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Pascagoula wants a new purpose for the little-used parking lot | Mississippi News

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi (AP) — A downtown parking lot on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast has barely been used since a city spent federal money to build it after Hurricane Katrina, and local officials say it has become a graffiti-covered eyesore.

Pascagoula executives are looking for ways to give the City Dock Parking Garage a new purpose, possibly adding office or retail space on the upper floors, the Mississippi Press reported. The original light fixtures and security cameras were destroyed a long time ago.

“Isn’t that terrible? said Mayor Jay Willis. “It’s just ridiculous. Because there hasn’t been much traffic there over the years since it was built, it’s become a favorite spot for people looking to do bad things and not be seen.

As billions of federal dollars poured into Mississippi after Katrina in 2005, Pascagoula used some of his money to build the parking lot in anticipation of future downtown development. The garage is near the Pascagoula River.

“You know the old phrase ‘Build it and they will come?’ Well, they didn’t come,” Willis said. “It has stood totally empty and unused since it was built.”

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Willis and the Pascagoula City Council hope to turn the structure into something useful. The city contracted with a planning and design firm to determine the options.

“I really believe this is going to turn into something that will be very nice for the town of Pascagoula,” Willis said.

The city replaced the garage light fixtures and installed a new surveillance camera system linked to the Pascagoula Police Department. The garage sits directly behind nine new high-end townhouses being built along the river, with 11 additional townhouses under construction.

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Pascagoula wants a new destination for a little-used parking lot

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi (AP) — A downtown parking lot on Mississippi’s Gulf Coast has barely been used since a city spent federal money to build it after Hurricane Katrina, and local officials say it has become a graffiti-covered eyesore.

Pascagoula executives are looking for ways to give the City Dock Parking Garage a new purpose, possibly adding office or retail space on the upper floors, according to the Mississippi Press. reported. The original light fixtures and security cameras were destroyed a long time ago.

“Isn’t that terrible? said Mayor Jay Willis. “It’s just ridiculous. Because there hasn’t been much traffic there over the years since it was built, it’s become a favorite spot for people looking to do bad things and not be seen.

As billions of federal dollars poured into Mississippi after Katrina in 2005, Pascagoula used some of his money to build the parking lot in anticipation of future downtown development. The garage is near the Pascagoula River.

“You know the old phrase ‘Build it and they will come?’ Well, they didn’t come,” Willis said. “It has stood totally empty and unused since it was built.”

Willis and the Pascagoula City Council hope to turn the structure into something useful. The city contracted with a planning and design firm to determine the options.

“I really believe this is going to turn into something that will be very nice for the town of Pascagoula,” Willis said.

The city replaced the garage light fixtures and installed a new surveillance camera system linked to the Pascagoula Police Department. The garage sits directly behind nine new high-end townhouses being built along the river, with 11 additional townhouses under construction.

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Eid shoppers irritated by lack of parking spaces

Rawalpindi: Lack of parking spaces has become a nuisance for visitors rushing to markets and bazaars to finish their shopping before Eidul Fitr.

Although visitors also shop during the day, the majority of them start arriving at the markets after Iftar time. They face extreme levels of distress when they cannot find a place to park their vehicles in the markets.

Abdul Sattar, a visitor to the Kashmir bazaar, said: “I parked my vehicle about a kilometer from this bazaar because I couldn’t find any parking space near this site. I do my shopping but also worry about the safety of my vehicle.

The majority of shoppers are now seen parking their vehicles on major roads in front of malls, leading to massive traffic jams, especially in the evening. Parking cars on the side of the road reduces space for vehicular traffic and creates traffic hassles and mental agony for Eid shoppers.

Asim Chaudhry, a visitor, said: ‘The plan for shopping malls and plazas that do not have proper parking facilities should not be adopted and those that already exist should be closed unless such facilities are provided. for people’s convenience.”

He said: “With no proper parking facilities, visitors park their vehicles on the roads. Then the traffic police lift those vehicles and the owners have to pay a fine to get their vehicles back.

A group of people set up an unauthorized parking spot in part of a public park in Commercial Market (Satellite Town).

Ashraf Ali, a visitor, said, “I found a parking spot at the public market park site. The person charged me Rs50 but they didn’t give me a receipt.

He said, “When I asked them if they had gotten permission from the local government for this work, they said permission would be given in the next few days.”

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Buchanan Parking Garage reopens in time for International Festival, first phase complete | festivals

The Buchanan parking lot in downtown Lafayette will reopen in time for the Festival International de Louisiane crowds, according to a statement from the Lafayette Consolidated Government.

“The first phase of construction to repair the deteriorated steel columns and beams has been completed. The second phase to repair the elevators and stairwells is expected to begin in approximately three months,” the statement said. “Elevators will not operate until phase two is complete. Staff will use a golf cart to transport those unable to descend garage levels.”

Festival parking is $5. After the festival ends, the parking fee is $1 per hour, the statement said.

The six-story structure built in 1981 was abruptly closed in October 2018 after it was deemed unsafe, exacerbating parking issues for patrons of the nearby Lafayette Parish courthouse as many street parking spaces near the courthouse were then reserved for courthouse employees who used The Garage.

Corrosion damaged more than half of the steel beams and columns that support the floors of the 344-vehicle parking garage.

Mayor-President Josh Guillory signed an emergency declaration in March 2020 after an engineer’s report found advanced to severe corrosion in the latches that connect some of the 200 panels to the garage itself. The panels were removed to lighten the load on the structure.

Phase 1 of the garage repairs, involving structural repairs to the car park, as well as sandblasting and painting the exterior of the structure and installing an impact-resistant cable system, was due to be completed in January for a cost of $1.6 million.

Phase 2 is expected to include the repair or replacement of elevators, as well as repairs to stairwells and the electrical system, at an estimated cost of $1.6 million. The second phase may also include interior painting for an estimated cost of $500,000 to $800,000.

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Omaha plans to buy and manage Mutual of Omaha parking lots

Under the redevelopment agreement passed before the Omaha City Council, the City of Omaha would purchase the existing parking structures on the downtown campus of Mutual of Omaha and the new parking lot to be built on the site of the new head office in downtown Mutual. Mayor Jean Stothert’s office outlined the key points of the proposed deal in a press release Friday morning. Construction is expected to begin later this year on the current site of the W. Dale Clark Library at 14th and Douglas. The city plans to move the current downtown library to a building at 14th and Jones, and use an existing building at 84th and Frederick for administrative services. Under the proposed redevelopment agreement, the city would transfer the W. Dale Clark Library site to Lanoha Real Estate this year. Lanoha is the developer of the $433 million Mutual of Omaha project. The city plan would sell the block east of the current library to Mutual. The area will continue to be used as a staging area during the demolition of the library and construction of the new Mutual Tower, which is expected to be completed in 2026. The plan also calls for the city to own and operate the 2,200-space parking garage. in the new facility and to purchase the existing parking garages on Mutual’s downtown campus. The city is committed to facilitating the reuse of other Mutual of Omaha buildings. In addition, the city will assume responsibility for the upkeep of Turner Park, which is adjacent to Mutual of Omaha’s Midtown Crossing development. The insurance giant will rent spaces in the city’s new downtown parking lot during business hours. must take place before the municipal council of May 10. Previous cover:

Under the redevelopment agreement passed before the Omaha City Council, the City of Omaha would purchase the existing parking structures on the downtown campus of Mutual of Omaha and the new parking lot to be built on the site of the new head office in downtown Mutual.

Mayor Jean Stothert’s office outlined the key points of the proposed deal in a press release Friday morning.

Construction is expected to begin later this year on the current site of the W. Dale Clark Library at 14th & Douglas. The city plans to move the current downtown library to a building at 14th and Jones, and use an existing building at 84th and Frederick for administrative services.

Under the proposed redevelopment agreement, the city would transfer the W. Dale Clark Library site to Lanoha Real Estate this year. Lanoha is the developer of the $433 million Mutual of Omaha project.

The city plan would sell the block east of the current library to Mutual. The area will continue to be used as a staging area during the demolition of the library and construction of the new Mutual Tower, which is expected to be completed in 2026.

The plan also calls for the city to own and operate the 2,200-space parking garage at the new facility and purchase the existing parking garages on Mutual’s downtown campus. The city is committed to facilitating the reuse of other Mutual of Omaha buildings.

Additionally, the city will assume responsibility for the upkeep of Turner Park, which is adjacent to Mutual of Omaha’s Midtown Crossing development.

The insurance giant will rent spaces in the city’s new downtown parking lot during business hours.

A public hearing on the redevelopment plan is due to take place before the city council on May 10.

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Omaha plans to buy and manage parking lots from the Mutual of Omaha

Under the redevelopment agreement passed before the Omaha City Council, the City of Omaha would purchase the existing parking structures on the downtown campus of Mutual of Omaha and the new parking lot to be built on the site of the new head office in downtown Mutual. Mayor Jean Stothert’s office outlined the key points of the proposed deal in a press release Friday morning. Construction is expected to begin later this year on the current site of the W. Dale Clark Library at 14th and Douglas. The city plans to move the current downtown library to a building at 14th and Jones, and use an existing building at 84th and Frederick for administrative services. Under the proposed redevelopment agreement, the city would transfer the W. Dale Clark Library site to Lanoha Real Estate this year. Lanoha is the developer of the $433 million Mutual of Omaha project. The city plan would sell the block east of the current library to Mutual. The area will continue to be used as a staging area during the demolition of the library and construction of the new Mutual Tower, which is expected to be completed in 2026. The plan also calls for the city to own and operate the 2,200-space parking garage. in the new facility and to purchase the existing parking garages on Mutual’s downtown campus. The city is committed to facilitating the reuse of other Mutual of Omaha buildings. In addition, the city will assume responsibility for the upkeep of Turner Park, which is adjacent to Mutual of Omaha’s Midtown Crossing development. The insurance giant will rent spaces in the city’s new downtown parking lot during business hours. must take place before the municipal council of May 10. Previous cover:

Under the redevelopment agreement passed before the Omaha City Council, the City of Omaha would purchase the existing parking structures on the downtown campus of Mutual of Omaha and the new parking lot to be built on the site of the new head office in downtown Mutual.

Mayor Jean Stothert’s office outlined the key points of the proposed deal in a press release Friday morning.

Construction is expected to begin later this year on the current site of the W. Dale Clark Library at 14th & Douglas. The city plans to move the current downtown library to a building at 14th and Jones, and use an existing building at 84th and Frederick for administrative services.

Under the proposed redevelopment agreement, the city would transfer the W. Dale Clark Library site to Lanoha Real Estate this year. Lanoha is the developer of the $433 million Mutual of Omaha project.

The city plan would sell the block east of the current library to Mutual. The area will continue to be used as a staging area during the demolition of the library and construction of the new Mutual Tower, which is expected to be completed in 2026.

The plan also calls for the city to own and operate the 2,200-space parking garage in the new facility and purchase the existing parking garages on Mutual’s downtown campus. The city is committed to facilitating the reuse of other Mutual of Omaha buildings.

Additionally, the city will assume responsibility for the upkeep of Turner Park, which is adjacent to Mutual of Omaha’s Midtown Crossing development.

The insurance giant will rent spaces in the city’s new downtown parking lot during business hours.

A public hearing on the redevelopment plan is due to take place before the city council on May 10.

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Prominent lawyer charged with soliciting prostitute after parking lot arrest

The police report says Singal was initially charged with attempted human trafficking for commercial sex acts, but court records show the charge was changed on Thursday to a misdemeanor count of soliciting a prostitute.

Singal was arraigned Thursday in the Roxbury Division of Boston City Court, where he was released on a recognizance, according to a spokesperson for the Suffolk District Attorney’s Office. He is due back in court on May 19.

Singal, who handled public corruption and major fraud cases as an assistant U.S. attorney and later defended the owner of a now-defunct Framingham pharmacy responsible for a deadly meningitis outbreak in 2012, said also contributed to the opinion section of the Boston Globe, writing in 2018 about Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Singal was arrested as part of a Boston and state police initiative to reduce the demand for commercial sex in the area around Massachusetts Avenue, according to the police report.

Police first saw a sex worker, whose age was not included in the report, walking through this area and trying to interact with passing drivers. A gray 2019 Infiniti Q70L then slowed to a stop next to her on Peirson Street near Allerton Street, one block from Massachusetts Avenue south of Melnea Cass Boulevard, around 6:30 p.m., according to the report.

The sex worker got into the front passenger seat and the Infiniti headed down Massachusetts Avenue and took a right, continuing to the mall, then taking a left onto Allstate Road, where the sedan entered a busy parking lot and parked between the second and third levels, according to the report.

An investigator walked to the Infiniti, where he could clearly see through its windows that the sex worker was bending over to the driver’s knee area and performing a sex act, according to the report.

