center justifies its current usage as a suburban or ex-urban pattern.