The officer knocked on the car window, gave her name and told the driver to get out, and soon other investigators arrived and told the sex worker to get out of the vehicle, according to the report.

Investigators asked the man to step away for a private conversation, and he handed over his ID, which showed it was Singal, police said.

Police told Singal they were working to reduce the demand for commercial sex, and he “said he understood and repeatedly asked for leniency and consideration”, explaining that he was a lawyer and that he knew the importance of the initiative, according to the report. .

Meanwhile, the sex worker told interviewing investigators that Singal picked her up and agreed to pay $40 for a sex act, and that he gave her the money before she committed. the deed, according to the report.

As officers arrested Singal, he asked to speak to a supervisor, and when allowed to do so, Singal “again asked that we consider not being arrested”, police said. The supervisor reminded him of the seriousness of the problem, according to the report.

Police referred the sex worker to a social services agency that helps survivors of sex trafficking and domestic violence, and she was driven away from the area, according to the report.


Jeremy C. Fox can be contacted at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @jeremycfox.

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Dine in parking spots on B’way might be here to stay

The proposal to continue seasonal outdoor dining in public parking lots along Broadway received support from elected officials and nearby businesses after being heard at a city council workshop on April 20.

“Broadway is an area where everything is so tight and none of these restaurants that I know of have the ability to expand outside without it,” said former Newport Mayor Richard Sardella, who owns and operates Sardella’s, a restaurant on Memorial Boulevard. “The first two years of the pandemic were very successful for these restaurants. They were able to survive thanks to that.

“If it’s cleaned up and looks good, it’ll be better than looking at a bunch of cars,” said Greg Verdon, owner of High Hope on Broadway.

“I think, in part, you’ve shown that you can be successful,” Mayor Jeanne-Marie Napolitano told Broadway restaurateurs during the workshop. “That’s why we came to you and asked you to make a proposal.”

According to the city, there are 120 public parking spaces on Broadway. About 30 are currently used by outdoor dining areas.

Proposal

Seven restaurants on Broadway are permitted outside the food zones in public parking lots: Pour Judgement, Tavern on Broadway, Boru Noodle Bar, Scratch Kitchen & Catering, Humming Bird Newport, Corner Café and Malt.

In an April 18 letter to city council, restaurant owners proposed the continued use of outdoor dining parking spaces each year from May 1 to October 31. The existing jersey barriers provided by the city would be returned and replaced with the restaurants. , at their expense. The owners would instead establish a unified aesthetic to alleviate concerns about the current appearance of much of the outdoor seating and enhance the culture of the local neighborhood. The vision includes “tasteful” windbreaks, landscaping, and matching styling between each configuration.

“Originally we all did it on a small budget and we didn’t invest a lot of time or money in the process, but the new proposal will be something that we all work together and in which we we are all ready to invest. our businesses,” said Chelynn Sheehan, co-owner of Malt.

In their letter to city council, the restaurateurs said they were unaware of the longevity of the barriers the city put in place at the start of the pandemic, and were therefore “hesitant to invest significant sums in their appearance.”

Restaurants would also foot the bill to remove and store the new barriers to free up parking spaces from November through April.

What other companies are saying

“Is there a way to protect some of these places? asked Root on Broadway owner Paul Webber. “A protected spot with a 10 minute parking sign in front of my business so my Doordash guy can get in and out [would be beneficial].”

Webber said the city shouldn’t forget “the little guy” when deciding broader policies for the street. While he was generally in favor of continuing outdoor dining, Root has plenty of takeout customers, he said.

“A big part of our business is pick up and we have customers who say they would like to come more, but they can’t find a parking space,” he said.

Other nearby businesses have requested spaces at similar times in front of their businesses to accommodate traveling customers.

“The real controversy is how this fair is doing for all businesses,” said Verdon, who called himself neutral on the overall issue and in favor of the seasonal component. “It definitely affects us. There is already a shortage of parking spaces here. The thing is, if that happens, restaurants will get extra free meals and who knows how much extra revenue for next to nothing.

Councilor Charlie Holder asked if there was anyone present who objected to continuing to eat out and was met with silence. However, the workshop was only scheduled a week before, on April 13th. The problem has been widespread in Newport since indoor dining restrictions began to ease last year.

Jim Quinn, co-owner of Hungry Monkey on Broadway, urged the council to continue supporting patios and tables on public sidewalks across the city as it decides the fate of outdoor dining in public parking lots along Broadway .

The financial aspect

Broadway offers two-hour unmetered parking, and restaurants pay the city food and beverage taxes annually. The city will see additional tax revenue if the businesses are successful. Now, the council and city will work to determine a fee for seasonal use of public parking by restaurants on Broadway.

The Newport Ordinance Code establishes an approval process, regulations, and an annual fee of $300 to be paid to the city for “sidewalk cafes.” Twenty-seven licenses have been approved this year and there is no limit to the number of licenses granted by the city. Finally, a restaurant with two or three tables outside pays the same $300 annually as a restaurant with five or 10 tables on the sidewalk. Additionally, the cost of retail space in Newport ranges widely, from $14 to $25 per square foot, with property on Washington Square as high as $46 per square foot.

“If the city is going to allow them to continue, [the restaurants] should pay for that space,” said Verdon, who said the fee money could be put to good use in other Newport neighborhoods.

The city is considering a facility for Broadway similar to the annual fee paid for sidewalk cafes, City Manager Joseph Nicholson Jr. said. The licenses would be renewed annually and could be revoked. During the workshop, Napolitano and councilor Kate Leonard inquired about a fee structure if restaurants are allowed to continue using the spaces. Nicholson said that while he hasn’t had those discussions yet, he’s been toying with some numbers.

And after?

All board members expressed support for the idea, with some citing a need for balance and certain conditions to be met, such as a uniform design. Council Vice-Chair Lynn Ceglie asked the restaurateurs if they could come up with a more detailed design by the May 25 council meeting. The board would likely vote on the details of any plan at an upcoming meeting.

Councilwoman Angela McCalla supported the idea, but said any plan must incorporate pedestrians, cyclists and be ADA compliant.

Meanwhile, as the issue is resolved, the city likely won’t enforce local laws prohibiting restaurant use of public parking spaces this year, Nicholson said. Any ordinance drafted and approved by the board would go into effect in May 2023.

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City of Victoria is studying an app to identify available parking spaces

The City of Victoria says it hopes to give drivers real-time information about on-street parking and parking space availability by delivering it directly to their smartphone or vehicle.

Currently, the only way a driver can tell if a municipal parking lot is full is to look at the digital signage at the entrance to the parking lot.

The city is exploring ways to eventually provide live, up-to-date on-street and parking lot parking information through an app or in-vehicle smart technology, city spokesman Bill Eisenhauer said Thursday. , at CHEK News.

“The City will continue to explore options as new technological solutions become available,” he said. “There are a lot of complexities and considerations before anything can be implemented.”

It’s an update that Jeff Bray, executive director of the Downtown Victoria Business Association, hopes will help make downtown parking easier.

“When someone comes downtown, they can look around and see 10 spots in Johnson, 15 in View,” he said.

The new technology would be timely as parking is increasingly becoming an issue downtown, with more people leaving their homes as COVID-19 restrictions ease.

“No doubt we’ve seen pedestrians and parking statistics increase for several months,” Bray said. “Smaller [parkades] like Centennial, Fisgard is filling up… Yates Street seems to be filling up even.

Bray said the number of spaces on the street and in parking lots is not the problem – it’s the fact that drivers do not know where the available spaces are, and provide real-time information to them. will avoid the frustration of looking for a place aimlessly.

The City of Victoria told CHEK News it is still exploring options for the technology and there is no timetable for when it might be available.

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Part of the parking lot at Trumbull Shopping Center is still closed

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One of the raised parking lots at the Westfield Trumbull Mall, closed to traffic after a hole was discovered over the weekend, in Trumbull, Connecticut on February 14, 2022.

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TRUMBULL – Two and a half months after a piece of concrete fell on the lower level of a Westfield Trumbull shopping center car park, part of the structure is still closed and being assessed.

The incident, which happened on February 13, tore a hole in the upper deck of the garage and caused the closure of part of the structure, which is near the Target store in the mall. It remained closed, and a mall spokesperson said in a written statement that it was unclear when the issue would be resolved and the full structure reopened.

“The Westfield team is working with its engineers to develop the scope of work for the repairs, but this process will take some time to tender the work and complete the repairs,” the statement said.

In the meantime, Trumbull building manager Robert Dunn said the city is working with mall management to make sure it’s safe to park on the lower deck.


“We have received preliminary reports from two structural engineers indicating where cars can be safely parked,” Dunn said in an email. “They put reinforcements under the section of the bridge that had a piece that fell off.”

However, that area of ​​the bridge is still closed, he said. Dunn said core samples were taken from various locations on the bridge for analysis by forensic engineers. He said an analysis of the results should be available soon.

When the parking lot was first damaged, mall security quickly began asking people parked in the affected area to move their cars. Mall officials said no vehicles were damaged in the incident and no one was injured.

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Mixed-use parking garage gets approval in Ferndale

Ferndale City Council approved special land use and site plan applications for a mixed-use parking structure at 180 Vester Street at its April 11 meeting. Shown here is a rendering by Serra-Marko & Associates of what the building might look like.

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FERNDALE — A mixed-use parking structure in downtown Ferndale has received City Council approval.

At its April 11 meeting, Ferndale City Council voted 4-0 to approve special land use and site plan applications for a 5-story parking structure at 180 Vester St. The property is owned at the Ferndale Collision auto shop.

The mixed-use building is proposed to contain 169 spaces over an area of ​​18,572 square feet. The first floor would not have parking, but would house shops. The project is connected to a mixed-use development at 141 Vester St. which was approved by council earlier this year.

A condition of this approval was that the developer agree to delay construction for 14 months from the date of approval to create an opportunity for the 180 Vester car park to be built first. The 141 Vester project will include 72 units with a focus on affordable housing.

“The rendering is basically the facade, a facade that’s broken in such a way that…it’s not immediately apparent as a parking structure,” said Peter D’Aleo, architect at Serra-Marko & Associates, during Of the reunion. “It attempts to be more compatible with adjacent buildings and contextually with the streetscape.”

Council approval, City Manager Joe Gacioch said, allows the developers, Zoma Investments, to move forward to explore their financing options.

Mayor Melanie Piana added that the banks need a good design project in order to estimate what the financing needs of the project would be to see if it can actually be built.

“Our business community and the residents of our meeting at 141 Vester wanted a guarantee that it was going to be built, and we said there was no guarantee of development,” she said, ” But this is just one step in the process of moving this project forward at a faster pace to see if it can meet parking demands, as well as the needs and demands that the business community and residents have set themselves a priority.

Councilman Greg Pawlica thought the project was excellent and made good use of the property. He also said the structure would allow Ferndale more flexibility with potential parking in land behind the Como restaurant, as well as any other development that might want to explore the east side of town.

“This addresses the need for additional parking on the east side, which (we will) lose a significant amount of parking to Project 141 (Vester),” he said.

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California Street Parking Garage opens to the public – anewscafe.com

After a nineteen month period of demolition and construction, the long-awaited opening of the California Street Parking Garage has arrived. The six-story garage, part of the Block 7 project in downtown Redding, features 400 parking spaces, electric vehicle chargers, an elevator, solar shade structures and spectacular skyline views of Redding. The garage is owned by a partnership between the McConnell Foundation and K2 Development Companies.

To commemorate the opening of this important community asset, all partners involved in financing, designing and building the project will celebrate with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on the top floor of the garage on Friday, May 6 at 12:00 p.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend the event and park in the structure for the first time.

Shannon Phillips, chief operating officer of the McConnell Foundation, said We are thrilled the wait is over and anticipate the opening of the beautiful new garage will be well received by those who live, work and play downtown.

The garage was built by Modern Building, Inc. with a significant portion of the work done by Conco Commercial Concrete Contractors. The garage was designed by Arkansas-based Modus Studios and Bay Area-based DMARC Studio. The garage’s metal cladding consists of artistically placed Corten steel panels that are designed to oxidize over time to develop a unique patina that matches the warm reddish hue of Redding’s natural floors.

Prior to the May 6 opening date, the parking garage will be soft openingto the public on Thursday, April 28. There will be no parking fees until June 1 in recognition of the communitys patience when constructing the parking structure. Further announcements on parking rates, monthly passes and other parking amenities will be released around June 1.

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Grand Rapids Downtown Library’s parking garage and mixed-use concept spark questions at city commission meeting

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — A concept to build a 500-space maximum parking lot with mixed-use space, potentially housing apartments, businesses or community spaces, was rejected by Grand Rapids city commissioners on Tuesday.

Mobile GR, the city’s parking services department, has been considering for years the idea of ​​building a parking lot, with commercial or residential space, on what is now a 110-space surface parking lot, 111 Library St. NE .

After hearing the outcome of the community feedback the city gathered on the concept, several commission members wondered if an additional parking garage was needed. Instead, they suggested that residential housing, with enough parking to service the library and surrounding venues, should be the main focus of the site.

“In Grand Rapids, we need housing like hogs need slop,” City Commissioner Joe Jones said Tuesday, April 26. “Any opportunity to get housing is a good thing.”

Josh Naramore, director of Mobile GR, said building a parking garage on the site would allow the city to provide parking for city employees who currently park in more demand lots downtown.

The idea is to “free up more parking spaces in the heart of downtown, especially in the Heartside neighborhood where we have a lot of businesses that want to expand,” he said.

Naramore cited the Weston-Commerce ramp as an example of a parking garage that is “extremely oversubscribed.”

Commissioner Jon O’Connor expressed his opposition to the proposed parking garage.

He asked why the city would consider building the facility when a large parking lot used by the city, located at 36 McConnell St. SW, has a 60% utilization rate.

“If it’s something that’s 60%, why don’t we put cars out there at $0 cost,” he asked.

During his presentation to the commission, Naramore highlighted feedback the city has gathered from residents and community members on the parking garage concept.

Feedback was collected from neighborhood residents, as well as nearby institutions such as the Library, Grand Rapids Community College, Civic Theater, Grand Rapids Children’s Museum and others. Developer feedback was also collected.

As well as a parking garage, ideas for what to include in the development ranged from affordable housing, retail space for a cafe and outdoor recreation space, among others. , Naramore said.

The parking garage could consist of one development space on the first floor, followed by multiple parking floors, with additional development space above the garage.

He said the library’s biggest concern was making sure there was enough parking space for the library and its patrons.

“They’re very strong on what we’ve heard all along, which is that the new structure shouldn’t overshadow the existing historic structure,” Naramore said, referring to the library, which opened in 1904.

He said feedback from the development community highlighted that financial incentives will likely be needed to make the project a reality given rising construction costs.

Commissioner Senita Lenear said she would like the concept to focus primarily on housing.

“Housing is an important need,” she said. “For years, we have had people ask us to make housing available, as much as possible. When I think of the options here, it would have been great to see an option that is mostly accommodation with parking, perhaps, to support that.

A 2020 study, conducted for the city of Grand Rapids by Housing Next, estimates the city needs 5,340 additional apartments and 3,548 owner-occupied condos, townhouses or single-family homes by 2025.

For the next stages of the concept, Naramore said briefings on the concept will be provided to the Grand Rapids Public Library Board, as well as the Mobile GR Commission. Feedback from these councils and the city commission will be used to create a firmer concept for the site.

“With the approval of the city commission, we might like to move forward with the potential design of what the facility would look like based on your feedback,” Naramore told the commission.

Adding more parking to the area would also benefit nearby organizations such as the Grand Rapids Children’s Museum and St. Cecilia Music Center. Both organizations said one of the barriers to their growth is that they don’t have parking, Naramore said.

He said the size of the proposed parking garage could be reduced and that 500 spaces is not a definitive figure.

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The city has condemned the Gables Building parking lot for security reasons, heightening the threat of a downtown parking shortage.

The shutdown came earlier this month after a complaint led to a codes department inspection that revealed a host of issues, according to department director Rebecca Brown.

A planned parking study is “even more important” now, said Sherri McGregor, president of the Altoona Parking Authority.

Numerous cracks in the concrete beams that support the Gables Garage’s deck panels have caused further deterioration of the beams, and there is significant spalling of the concrete from the panels and numerous exposed steel rebars, Brown said. , citing the inspector’s report.

The sentencing earlier this month led to the transfer of 48 vehicles that had been using the Gables garage to the garage at the nearby city transportation center – with a temporary reservation of 12 additional spaces, according to Vickie Chilcote, office manager of the Parking Authority.

Those 12 remaining spaces — which would become open to the general public for monthly rentals if former Gables occupants are not interested — represent the final 12 available for monthly rent in the Transportation Center garage, according to Chilcote.

There are also 14 spaces available in the surface lot behind Altoona Cardiology Associates and a few on the 10th Avenue Freeway near 11th Street, according to Chilcote.

Additionally, there are three-hour visitor spaces available behind the new Curry building and two-hour spaces on the avenues, McGregor said.

The city ordered Gables owner DSD Investors LLC of Upper Darby to hire a structural engineer to analyze the Gables garage and provide a report to the city with a chart of needed repairs, Brown said.

“The goal here is just to get that report and go from there,” said Brown.

The company, however, had difficulty finding a structural engineer to perform the task and requested an extension of time, according to the company’s manager, Brown said.

Brown doesn’t know if the company intends to repair the garage or how much it might cost, she said.

The city’s recent inspection showed that workers had already patched holes in the Gables garage, fastened heavy netting to the first-floor ceiling, installed wooden cribwork under the second-floor deck, and applied shotcrete in spots, Brown said.

As far as she knows, the condemnation of the garage will not affect the use of the rest of the Gables building, Brown said.

The garage has five floors, including a roof.

The lowest floor is accessible from a driveway connecting 11th and 12th Avenues, while the upper floor is accessible from the 1100 block of 13th Street and the remaining floors are accessible from the 1300 block of 12th Avenue.

The city has affixed yellow warning tape to all entrances.

“As we see how it unfolds, we will know more,” said McGregor.

Ongoing downtown revitalization has created pressure for more parking, though the upcoming summer break for Penn State Altooona should relieve some of that pressure.

The RFP for the Parking Study calls for a review of the 7th to 18th Street and 10th to 14th Avenue area.

The budget for the study is $40,000.

The study consultant must complete within six months.

This study “comes at a good time” said McGregor.

The transport center garage has 230 spaces.

The Gables Garage has about 100 spaces, officials said.

The DSD director spoke briefly to a reporter on Monday, suggested the matter could be discussed later, but did not call back after that.

The Mirror’s staff writer, William Kibler, is at 814-949-7038.



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Parking plans underway in Fondren; Senate approves $20 million

Developers in the Fondren Entertainment District are drawing up plans for the parking lot that will be built behind The Pearl tiki bar, Highball Lanes bowling alley and the Capri Theatre.

Jason Watkins and David Pharr, the Northeast Jackson residents who started the Fondren Entertainment District business, said they were handling plans for the garage because there is land available related to their development and that they have an established business relationship with a contractor, which should make construction as efficient and affordable as possible.

Senate Bill 3150 authorized up to $20 million in bonds to be issued by the Hinds County Development Project Loan Fund “to assist in the development and construction of infrastructure improvements, including structured parking , and other enhancements associated with an entertainment development project”.

“The leadership of the state — the governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives — led it that way,” Watkins said. “They saw the need for this garage. It was their choice to help him in this way.

In February, the Hinds County Board of Supervisors approved the garage’s general concept and voted to move forward with the legislation.

Supervisors will be responsible for loan repayment, Watkin said. Revenue from drivers paying to use the garage and fees paid by residents of a planned apartment complex will go to Hinds County to pay for the loan, he said.

“We have a few loose ends with the county regarding the structure of the loan agreement,” he said. “After that, the design phase will begin, and then construction, which will take six to nine months.”

Hinds County will take ownership of the garage upon completion, Watkins said.

“It will be the county’s long-term asset,” he said. “We have no interest in owning the garage.”

Plans call for a professional management company to lease and operate the garage, Watkins said. As is the case in many cities, drivers will pay a fee to park in the garage.

The exact location of the garage, which is estimated to be worth $13 million, has not been identified except behind the entertainment district, Pharr said.

Pharr and Watkins are working with a consultant who specializes in parking garages, who advised that a garage that can hold 500 vehicles would be the right size to accommodate area businesses and allow for future growth in the area.

Watkins hopes the garage will be ready for use by the end of 2022.

In a state where drivers value the convenience of front door parking, Pharr believes drivers will use the garage because it will provide an alternative to driving around the block and looking for an open parking space.

“We think people will appreciate the predictability and security of parking,” he said. An armed security guard patrols in front of the Quartier des spectacles in Fondren and another in the back of the Quartier des spectacles.

Nathan Glenn, owner of Rooster’s and Basil’s restaurants in the Fondren Corner Building, welcomes the extra parking.

“Parking is the only thing everyone complains about in Fondren,” he said. “Any additional parking would be fine. I think it will be good for the whole region.

Parking would also be beneficial when there are events in Fondren and parking is scarce, he said.

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Carrboro’s East Main Street parking garage offers teens a social gathering spot

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By Lola Oliverio, Proconian

Growing up in Carrboro, I can’t remember the first time I hung out with friends at the 300 East Main Street parking lot next to the ArtsCenter. This was my favorite place throughout my high school experience and I created countless memories there.

For the most part, the structure is a place to park your car while you catch a concert at Cat’s Cradle or enjoy a meal at Hickory Tavern. For many young people in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area, however, it is the meeting place. Often teens hang out on the top floor, sit in their car, or people watch while chatting with friends.

Erected in September 2013, the parking lot has served East Main Square businesses for nearly nine years. The structure was built as part of the “Phase One” construction process that brought Carrboro to a Hilton Inn and began in March 2012.

“When you say ‘the parking lot,’ everyone knows what you’re talking about,” said Chapel Hill Secondary School senior Victoria Romanova.

The place has become a staple of teenage life in the Triangle. With five floors (including one on the roof), an elevator and a beautiful view of Main Street, it’s the perfect place to meet up with friends.

“People have fun there; they relax,” said CHHS sophomore Emerys Bowers.

Many teenagers skateboard, have photo shoots, or just chat with each other on the roof of the structure.

“It’s a great place to hang out with people in a nice and safe environment,” said CHHS senior Julian Brown. “I feel pretty comfortable there.”

Many love the place because of its informal and intimate atmosphere.

“It’s a nice meeting place because it’s relatively secluded but also laid back and public,” added CHHS manager Mia Kalish. “Plus, you can see much of the beautiful UNC-Chapel Hill campus from up there.”

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the structure became even more popular, as it was the only place many could see their friends.

“When my friends and I were unable to spend time indoors, we spent a lot of time in the parking lot,” said CHHS manager Tatum Chewning. “It’s a long way from Franklin Street so we would meet on the bridge and walk around downtown.”

The students say the Carrboro Police Department does not actively enforce loitering restrictions against teens who engage in innocent entertainment.

“The police have questioned my friends a few times, but usually they just ask what we’re doing and make sure we’re not drinking,” Brown said.

Fans of the band Glass Animals watch a performance in August 2021 from the East Main Street parking lot as the band plays in the new outdoor performance space at Cat’s Cradle. Photo by Lola Oliverio.

In 2021, Carrboro Cat’s Cradle Concert Hall built an outdoor performance space behind the arts center. During some shows, individuals can often be seen watching from the parking lot.

“It was really cool to experience a concert from up there,” said CHHS senior Linden Clemens. “I think it’s a good option for sold-out shows. It’s obviously not like being in the pit, but it’s still fun.

The parking lot may come across as an unconventional hangout, but it serves young people in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area quite well. It’s rarely empty, and there are often several groups of friends at the top of the structure. It’s a pleasant phenomenon and a lesser known aspect of youth culture in the region.

This article first appeared in the Chapel Hill High School Student Newspaper Proconian.

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Carrboro’s East Main Street parking garage offers teens a social gathering place

COMMUNITY

By Lola Oliverio, Proconian

Growing up in Carrboro, I can’t remember the first time I hung out with friends at the 300 East Main Street parking lot next to the ArtsCenter. This was my favorite place throughout my high school experience and I created countless memories there.

For the most part, the structure is a place to park your car while you catch a concert at Cat’s Cradle or enjoy a meal at Hickory Tavern. For many young people in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area, however, it is the meeting place. Often teens hang out on the top floor, sit in their car, or people watch while chatting with friends.

Erected in September 2013, the parking lot has served East Main Square businesses for nearly nine years. The structure was built as part of the “Phase One” construction process that brought Carrboro to a Hilton Inn and began in March 2012.

“When you say ‘the parking lot,’ everyone knows what you’re talking about,” said Chapel Hill Secondary School senior Victoria Romanova.

The place has become a staple of teenage life in the Triangle. With five floors (including one on the roof), an elevator and a beautiful view of Main Street, it’s the perfect place to meet up with friends.

“People have fun there; they relax,” said CHHS sophomore Emerys Bowers.

Many teenagers skateboard, have photo shoots, or just chat with each other on the roof of the structure.

“It’s a great place to hang out with people in a nice and safe environment,” said CHHS senior Julian Brown. “I feel pretty comfortable there.”

Many love the place because of its informal and intimate atmosphere.

“It’s a nice meeting place because it’s relatively secluded but also laid back and public,” added CHHS manager Mia Kalish. “Plus, you can see much of the beautiful UNC-Chapel Hill campus from up there.”

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the structure became even more popular, as it was the only place many could see their friends.

“When my friends and I were unable to spend time indoors, we spent a lot of time in the parking lot,” said CHHS manager Tatum Chewning. “It’s a long way from Franklin Street so we would meet on the bridge and walk around downtown.”

The students say the Carrboro Police Department does not actively enforce loitering restrictions against teens who engage in innocent entertainment.

“The police have questioned my friends a few times, but usually they just ask what we’re doing and make sure we’re not drinking,” Brown said.

Fans of the band Glass Animals watch a performance in August 2021 from the East Main Street parking lot as the band plays in the new outdoor performance space at Cat’s Cradle. Photo by Lola Oliverio.

In 2021, Carrboro Cat’s Cradle Concert Hall built an outdoor performance space behind the arts center. During some shows, individuals can often be seen watching from the parking lot.

“It was really cool to experience a concert from up there,” said CHHS senior Linden Clemens. “I think it’s a good option for sold-out shows. It’s obviously not like being in the pit, but it’s still fun.

The parking lot may come across as an unconventional hangout, but it serves young people in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area quite well. It’s rarely empty, and there are often several groups of friends at the top of the structure. It’s a pleasant phenomenon and a lesser-known aspect of youth culture in the region.

This article first appeared in the Chapel Hill High School Student Newspaper Proconian.

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Parking lot partially collapses as trucker searches for overnight parking

Searching for a trucker to park overnight accidentally led to a partial collapse of a parking lot in Virginia on Wednesday night.

The incident happened on April 20 in Lynchburg, Va., just after 10 p.m., in a parking lot near Three Roads Brewery.

According to WSLS News, the driver entered the parking garage while looking for a place to park overnight while waiting to deliver to Three Roads Brewery in the morning. As the driver crossed the upper deck of the garage, his truck fell through the concrete, causing the garage to partially collapse.

Fortunately, the vehicles parked in the basement of the collapse were able to drive away without incident and only one car was damaged. No one was injured in the incident.

“This one isn’t too bad. There’s no complete collapse, no threat of anyone getting trapped in the debris below,” a member of the fire department told WFXR News. biggest concern when something like this happens – a bridge collapse with occupants and cars below that would require search and rescue. Fortunately, this is not the case. »

The parking lot will be closed for “a period of time” as the city of Lynchburg works to inspect the structure. Officials say the incident was an accident and no citations have been issued.

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Beshear vetoes parking bill

We now have the first Beshear veto of the post-session period. And what is it? Parking spaces.

Governor Beshear vetoed HB 291, an “ACT relating to transactions between the Legislative Research Commission and the Executive Branch.” His veto message is short and not too sweet:

I, Andy Beshear, Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, pursuant to authority granted under Section 88 of the Kentucky Constitution, hereby veto the following:

House Bill 291 of the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly in its entirety.

I veto Bill 291 because the role of the General Assembly is not to determine who gets which parking spaces on Capitol Hill by statute. Moreover, in House Bill 291, the General Assembly attempts to give itself more favorable terms of lease and service than those enjoyed by the executive branch.

Now, before you assume this is just a minor pissing contest between Republicans and the government, the bill is actually worse than Beshear’s ratings. At the very end of the bill, it says that the Legislative Research Commission (headed by the Republic leadership) will assume control of the entire Capitol Annex, and then there’s this:

The Cabinet allocates to the General Assembly and the Legislative Research Committee all parking spaces in the Capitol campus parking lot, all parking spaces in the east, south and west parking lots of the new Capitol Annex State and all parking spaces to the west. New State Capitol parking lot, except for spaces in the New State Capitol West parking lot allocated, effective January 1, 2022, to the Kentucky Supreme Court, Attorney General, and Secretary of State. Any additional allocation of parking spaces allocated under this paragraph shall be at the sole discretion of the Legislative Research Commission or its delegate.

Have you ever heard the term “land grabbing”? Now we have a “parking spot grab”. And of course what it really is is a power play.

It is a good thing that someone reads the bill to the end. And kudos to Governor Beshear for vetoing.

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Love’s adds 150 parking spaces with 2 new locations

The new Love’s site in Pageland, SC will have 70 parking spaces for truckers. (Courtesy of Love’s)
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The new Love’s in Moses Lake, Wash. will have 80 truck parking spaces. (Courtesy of Love’s)

OKLAHOMA CITY – Stops on the journey of love opened two new sites at Pageland, South Carolinaand Lake Moses, WashingtonThursday.

The Pageland store adds 70 truck parking spaces and 60 jobs in Chesterfield County. The Moses Lake store adds 80 truck parking spaces and 85 jobs to Grant County.

“As we open our 12th location in South Carolina and our sixth location in Washington, we reaffirm Love’s commitment to providing quality services and products at competitive prices,” said Greg Love, co-CEO of Love’s. “Our team members are ready to help customers get back on the road quickly and safely in Pageland and Moses Lake.”

Pitches are open 24/7 and offer many amenities, including:

Pageland, South Carolina
  • Over 9,000 square feet.
  • Hardee’s (opening April 25).
  • 70 truck parking spaces.
  • 58 parking spaces.
  • Two motorhome parking spaces.
  • Five diesel bays.
  • Four showers.
  • Laundry room.
  • Cat scale.
  • Gourmet coffee beans.
  • Branded snacks.
  • Mobile to Go Zone with the latest GPS, headsets and smartphone accessories.
  • Dog park.
Lake Moses, Washington
  • Over 11,000 square feet.
  • Taco John’s (opening April 25).
  • 80 truck parking spaces.
  • 92 parking spaces.
  • Nine diesel bays.
  • Seven showers.
  • Laundry room.
  • Cat scale.
  • Gourmet coffee beans.
  • Branded snacks.
  • Mobile to Go Zone with the latest GPS, headsets and smartphone accessories.
  • Dog park.

In honor of the grand opening, Love’s will donate $2,000 to nonprofit organizations in each community.

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Pierce council allows safe car parks for the homeless

PIERCE COUNTY, WA – Religious organizations, civic groups and commercial landlords in unincorporated Pierce County may soon be allowed to reserve their unused parking spaces and give them to residents who live off their vehicles as a safe and secure place to stay.

Pierce County Council passed a temporary secure parking policy on Tuesday. If it receives approval from Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier, starting June 1, community groups, landlords and anyone with parking spots to resell will have six months to set up and operate sites safe parking spaces. Sites can accommodate up to seven vehicles each in all zoning designations. Sites with eight or more vehicles are limited to urban areas and require additional agreement with the county. Recreational vehicles would also be restricted to large urban sites.

“We know that there are countless people who are currently living in their cars without a safe place to stay. Allowing individuals and families to park in regulated and safe parking sites provides them with a safe and temporary place to find stability as they work to improve their financial situation and seek permanent housing,” Council Chairman Derek Young said in a statement. “We have waited too long to respond to the growing homelessness crisis. This is just one way to begin to meet the needs of our most vulnerable residents.”

The proposal is part of the broader comprehensive plan to end homelessness, which the council approved in March. The plan is comprised of several short- and long-term solutions to the county’s recent rapid growth in homelessness. There are approximately 2,300 Pierce County residents who are unhoused, the council said.

Before their parking spaces can be occupied, host organizations must meet with community members to discuss neighborhood concerns. They should also check state and local sex offender registrations to see if anyone using their site is a registered sex offender.

The secure parking spaces can accommodate 2 passenger vehicles, without stipulations. The requirements for large sites are as follows:

  • Sites for three to seven vehicles must provide access to on-site washrooms or portable washrooms, drinking water and garbage cans.
  • Sites for eight or more vehicles must meet the above public health needs, as well as the creation of a safety and security plan, a code of conduct addressing behaviors such as drug and alcohol use, cleanliness and hours of silence. Site operators must also enter into an agreement with Pierce County to ensure the above requirements are met.

A supporter like council member Jani Hitchens says the goal of the parking proposal is to create smaller places where people can stay, even in communities that don’t have the space or need for one. full homeless shelter.

“It will provide a network of possible spaces across our entire geographic area, from both sides of the water to the mountain,” Hitchens said during a public meeting on the ordinance last month.

Although the secure parking program only lasts six months, it has a chance of becoming permanent. Once it is in full swing, the county’s Planning and Public Works Department will conduct an analysis of its effectiveness and may recommend permanent regulations for safe parking facilities. This decision should be made by September 1, 2022.

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McMaster University’s Cootes Drive Parking Garage Suspended After Conditional Approval Expires

Conditional approval for a six-story parking garage at McMaster University off Cootes Drive expired April 14 before conditions were lifted, with no request for an extension to the approval.

City of Hamilton spokeswoman Michelle Shantz said planning staff were told by McMaster’s agent on April 13 that the university was not pursuing the application that had originally received conditional approval from the sitemap a year ago.

McMaster University spokeswoman Michelle Donovan confirmed that demand for the 567-space parking structure north of Thorndale Crescent is not continuing now, but left the door open for it to progress to the ‘coming.

“The project continues to be put on hold,” Donovan said on April 14. “Until this status changes, no further work on the project is undertaken.”

The proposed six-story, 20.4-meter-tall structure was the first of a dozen possible parking garages in the university’s campus master plan to reach the request stage.

According to the conditional site plan approval letter from the City of Hamilton’s Director of Development Planning, Anita Fabac, to McMaster Planning Consultant Katelyn Gillis of T. Johns Consulting Group dated April 14, 2021, it there were 17 conditions to be removed – including erosion and siltation control, grading and drainage control, tree preservation and enhancement plan, landscaping plan, stormwater management and site lighting plan — before any building permits are issued.

Shantz and Donovan did not say whether any conditions were waived or whether McMaster submitted anything for review.

In addition, there were eight special conditions on the issuance of building permits, including a transportation impact study, City approval of parking garage paving materials and color, and two minor variances. to the zoning by-law.

McMaster’s proposal would require approval of two minor variances by the Committee of Adjustment to allow for the proposed building height of six stories and 20.4 meters where a maximum of 2.5 stories and 11 meters is permitted.

McMaster also needed a waiver to allow parking space dimensions of 2.8 meters by 5.8 meters and 2.6 meters by 5.8 meters where a minimum space of 2.7 meters by 6 .0 meters is required.

The city had not yet received the required minor variance applications.

The application came as a surprise to nearby residents, as well as others who wondered about the structure’s impacts on the surrounding environment.

Questions have been raised as to whether the proposed change to height limits is actually minor in nature or should require a rezoning application to the city’s planning committee.

The six-story parking garage on the existing K parking lot was the first of several parking garages envisioned in McMaster’s campus master plan. The plan includes up to three parking structures on Westaway Road and one at the corner of Main Street West and Cootes Drive as part of a planned transit hub.

The plan also proposes a second vehicle entrance from Cootes Drive at College Crescent, where the majority of vehicles, including all buses, would access campus.

The city has apparently not yet received planning applications for McMaster’s other parking and transit development concepts.

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The parking garage is closed after three beams cracked on the upper deck

Wheeling, W. Va. (WTRF) – The Center Wheeling parking garage is now closed to vehicles and pedestrians.

The garage which was originally built to hold 853 vehicles was only used by 35 to 40 nowadays, and only on the lower floors.

Then last week it had to be closed.

Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron said the former Valley Professional Center next to the garage is being converted into a new police headquarters. In the midst of construction, a problem arose on the upper deck of the parking garage.

The contractor used the parking structure to access the various floors of the police headquarters project, including the roof. Even if they had permission to do so, we believe the weight of one of these vehicles caused three of the beams on the upper level of the parking structure to crack to a point where we thought it would safer to close the parking structure. entirely.

Robert Herron, Wheeling City Manager

Herron said the garage is closed for the foreseeable future.

It will be reviewed by engineers. Based on their findings, Herron explained that the city would decide to do one of three things: rehabilitate the structure, partially demolish it, or completely demolish it.

He hopes the lower levels can be reopened in the coming weeks.

Stay with 7News for updates.

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Towards car parks dedicated to cargo bikes in Brussels

The Brussels region should soon have parking lots specially dedicated to cargo bikes, which are more and more numerous in the Belgian capital. According to figures from the Belgian bicycle observatory, in 2020 they represented 6% of bicycles in circulation, compared to only 2% in 2018.

The Brussels authorities hope to encourage the use of cargo bikes, but to do so obviously requires a minimum of suitable infrastructure, starting with car parks capable of accommodating these bulky bikes.

It is indeed very difficult today to park these bicycles in the city, especially near public places such as schools, administrative sites or department stores. It should be noted that one of the rare underground car parks capable of accommodating cargo bikes in Brussels, right in the city centre, even has a lift sized accordingly. This shows how important constraints can be for this type of transport.

However, a secure and sheltered parking lot for cargo bikes could soon see the light of day. The idea could even be to increase the standard to one cargo bike space for every 10 bike spaces in multi-unit residential buildings. This is still in the planning stage, however, and will need to be voted on to be implemented.

Parking spaces alone will not necessarily be enough to convince people to buy a cargo bike, and other infrastructure will also have to be adapted. For its part, the Daily Cyclists Research and Action Group (GRACQ), which represents and defends the interests of cyclists in French-speaking Belgium, is campaigning for adapted cycle paths, in terms of width and turning radius, in Brussels. and its surroundings

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David Benard

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Shots in Perkins Rowe stem from kidnapping and sexual assault in parking lot

BATON ROUGE — A man shot a kidnapper who was holding his girlfriend captive at Perkins Rowe on Sunday night, causing a lengthy lockdown in the mall parking lot.

Within hours of Sunday’s incident, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office initially reported the shots and the resulting law enforcement presence was tied to a domestic situation. On Monday, however, the department shared details of the attack and said a suspect was arrested the following day.

The victim told deputies her attacker, later identified as 69-year-old Leon Curry III, approached her around 7.30pm as she was getting into her car in the parking lot. The woman said Curry pointed a gun at her and forced her into his own vehicle.

According to arrest documents, Curry then led the victim to another level of the parking lot and sexually assaulted her.

When Curry returned to the original level, the victim’s boyfriend attempted to enter the car, and Curry fled with the victim in the car.

The victim told deputies she jumped out of the vehicle before it turned onto Perkins Road while her boyfriend fired at the vehicle.

Curry was arrested by deputies on Monday after a traffic stop. According to documents, Curry told deputies he was in the area at the time of the incident and “enjoys watching the women there.”

When deputies caught up with Curry on Monday, they searched his vehicle and found several hats, masks and a semi-automatic handgun-inspired BB gun. It is unknown if the BB gun was the same weapon used by Curry during the abduction.

Curry was convicted of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault.

Deputies have also questioned the man who fired the gun, but he is not facing charges at this time.

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Suspect in custody after Perkins Rowe car park closed on Sunday

BATON ROUGE — A man shot a kidnapper who was holding his girlfriend captive at Perkins Rowe on Sunday night, causing a lengthy lockdown in the mall parking lot.

Within hours of Sunday’s incident, the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office initially reported the shots and the resulting law enforcement presence was tied to a domestic situation. On Monday, however, the department shared details of the attack and said a suspect was arrested the following day.

The victim told deputies her attacker, later identified as 69-year-old Leon Curry III, approached her around 7.30pm as she was getting into her car in the parking lot. The woman said Curry pointed a gun at her and forced her into his own vehicle.

According to arrest documents, Curry then led the victim to another level of the parking lot and sexually assaulted her.

When Curry returned to the original level, the victim’s boyfriend attempted to enter the car, and Curry fled with the victim in the car.

The victim told deputies she jumped out of the vehicle before it turned onto Perkins Road while her boyfriend fired at the vehicle.

Curry was arrested by deputies on Monday after a traffic stop. According to documents, Curry told deputies he was in the area at the time of the incident and “enjoys watching the women there.”

When deputies caught up with Curry on Monday, they searched his vehicle and found several hats, masks and a semi-automatic handgun-inspired BB gun. It is unknown if the BB gun was the same weapon used by Curry during the abduction.

Curry was convicted of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, aggravated kidnapping and sexual assault.

Deputies have also questioned the man who fired the gun, but he is not facing charges at this time.

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Snowdonia residents claim Zip World staff hogging parking spaces at beauty spot

An exasperated resident says she is growing increasingly frustrated with the lack of parking at a beauty spot in Snowdonia. Jen Rigby, who lives in Llanrwst, says she has had parking problems in a local woodland for almost two years because staff at a nearby tourist attraction are taking up all the spaces.

Jen claimed she was unable to park in a public parking area at the entrance to Coed Hafod, Snowdonia, as she was ‘overrun’ by staff at the popular tourist attraction – Zip World Forest Adventures. She claimed the parking area, which runs alongside the A470 at Betws-y-Coed, was effectively being used as a de facto ‘staff car park’, despite there being a car park at the Zip World site .

Zip World has been approached for comment and the Welsh Government, which runs the parking area, said it was aware of the issue. But Jen claimed the issue dates back nearly two years, having first raised the issue with Zip World in August 2020. A screenshot shared by Jen appeared to show an email from Zip World that reads as follows: “Regarding parking in the parking areas, some staff park in a parking area, but not all staff park there because we know it is a public space for you and enjoy the local walks. I will be reviewing this daily to monitor who is parking there to ensure there is space for the public.”

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Jen said that despite reassurances, parking issues at the parking lot persisted. She told North Wales Live: “You can imagine at the weekend it gets very busy – there were 16 cars parked here at midday on Saturday and 17 on Sunday, leaving no room for residents or anyone else to stopping to park.

“I am very grateful to Zip World for bringing jobs to the region and also for the boost that adventure tourism gives to our region, but my message to Zip World is: please can- you share this parking area with local residents and others who want to stop to see the beauty of Coed Hafod.”



Jen Rigby from Llanrwst says she can’t park near her local forest in Snowdonia due to lack of parking

Jen added: “They’re not breaking the law, but I’ve had enough. It’s our favorite family dog ​​walk – or it was – it’s a place I come to relax because there is nowhere else close enough to Zip World Fforest.

“Honestly, with staff having to cross the busy A470 twice and walk half a mile alongside a road where cars routinely travel at over 60mph, it looks like an imminent accident.” A spokesperson for the Welsh Government – which runs the parking area – said: ‘We are aware of some parking issues in the parking area and are monitoring the situation.

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Construction begins on $34 million car park near Dublin BART

DUBLIN — Alameda County officials are moving forward with a long-delayed $34.5 million parking lot near the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station, slated to begin construction this summer.

Local and state politicians staged a groundbreaking ceremony for the garage about 3½ years ago, and a June 2020 county planning document indicated the garage would be completed by February 2022.

However, the Alameda County Board of Supervisors did not approve a construction contract for the project until late March, with construction beginning in August. The garage is expected to be completed by December 2023.

“This is not a typical timeline for a project,” District 1 Supervisor David Haubert said in an interview about the delays.

Haubert’s predecessor, Scott Haggerty, helped champion the project several years ago, and Haubert was at the inauguration in 2018, when he was mayor of Dublin.

Despite the delays, Haubert said he thinks the garage will be very useful to commuters in the future.

“I’m looking forward to a ribbon cutting and maybe a rededication,” he said.

The new county-owned five-storey garage will include over 500 parking spaces and will be built next to the current BART garage, on half of a 4-acre site on the corner of Iron Horse Parkway and Martinelli Way in Dublin. The other half of the land could be used for affordable housing in the future, Dublin officials say.

There were almost no public updates on the progress of the garage project between groundbreaking and the council’s approval of a $28.8 million contract with the Santa Claus contractor. Clara McCarthy Building Companies at its March 22 meeting.

Haubert said that as he worked with the General Service Agency to move the project forward, he acknowledged the board could have ensured there were more public updates on the project.

“In retrospect, when we were following all the letters of the law, so to speak, we could have had a more detailed discussion on this point. At least a staff report at a public meeting would have been good to do,” he said.

The contract includes a 5% contingency, instead of the normal 10%, to help keep the project within budget, Haubert said.

Up to $1 million of the contingency can be spent on change orders that can be authorized as needed by Kimberly Gasaway, acting director of the County General Service Agency, which oversees public works projects.

The garage project will cost approximately $34.5 million, which includes construction, initial design work, provident fund and soft costs such as construction management, utility connection fees, stormwater management and testing and inspections, Gasaway said.

The project has been delayed for a variety of reasons, Gasaway said, including turnover of senior county agency staff and project managers, and because the project involves a partnership between the county and the Livermore Amador Valley Transportation Authority.

Although a $20 million grant from the state Department of Transportation was one of the main sources of funding for the project, working out an agreement between Caltrans and the transit authority added to the delays, Gasaway said.

The garage project is also receiving $7 million in Metropolitan Transportation Commission Regional Measure 2 funds, an additional $7 million through Measure BB Transportation Sales Tax funds and $500,000 from Improvement Funds. of county assets, according to county documents.

“And then COVID came along and we had to identify which projects were critical,” she said, noting that some projects, like the Santa Rita prison, could have lifesaving implications and needed higher priority.

The General Services Agency was harshly criticized in a 2020 report by the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury, which wrote that many projects run by the agency “suffered from project management failures that contributed greatly to the delays and cost overruns”.

Haubert said the county “will have to manage change orders very closely and we will have to monitor this project very closely” so that it does not go over budget, particularly due to its lower contingency fund.

Despite the drop in ridership during the pandemic, Haubert and Gasaway said they believe the garage will be a boon once transit ridership rebounds.

According to BART, there are approximately 3,100 spaces already available near the station, between the existing BART garage and the BART surface lots. Before the pandemic, these spots filled up around 7:30 a.m. on a typical weekday, BART officials said.

Currently, BART is only seeing about 30% of its normal ridership compared to pre-pandemic, but in March the agency saw a 33% increase in ridership compared to February, likely in part due the reopening of more offices and the spike in gas prices linked to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Haubert said he’s optimistic ridership will continue to grow and the new garage will be well received by commuters, noting that traffic congestion on nearby freeways has already essentially returned to pre-pandemic levels.

“It’s going to fill up,” he said of the public transit.

“Everything indicates that we are already heading there. Garage parking was a must before, and I think it will be in the future.

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Motorists struggle to find parking spaces, MCC will soon provide payment and parking facilities

Payment and parking facilities will be available on Balmatta Road, Tanishq Jewelery at Khazana Jewellery, Balmatta-Ambedkar Circle, Hampankatta, Hamilton Circle-Rao and Rao Circle, Lalbagh, near KCCI at Bunder, Badria School Road, Nellikai Road, Mission Street, three stretches of Market Road, near Roopavani Theatre, first junction of Maidan Road, road opposite Linking Tower to Kalpana Sweets, Light House Hill and Alake Market.

Mangaluru: Soon, if you’re driving a quad or two-wheeler around Mangaluru town, you might have some extra cash in your wallet or purse, in case you need a parking spot, because Mangaluru City Corporation has decided to provide Pay-and-Park amenities, in order to alleviate the parking problems faced by motorists. But if you look around the city, there are enough parking spaces, however, all the main parking spaces have been invaded by illegal street vendors, mobile street canteens, vehicle repairers, among others – and the MCC turned a blind eye. And now they are trying to squeeze hard-earned money from tax-paying citizens to pay for parking, while allowing needed parking spaces to be overrun by non-tax-paying citizens, i.e. street vendors. Bah smoker!

Due to widening of many major roads in the city and increasing traffic density day by day, Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to increase the number of paid and parking facilities in the city. It is learned that based on a preliminary survey conducted jointly by the MCC and the traffic police, 13 locations have been identified so far to provide parking facilities. The MCC has issued a tender to manage the city’s paid and parking facilities. At present, with a large number of local vehicles moving around the city, as well as those who visit the city by vehicles, are hampered by the lack of parking space.


As the works on the main roads under Mangaluru Smart City Limited (MSCL) and MCC are approaching competition, the municipality has decided to reserve parking spaces at identified locations. An MCC official speaking to the Mangalorean team said: “A tender has been issued to start payment and parking facilities at 13 locations in the city. While the total amount set for 13 pitches is Rs 23 lakh, bidders will be required to pay 10% of the bid. Successful bidders can provide parking facilities for two-wheelers and light motor vehicles, collecting prescribed fees for the following year,”

Payment and parking facilities will be available on Balmatta Road, Tanishq Jewelery at Khazana Jewellery, Balmatta-Ambedkar Circle, Hampankatta, Hamilton Circle-Rao and Rao Circle, Lalbagh, near KCCI at Bunder, Badria School Road, Nellikai Road, Mission Street, three stretches of Market Road, near Roopavani Theatre, first junction of Maidan Road, road opposite Linking Tower to Kalpana Sweets, Light House Hill and Alake Market.

In addition to these Pay & Park facilities planned by MCC, a multi-level parking complex is already under construction at Hampankatta, (the former bus stop area), which would solve the major parking problem in the city a once finished. This project is taken over in PPP mode, through a company based in Mangaluru, at an estimated cost of Rs 95 crore. It is being developed on 1.6 acres of the vacant site of the city’s former bus station, work undertaken by Mangaluru Smart City Ltd (MSCL).

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The vision of future mobility of the DORO project uses streetlights as parking spaces

Most future car concepts simply focus on getting from point A to point B, but one design offers an interesting solution to the parking problem.

Automakers naturally tend to focus on the future evolution of cars. They often emphasize the conveniences of self-driving vehicles in an effort to reassure the public that the mishaps of today won’t exist in the future, at least ideally. Vehicles, however, will not always be in transit, and while these visions and concepts may help solve traffic problems, many of them do not solve today’s parking problems. A more holistic view of mobility must include the whole ecosystem, and it is the idea behind this street project concept that makes a rather unusual proposition to solve parking space problems.

Designer: Park Chanwoong

The idea begins with streetlights, which the designer considers to be one of the most wasteful and underutilized spaces on the streets. Of course, streetlights can be used for other purposes, such as collecting environmental data, holding security cameras, or even using spotlights to display advertisements on the ground. The DORO project, however, tries to put this unused space under the street lamp to better use it as a parking space of the future, but it also requires another type of car to accompany it.

The DORO project is actually quite a complex system that involves three mobility parts. There’s the actual base rig which actually has the wheels and the motor. It can detach from the cabin, which is the part where human passengers and drivers sit and connect to other cabins. This means that parked cabins that don’t need to go anywhere anytime soon can have their platforms used on other cabins, potentially reducing the number of “complete” cars that need to be made and be on the road. .

The cabin itself is an interesting design exercise, where the interior resembles a living room, with the use of materials like wood, ivory and fabric. Unlike most future concept cars, however, the capsule-shaped cabin has large windows that give passengers an unobstructed view of the outside world, doing away with walls almost entirely. Presumably, these are one-way windows for the sake of people’s privacy.

The streetlights of the DORO project serve as a focus for the unused cabins that are detached from their bases. The cabins are raised above the ground to provide shelter from rain or shade from the sun, although this may be debatable if someone would like to stand under a heavy cabin. In the vision of the project, however, these lampposts line the roads and highways, so cars will drive under these suspended capsules. Sidewalk parking that obstructs traffic will be a thing of the past!

The DORO project is admittedly a rather grand and complex system, which assumes that there will be a reliable network of bases, cabins and parking lights available in the future. That said, it’s one of the few concepts that actually thinks about the problem of parking and doesn’t just assume that cars of future cars will always drive on roads and highways.

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City of Miami Police Department parking lot closed for building security reasons

MIAMI – The Miami City Police Department Headquarters parking lot was suddenly closed for security reasons.

A police recruit was jogging on the ramps and garage floors last month when a piece of concrete gave way.

“You can see through one of the parking lot levels,” Miami Police Chief Manny Morales said.

Inspectors came, including an engineer, on the 40-year-old recertification of the garage, and in a letter described the deterioration of the concrete and the lack of reinforcements.

“Concerns about sections of slabs between beams that have deteriorated due to spalling,” Miami Buildings Manager Ace Marrero said. “But the current main building is in good condition.”

Last month’s letter about the garage’s closure refers to the 2016 recertification, which cited “concrete damage that required attention…which had not been cleaned or repaired to date.”

This 2016 report is filled with photos of concrete cracks and exposed rebar.

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The engineer wrote that there was no risk to life safety, but that the deterioration of the concrete and the cracking “must be dealt with quickly”.

If the catastrophic building collapse at Surfside comes to mind, Marraro said that situation was not like that.

“The structure system was a concern at Surfside, it’s very different,” he said.

Meanwhile, there will be no on-site parking for the next few months for hundreds of police personnel.

“The only concern is with the employees who actually work in the building,” Morales said. “The vast majority of officers assigned to this station patrol the streets of Miami and that’s where I expect them to be.”

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New office building and parking lot planned in Packing District – GrowthSpotter

Just weeks after appointing the executive chef in charge of curating the Packing District food hall, the developer is pushing ahead with plans for the district’s first new office building and commercial parking lot which will open at the same time.

Dr. Phillips Charities has filed a master plan with the City of Orlando for the first phase of development in the southeast quadrant of the 212-acre mixed-use neighborhood. The plan calls for a four-story, 43,000 square foot office building and parking for 305 vehicles. CEO Ken Robinson said GrowthSpotter the company is already in talks with potential tenants.

“Each floor will be approximately 10,000 square feet, and one thing we can announce is that we will dedicate an entire floor to nonprofits,” Robinson said, noting that rents for those tenants will be below market rate. . “We want it to be an incubation space.”

Hunton Brady Architects designed the building, which will be immediately north of the food hall complex and will be visible from Orange Blossom Trail. The building mixes traditional red brick and metal on three sides, a nod to the district’s industrial past, with a glass wall that will face the courtyard and the future hotel to the north. The wall will feature electrochromic glass, which can lighten or darken depending on the seasonal position of the sun, time of day or weather conditions.

“You almost create an art element in the glass itself,” Robinson said. “It will have different impacts depending on whether it’s day or night, or whether it can be backlit.”

A monumental tower at the building’s northwest corner will be a perfect canvas to display the anchor tenant’s naming rights, Robinson added.

Dr. Phillips Charities announced on April 1 that New York chef Akhtar Nawab and his Hospitality HQ group would operate the 17,300 square foot venue to 11 vendors. The project is an adaptive reuse of the 1930s Great Southern Box Company building at 2105 N. Orange Blossom Trail. Work is expected to begin in August.

The car park, designed by finfrockwill be located in the northeast corner of the property next to the train tracks, where it can serve as an aural and visual buffer for the planned office building and future hotel at the intersection of Orange Blossom Trail and Princeton Street .

“We feel like aesthetically it works really well there,” Robinson said.

Dr. Phillips will not be involved in the construction or operation of the hotel. The developer is in talks with hotel companies and will likely sell that plot or do a ground lease, Robinson said. The southeast quadrant will also have a 4,000 square foot restaurant and bar and a 3,600 square foot micro-brewery.

Initially, the developer applied for a temporary permit from the city to build gravel parking lots for the food hall. But the pandemic delayed that project by nearly two years, putting it on roughly the same construction schedule as the office building. “The timing of the office building coming online at the same time as the food hall dictated that we go ahead and build the parking structure,” Robinson said, noting that all three would open. probably in September or October 2023.

Vertical construction of a new 27,512 square foot Publix will begin this summer on the site of Dr. Phillips’ original packing plant at the northeast corner of Princeton and Orange Blossom Trail. And in the southwest quadrant, several buildings were razed to make way for the first of three new apartment communities in the neighborhood.

Based in Texas Embrey Partners will add 350 units as part of the second phase of its Cannery multi-family community. Just south of this third-wave development will build the 293-unit “Northside Yards” community. Both projects will consist of five-storey mid-rise urban apartments with structured parking. The owners of the Princeton Commerce Center have also filed plans for new mixed-use residential buildings on their 10-acre site with rights for up to 600 homes and 20,000 square feet of office and retail space.

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Arrest made and Canada-wide warrant issued in violent attack in a parking garage against Elnaz Hajtamiri

The Richmond Hill woman has been missing since January after being abducted from Wasaga Beach

A Brampton man has been arrested and a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a second man in connection with the violent assault on Elnaz Hajtamiri in a Richmond Hill parking lot last December.

Hajtamiri – who was abducted in Wasaga in January and remains missing – was hit with a frying pan in an underground parking lot on King William Crescent in the Yonge Street and Bantry Avenue area of ​​Richmond Hill on December 20, 2021.

York Regional Police have now identified two suspects in connection with the parking garage attack.

Riyasat Singh, 23, of Brampton, was charged with attempted kidnapping, attempted murder, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000 and mischief under $5,000. He was arrested and taken into custody on April 13.

The second suspect has been identified as Harshdeep Binner, 23, of Brampton. He is wanted on the same charges and a Canada-wide warrant has been issued. Anyone who knows the whereabouts of this suspect or has other information about this case is urged to contact investigators.

Hajtamiri suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the December attack and police say she has recovered from those injuries. However, on January 12, 2022, she was reportedly taken from a home in Wasaga Beach by three suspects. She has since disappeared.

YRP said it was working closely with the Ontario Provincial Police to investigate the kidnapping.

Hajtamiri’s family, through her lawyer Devin Bains, said the police did not do enough to protect her after the car park attack and said “all measures taken to protect Elnaz were a failure. complete”.

Anyone with information relating to this case or the suspects is asked to call the YRP District #2 Criminal Investigations Bureau’s designated tip line at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7250. You can also leave an anonymous report with Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS or online.

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Love’s Travel Stops Adds Nearly 80 Truck Parking Spaces to Waterloo, New York

Love’s Travel Stops now serves customers in Waterloo, New York, with a stopover that opened on Thursday. The store adds 78 truck parking spaces and 75 jobs in Seneca County. (Courtesy of Love’s)

OKLAHOMA CITY – Stops on the journey of love now serves customers in Waterloo, New York, thanks to a rest stop that opened on Thursday. The store adds 78 truck parking spaces and 75 jobs to County of Seneca.

“The Waterloo store will offer the amenities that Love’s is known for, such as fresh food and beverages, as well as today’s latest technology in its Mobile to Go area,” said Greg Love, Co-CEO of Love’s. . “We are excited to serve customers at our fifth location in New York and help them get back on the road quickly and safely.”

The location is open 24/7 and offers many amenities, including:

  • Over 11,000 square feet.
  • Subway (opening 04/18) and Wendy’s (opening 04/14).
  • 78 truck parking spaces.
  • 60 parking spaces.
  • Seven RV parking spaces.
  • Eight diesel bays.
  • Seven showers.
  • Laundry room.
  • Cat scale.
  • Speedco (opening later).
  • Gourmet coffee beans.
  • Branded snacks.
  • Mobile to Go Zone with the latest GPS, headsets and smartphone accessories.
  • Dog park.

In honor of the grand opening, Love’s will donate $2,000 to the Seneca County House of Concern.

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Spring Street Parking Garage Updates Coming | News, Sports, Jobs


The Spring Street parking garage will be renovated to add a new elevator and have fully automated ticketing/payment options. Photo of PJ by Dennis Phillips

Automated tickets/payments and a new elevator are just some of the changes coming to Spring Street parking in Jamestown.

Mayor Eddie Sundquist said that by the end of the year, the Spring Street location should be fully automated for tickets/payments instead of one person handling the structure.

“We are moving to a new model with fully automated ramps”, he said. “There will be automatic machines and a virtual assistant in case something goes wrong.”

Sundquist said city officials were already hoping to have the Spring Street parking lot automated, but there were supply chain issues last year that prevented the change. He said the Cherry Street car park will also become automatic.

Last month, Jamestown City Council approved a resolution to purchase a new elevator for the Spring Street parking lot for $410,000. Sundquist said he doesn’t know when the new elevator will be installed, but it’s an upgrade that’s definitely needed.

“It will depend on when the parts arrive. It depends on the weather conditions and the parts,” he said. “We’ve had conversations with our supplier and he thinks most (supplies) are available, but that’s definitely a concern. We have found that sometimes items are available and sometimes (supplies) are now part of the supply chain problem. I wish there was more predictability.

City officials have been discussing improvements to the Spring Street parking garage since the fall of 2020. Improvements that have been made or will be made include 90 square feet of beam repairs; 50 square feet of carbon beam repairs; 50 square feet of concrete column upgrades; 135 square feet of concrete wall repairs; 163 square feet of concrete slab repairs; Replacement of 1,825 square foot concrete slabs; 2,000 linear feet of concrete crack repair; new light fixtures, new circulation membrane; and new line stripes.

The cost of the concreting work totals $798,734 and $172,880 for the access equipment. Including the elevator, the total cost of the renovation project is $1,492,880.

Sundquist said that to accompany the structural improvements, a beautification project will also take place on the Spring Street parking ramp. He said the city received a $5,000 grant that will be used to pay an artist to paint murals inside the parking ramp stairwell.

“In addition to the physical work required, we will also beautify the ramp using the grant we received,” he said. “We’ve heard from people who use the ramps that we need to work to upgrade our parking structures. The Spring Street ramp needed it the most.

Last year, Jeff Lehman, the city’s director of public works, said 2009 was the last time major renovations took place at the Spring Street parking lot.



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Painted lines will add over 100 parking spaces on select city streets

A pilot program is expected to add a total of more than 100 additional parking spaces in select areas of the city.

City Council at its regular meeting on Monday unanimously approved the experimental painting of lines, known as parking bays, on streets in some of the city’s most densely populated neighborhoods.

The 8-by-20-foot stalls will be similar to those found in parking lots.

They will be tested in 31 blocks for a period of 90 days starting July 1. Painting should start soon.

Vehicles parked beyond the lines will be ticketed, officials said. The list of streets is www.readingeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/proposed-streets.pdf.

Depending on the results of the trial period, the enforcement of parking between lines could become permanent and the program extended to the whole city.

Earlier on Monday, at a full committee meeting, Nathan Matz, executive director of the Reading Parking Authority, briefed the council on the effort.

Matz said Mayor Eddie Moran brought the concept to the authority after receiving numerous complaints about the lack of parking spaces in residential areas of the city.

The authority engaged McCarthy Engineering Associates of Wyomissing to assess the feasibility of parking spaces in the 31 targeted blocks.

The study revealed that the number of usable spaces could drop from 980 to 1,087, a total gain of 107 spaces.

“We were really excited about it because we didn’t know how much it would pay out,” Matz said. “What we’ve found is that there’s a lot of inefficiency.”

For example, he said the amount of yellow painted on the hydrant curbs was inconsistent and varied by up to 75 feet in some places. This is 50 feet more than the standard 25 foot clearance required for fire hydrants.

Matz said the study team found residents in some areas had painted their own street space markers, yellow curbs at intersections and blue curbs for disabled parking.

“All kinds of things,” he said.

The city and authority have also received complaints from residents that some vehicle owners will reserve space for the family by intentionally parking in the center of what could be two spaces, Matz said. When the family member arrives home, the first vehicle will be pulled forward to make room for the second.

Stalls should eliminate the practice, he said.

Councilwoman Marcia Goodman-Hinnershitz said she supports the program, but expects there will be more bumps and bumps as drivers get used to parallel parking in lines.

She agreed with Denbowski that this will likely prove beneficial in more densely populated urban areas where parking is particularly difficult.

“Do you know what difference it will make? Denbowski asked. “It’s amazing.”

For example, the 800 block of North 12th Street will gain 10 more spaces, he said, and a three-block section of South Ninth Street will gain 33 spaces.

Although there is no gain in some of the target blocks, he said there will be no loss.

“It will go a long way to solving some of the parking issues we have,” Denbowski said.

Matz said informational flyers will be distributed to residents of the testing blocks.

Information will also be available on the Parking Authority’s website and Facebook page.

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The tram operator asked to focus on parking spaces on the beach

Part of the Old Town streetcar concept relies on visitor parking at Cortez Beach, south of Bridge Street. -Joe Hendricks | Sun

BRADENTON BEACH – Members of the Community Redevelopment Agency (ARC) want ARC-funded Old Town streetcars to serve more people who park in Manatee County-owned parking spaces at Cortez Beach and Coquina Beach.

Cortez Beach unpaved parking lots are located along the west side of Gulf Drive South, just south of Bridge Street, from Fourth Street South to 13th Street South. The newly paved and soon to be paved parking spots at Coquina Beach are located at the south end of town.

The Old town tram the shuttle service pilot program is now in its second year and the current one-year contract with Joshua LaRose’s EASYParking Group expires in or around November. Before this contract expires, ARC members must decide whether to continue with the experimental pilot program, enter into a permanent contract with LaRose, seek another private operator to provide similar services at no cost to ARC, or simply abandon the concept of a publicly funded tram shuttle.

The long-term goal of ARC members is to install a dedicated streetcar lane along the Cortez Beach parking lot to alleviate the need for streetcars to travel through heavy traffic along Gulf Drive.

County officials have expressed preliminary support for a dedicated path and other trolley-related amenities, but those plans cannot proceed until a massive utility improvement project that includes the Cortez Beach parking lot is complete. is not finished. According to CRA member John Chappie, county officials have a definitive timeline for when this project will begin and end.

The other long-term goal is for streetcar advertising revenue to provide all or most of the funds needed to cover monthly operating costs.

Concerns and Solutions

Each month, LaRose provides a report detailing traffic, routes traveled and advertising revenue generated.

At the April 6 ARC meeting, LaRose said the streetcars generated $5,475 in advertising revenue in March, which equals 57% of the monthly costs of $9,665, with the ARC paying the remaining balance. of $4,190.

LaRose said 5,632 passengers rode the two electric streetcars in March, with streetcar drivers picking up 169 passengers at the south end of the Coquina Beach parking lot and 1,102 passengers along Cortez Beach.

City attorney and CRA liaison Ricinda Perry noted that the 169 passengers being picked up at Coquina Beach equated to about five people a day.

“I certainly wouldn’t recommend this council to invest more funds if it’s not being utilized,” she said.

Perry said there are more than 1,300 parking spaces available at nearby county beaches, compared to the dozen or so parking spaces near the Bradenton Beach Police Department where streetcars run frequently.

“The goal is to overturn those numbers. I need to know why that’s not happening on the beach,” she said.

LaRose said he was told by his drivers that the heavy traffic presented challenges when getting to the South Beach parking areas and that a dedicated trolley path would help. It has pledged to ask its drivers to get feedback from passengers on why they don’t use beach parking spaces.

Chappie noted that the Cortez Beach parking area is three-quarters of a mile long and could be divided into three main points for loading and unloading trolley passengers. Chappie said streetcar drivers should drive through the Cortez Beach parking lot rather than Gulf Drive and look for additional passengers along the way.

“The last thing the (tram) conductor wants to do is get into this traffic,” added ARC member Ed Chiles.

The tram operator asked to focus on parking spaces on the beach
Old Town trams run seven days a week. –Joe Hendricks | Sun

Perry asked LaRose what else could be done to encourage people to use the Cortez Beach and Coquina Beach parking spots as originally planned.

LaRose said he could do a trial in late April or early May with one of the two carts traveling only between Bridge Street and the beach parking areas. Hours of operation were added to banners promoting the free service and he suggested placing another banner at or near Coquina Beach.

He also said digital QR codes had been created to be shared with businesses in the ARC district. Accessible by mobile phone, the QR codes will provide instant information on the tram service and how to hail a ride. To request a ride, call 941-404-6240.

Old Town streetcars run daily between the Cortez Bridge and Coquina Beach from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

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More long-term parking spaces introduced at Perth Royal Infirmary for patients, visitors and staff

More dedicated long-term car parking spaces at Perth Royal Infirmary have been made available for patients, visitors and staff.

Managed by Smart Parking, car parks 2 and 16 at the PRI have been transformed into long-term car parks, which means that there is no time limit in these car parks and that it is not necessary for vehicles display a free parking ticket.

The move comes after the Palestinian Authority exclusively revealed last June that PRI healthcare staff were being forced to park in designated patient spaces “as a last resort” due to permit delays. staff parking.

Many nurses feared they could be fined and worried that an earlier decision to reduce the number of staff places had made the problem worse.

But now these changes have been introduced to make more spaces available for on-site long-term parking for patients, visitors and staff.

Disabled parking has not been affected with dedicated parking spaces available throughout the site.

Updated parking lot signage will be in place to reflect the new parking arrangements.

There are no changes to parking arrangements for other PRI car parks and users are reminded to collect and clearly display a free parking ticket or permit in their vehicle, if applicable.

A parking warden will be on site Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to monitor the car parks.

A spokesperson for NHS Tayside added: ‘Car parks can be busy at peak times and patients, visitors and staff are encouraged to consider alternative ways of getting to the hospital, such as using public transport community, cycling, walking or being dropped off by a parent. or friend.

“If it’s essential that you travel by car, please allow plenty of time to find a space before your appointment.”

Further information on parking at the PRI and other locations can be found on the NHS Tayside website www.nhstayside.scot.nhs.uk

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Boscov’s is making changes to accommodate the demolition of the parking garage

It’s been more than 100 days since demolition crews began demolishing the old city-owned parking ramp next to the Binghamton Boscov department store.

The project to remove the dilapidated Water Street garage began a few days after Christmas.

City officials have not announced a completion date for the demolition project, which is being carried out by Gorick Construction.

A view of the demolition site looking south from Center Street on April 11, 2022. Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News

A view of the demolition site looking south from Center Street on April 11, 2022. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Boscov vice-chairman Jacob Stein said Monday afternoon that steps had been taken to ensure the work would be “as minimally disruptive as possible”. He said “safety is the number one priority”.

Stein said Boscov officials worked closely to coordinate activities with the demolition crew. Some merchandise at the north end of the store was occasionally moved from certain sections at project stages.

The store entrances adjacent to the old Water Street garage and floors above the main level are out of service due to parking work.

Part of the northern section of the Boscovs store at street level is closed due to demolition work. Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News

Part of the northern section of the Boscov store at street level is closed due to demolition work. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)

Once the site of the old garage has been cleared, the construction of a new 549-space car park should begin. The garage replacement project has an estimated cost of $23 million.

After the new garage was completed, city officials said a 122-unit apartment complex would be built above it. The residential project is expected to cost at least $25 million.

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Resumption of Green Line Service – NBC Boston

Green line service between Gare du Nord and the government center resumed on Saturday, two weeks after a deadly car park collapse sent tons of debris onto the streets above the tunnels.

Part of the Government Center parking lot collapsed on Saturday March 26, killing Peter Monsini, 51, of South Easton, and sending another person to hospital.

Immediately after the collapse, roads were closed and Orange and Green Line service was replaced with shuttles while investigators determined the safety of the structure. When Orange Line service resumed several days later, these shuttles were discontinued and passengers were directed to the Orange Line.

Trains have been and will continue to bypass Haymarket station on both lines until crews can complete repairs to the standpipe system, which has been damaged by the debris.

MBTA officials said more than 100 tons of debris had been removed directly above the Green Line and structural engineers had carefully assessed the tunnels to ensure their safety. Engineers will continue to monitor the tunnel for the immediate future.

Days after the partial collapse of the Boston Government Center parking lot, service on the Orange Line has largely returned to normal, but Green Line service in the area remains suspended. The shuttle service on this section of the Green Line is interrupted from Wednesday. Passengers are encouraged to use the orange line instead.

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Part of the Government Center garage collapsed after a concrete slab on the ninth floor collapsed. The demolition is part of the $1.5 billion Bullfinch redevelopment project, construction firm John Moriarty & Associates said in a statement. The finished project should include a parking garage surrounded by office and apartment buildings.

Boston Fire Marshal Jack Dempsey told reporters that Monsini was completing demolition work in a construction vehicle that fell over the side of the garage when the structure collapsed around 5:40 p.m. Saturday.

The vehicle fell eight or nine stories with a large amount of debris. Monsini was found under a pile of rubble and pronounced dead at the scene by authorities, Dempsey said. A second person was taken to an area hospital after the accident.

The incident was the first fatal construction accident of the year in Massachusetts.

Peter Monsini was completing demolition work in a construction vehicle that rolled over the side of a Boston parking lot when the structure collapsed. Now an investigation is underway.

Emergency teams were called to the same site 2 months earlier

NBC10 Boston investigators uncovered a call for help at the same construction site months before the deadly collapse. Footage of the construction area from January 14 shows a major fire rescue response.

According to scanner audio from that night, firefighters were called to a “dangerous and unstable construction site involving a crane”. First responders originally planned to stage a rescue operation on Surface Road at New Chardon Street, but later determined this would not be necessary.

According to a police report, emergency crews responded after a burst water main caused a leak at the site. The report said a fire department detail was worried that a crane at the construction site would fall due to the water leak.

“Officers observed water coming from the construction site on New Chardon Street,” the report said.

Boston Water and Sewer responded to the leak and all streets within 300 feet of the construction site were closed to pedestrians and vehicles for safety reasons. The Boston Fire Department and Bay Crane ultimately determined the crane to be stable. The report said the site would be closed and the crane watched from the right until an engineer could inspect it. What this engineer found was not included in the report.

Investigation into car park collapse underway

A full-scale investigation into the collapse is currently being conducted by Boston police, the office of Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Hayden said Monday his office was not ruling out the possibility of criminal charges.

“That some degree of negligence turns into criminality, that’s what our investigation will focus on,” Hayden said.

OSHA will play the lead role in the investigation, but local, state and federal authorities will also be involved, the district attorney’s office said.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said the city would do “whatever it takes” to find out what happened.

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You ask, we answer: Will the Fairfax Pool add more handicapped parking? | You ask, we answer

CLEAR WATER (WQOW) – It’s time to dive into another edition of You Ask, We Answer. Friday’s question comes from Marsha Robinson, who has spent more time in the Fairfax pool parking lot than in the water.

“I’ve been here several times and left in tears because the parking spaces are full,” Robinson said.

Robinson bought a season pass at Fairfax Pool in 2020, but she hasn’t used it much.

“I only went there twice because there were no parking spaces available,” she said.

Robinson uses disabled parking due to his ailing knee and heart, but in Fairfax only four of the 160 locations are marked as accessible.

Hoping that a space would become available, she would wait in the main parking lot in the summer.

“I would wait about 15 or 20 minutes,” Robinson said. “And then I would decide that there will be no one leaving. Most people come to the pool for a day session or a day swim.”

Assistant city engineer Leah Ness said the number of accessible booths is based on Wisconsin laws.

“Based on state law, 2% of booths must be accessible to people with disabilities based on the number of booths in the lot,” Ness said.

But for Robinson, the bare minimum is not enough.

She said it’s not just old people like her who need these places. Young disabled children like her granddaughters also use them.

“We end up taking two cars, and that’s two out of four seats we would need,” Robinson said.

“At this location, we weren’t aware of the need for additional accessible stalls,” Ness said. “We notice our parking lots on an annual to semi-annual basis, depending on the wear of the paint, so it is something that we can adjust.

So the answer is yes.’ The city plans to add additional ADA locations by scouting the land before the pool opens in June.

“Being able to go in the pool would be a pleasure,” Robinson said.

Ness said Robinson’s concern prompted officials to review the need for additional accessible stalls at other city-owned facilities.

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New Hampshire lawmakers vote to build $35 million parking lot | New Hampshire

(The Center Square) – The 400-member New Hampshire House of Representatives has a big parking problem and a steep price tag to go along with it.

On Thursday, House members approved a plan to spend $35 million to demolish the House parking lot in downtown Concord and replace it with a new 600-space facility.

The proposal to build the garage was added as an amendment to another bill that seeks to expand regional vocational and technical education programs. He adopted voice voting.

The proposal, which must also pass through the state Senate and survive Governor Chris Sununu’s veto pen, also calls for the demolition of the Justice Department building adjacent to the State House and the existing parking lot. The measure does not include funding to rebuild the DOJ building, which includes the attorney general’s offices.

House lawmakers say the garage, which was built in 1974, has outlived its useful life and needs to be replaced to protect public safety.

Rep. Kate Murray, D-New Castle, said the garage was in a “serious state of disrepair” and pointed to the recent collapse of a garage in nearby Massachusetts that killed a worker.

“For years there have been discussions about the parking lot and whether it needs to be replaced,” she told fellow lawmakers. “But the can was always thrown on the road.”

Several Republican lawmakers have spoken out against the proposal, arguing that the state shouldn’t spend millions of dollars on a new garage.

“I know a new garage will have to be built,” State Rep. Louise Andrus, R-Salisbury, said in remarks ahead of the vote. “But I believe the time has not come and is not now.”

House Speaker Sherman Packard, R-Londonderry, presented the plan last month during a committee hearing where lawmakers discussed proposals to provide tax relief to taxpayers facing rising costs gas and fuel.

Packard said legislative leaders decided to fast-track the project after being told that the current downtown Concord garage’s lifespan was only about five years.

“Do I want to spend $35 million on parking? No. Do we have to? Yes,” Packard told members of the revenue committee during the hearing. “We can’t wait another year to put this on hold. I don’t want to be somewhere in three years where we don’t have room for our members to park.”

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The city installs a solar lighting system for the parking lot

The Town of Oyster Bay announced that the installation of solar lighting systems on the upper level of the Hicksville suburban parking garage has achieved a major milestone: a carbon offset of 10,883 pounds, which equals 6 acres of forest absorbing carbon dioxide.

“When I first took office, one of my top priorities was to transform the town of Oyster Bay into a local leader in renewable energy initiatives. The use of solar panels on the Hicksville suburban car park has already saved taxpayers money and also helps save our environment as we recognize a carbon offset of 10,833 pounds,” the city supervisor said. ‘Oyster Bay, Joseph Saladino. “From solar panels on the garage that reduce our carbon footprint, to the use of LED streetlights and same-day solar permits for homeowners, Oyster Bay is leading the way to a brighter, cleaner and renewable future.”

This installation work, completed during the renovation of the garage, replaced the luminaires that were connected to the electricity grid with 20 Ilumient Smart Off-Grid lighting systems on the roof. Replacing the old conduit wiring for the mains-connected lights would have required drilling through the cement structure of the parking garage. Not only is this expensive, but it could have compromised the structural integrity of the garage. Installing these wireless-powered, remotely managed lighting systems eliminated this need to replace wiring, while maintaining durability, reliability, and aesthetics.

Supervisor Saladino said, “Smart off-grid lighting enables remote control, monitoring and management of lighting systems, ensuring our residents high reliability and low maintenance costs. Additionally, this smart off-grid lighting allows service personnel to optimize lighting profiles, such as dimming lights during extended periods of inclement weather to conserve battery power, and also includes monitoring and automated alerts.

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Global Automated Bicycle Parking Facilities Market 2022 Industry research covers top company like GIKEN, JFE Engineering, Klausner Velo Parksysteme, ma-SISTEMAS

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Key Players Covered in the Global Market Report:

  • GIKEN
  • JFE Engineering
  • Klausner Velo Parksystem
  • ma-SISTEMAS, sl
  • Mazdis
  • Falcon
  • Taechang ENP
  • Hangzhou OS Parking Facilities
  • TAE Chang Enp
  • WOHR

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Product types covered in the report include:

Application types covered in the report include:

  • The shopping center
  • school
  • Community
  • Park
  • Others

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  • Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia and Australia)
  • South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and rest of South America)
  • Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, South Africa and Rest of Middle East and Africa)

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Work begins to prepare Uncle Sam of Troy’s parking lot for demolition

TROY, NY (NEWS10) – For years Uncle Sam’s parking lot was the perfect place to park if you were heading to downtown Troy, especially on weekends for the Farmers Market. But, since it was ordered closed by the city in July 2021, the property has stood empty.

NEWS10 spoke to the son of David Bryce, the owner of the garage, and he said plans are starting to materialize to demolish the structure. “We start by removing it in a way. Demolition will begin over the next month, once it is down it will be a temporary surface lot to bring more parking to the city,” says Denton Bryce.

On Wednesday, the windows were removed from the air bridge that connects the structure. Troy City Council President Carmella Mantello said crews are currently working to remove any asbestos that may remain on the property.

“On the one hand I’m really excited to hear that it’s about to be demolished over the next few months, on the other hand there’s the concern that I don’t want to see a pit in the middle of our town,” says Mantello.

The garage, which was built in 1974, was ordered to close after concerns about its structural integrity. According to Mantello, David Bryce is scheduled to meet with the city’s planning commission later this month. Mantello also says she would like to see a plan in place for the property within a year, a plan that includes trees to hide the demolition.

As for what’s next for the location, Denton Bryce wouldn’t reveal any details other than “keep your eyes peeled, it’ll be pretty exciting.”

In July 2021, City of Troy Mayor Patrick Madden said his office had received numerous complaints about the garage. After the city’s code enforcement and engineering departments inspected the garage, they deemed it unsafe. “Our engineer saw the conditions he was concerned about, so we closed the garage to protect the health and safety of the public,” says Madden. This is not the first time that the garage has closed for security reasons.

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Sound Transit invites public input on the design of the Sounder parking garage

Sound Transit is seeking public input on the visual design options for a planned new car park in Kent for Sounder Train commuters.

The agency is improving access to Kent station for drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and bus users, including building a parking garage with 534 spaces as well as improving pavements, bikes and buses . Construction of the garage is expected to begin in late 2023 and be completed in 2026. The garage will be at East James Street and Railroad Avenue North.

“Your feedback will help us determine the visual design of our new parking garage,” according to Sound Transit. “Should we stand out or blend in? Do you feel modern or classic? »

Here are the ways to participate:

• Visit the open day online until April 26 (available in English, Spanish and Russian).

• Attend the walk-in session: Thursday, April 14, 3:30-6:30 p.m., Kent Station, 301 Railroad Ave N, east platform near bus loop.

• Attend the virtual Q&A session: Monday, April 18, from noon to 1 p.m. (see link at https://kentstation.participate.online)

In 2017, Sound Transit worked closely with the City of Kent and collected community feedback to identify a site for new parking and other improvements. The Sound Transit Board then identified a “set of preferred improvements” that included East James Street and Railroad Avenue North as the new parking site, where the Washington Cold Storage building is located.

“We then created concept designs and performed the required environmental reviews,” according to Sound Transit. “We halted work on this project in 2020 due to financial uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and restarted in late 2021.”

In addition to the garage, the project includes:

• A new bus layover facility (funding partnership with King County Metro)

• Reconfigured pick-up/drop-off area

• Pedestrian improvements at the intersection of East Smith Street and Railroad Avenue North

• Sidewalk improvements and mid-block crossing on Railroad Avenue North, just north of East Smith Street

Voters approved additional Sounder parking garages in Kent, Auburn and Sumner in 2008 as part of the Sound Transit 2 package. The Sound Transit Board suspended the projects in 2010 due to the Great Recession when tax revenue sales for the agency were weaker than expected. The agency’s board reinstated garage funding in 2016 and now hopes to meet the final deadline.

Commuters now park at the Kent Station Garage, 301 Railroad Ave. N., which opened in 2001, just north of West Smith Street. The garage and surface lot offer 996 parking spaces, but they fill up quickly (at least before COVID-19), which is why the agency decided they needed a second garage.

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Dog Parking Spaces in Downtown Des Moines

Data: City of Des Moines; Graphic: Thomas Oide/Axios

Occupancy rates at municipal garages in Des Moines have only partially recovered from a steep decline during the pandemic.

Why is this important: This costs the city millions of dollars in annual revenue.

  • The garages, all located downtown, reflect people’s slow return to the heart of the city’s business district.

By the numbers: Parking lot revenue grew from just over $7 million in the fiscal year that ended June 2019 to $4.2 million in 2021, according to city data.

  • Metered on-street parking increased from $4 million to approximately $2.6 million during this period.

What they say : City officials said in a budget submission in February that they don’t expect Des Moines to see a full recovery of the parking system for at least two years.

  • The city has been discussing getting out of the garage parking business for years, Councilman Joe Gatto said at the meeting.

To note : The city’s eighth and newest garage — a $42 million structure near 5th and Walnut streets that opened in July — isn’t included in the latest earnings report.

Plenty of parking at this municipal garage located at 801 Locust St. in Des Moines. Photo: Jason Clayworth/Axios

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Moving tennis courts means more parking spaces | News for Fenton, Linden, Holly MI

The two tennis courts just south of W. Caroline Street and east of the Shiawassee River in downtown Fenton are scheduled to be moved to Bush Park.

OHM Advisors, the city’s engineers, are surveying the plot where the tennis courts are located for redevelopment.

The large parking lot behind the Fenton Community and Cultural Center at 150 S. LeRoy Street is also under investigation. Redevelopment of this parking lot could result in a parking deck for additional parking.

These topics were discussed at the DDA meeting in February and the DDA board approved $17,000 in survey fees.

Michael Hart, deputy city manager and executive director of the DDA, said for more parking behind the community center they could opt for an improved surface lot or for a lot more money they could opt for a patio parking lots, where future maintenance costs would increase. significantly. “We’ll see how things go over the next few months as everything unfolds,” he said.

Hart said the existing tennis courts, which are between 20 and 25 years old, are at the end of their life. He said the city would like to rebuild them and add pickleball courts, but move them all to Bush Park.

The relocation of the courts to Bush Park could strengthen the offer of the N. LeRoy Street park.

Moving the courts could also free up space for more parking spaces along the river. Hart said the existing tennis courts are located in a flood plain. The area would not be suitable for structures, however, it may be suitable for additional parking.

Hart said the cost of rebuilding the tennis courts and pickleball courts at Bush Park could be quite expensive, however, he did not have an exact amount at this time. He said the DDA could apply for grants, but that process could take years. An alternative would be for the DDA to cover the costs. “It makes sense for the DDA to cover the costs,” he said.

The demolition of the existing tennis courts would be carried out by the city’s public works department. Hart said they wouldn’t have a timeline for when it will be over.

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Boston parking lot collapse highlights need for ongoing infrastructure initiatives

(Photo courtesy of Live Boston 617) The Boston Government Center parking lot collapse highlights the need for infrastructure initiatives to continue to prioritize human security over development.

Harrison Lee
Connector Editor

On March 26, a large portion of the Government Center parking lot in Boston collapsed, resulting in the death of Peter Monsini. Following Monsini’s death, the City of Boston continued to investigate the crash that resulted in the construction worker’s death. However, many still wonder how the accident happened and the dangerous likelihood of such an accident happening again based on Boston’s infrastructure construction and demolition practices.

According to Dr. TzuYang Yu of UMass Lowell, much of the supposed damage cannot be explained without understanding several components of infrastructure development. Yu, a professor of civil engineering, explained the differences between the design and construction phases of development and how “miscommunication between designers and construction contractors can arise due to overload.” Dr. Yu explained that with the extensive use of concrete in construction projects such as the parking lot, many temporary supports are used in the skeletal phase of the construction process. “Concrete is like a super baby,” Yu said. [and] construction could have removed [this] temporary support before it’s ready.

This overload is related to one of Dr Yu’s other theories regarding the cause of the collapse and how dynamic loading could also have played a role in the contractor’s efforts to meet the schedule at the expense of a quality solidification. The case of a vibrating jackhammer is a simple example of how quickly switching to another task before the concrete has completely sagged can disrupt long-term stability. “Winter time is generally not [permit the] concrete melting,” Yu said. So dynamic loading can definitely contribute to the factors leading to the crash.

Dr. Yu has also been a proponent and lead developer of solutions to prevent accidents, such as parking, using sensors known as early warning systems. Unfortunately, many contractors and construction companies don’t use these systems, and that’s not a financial concern, but rather an uncertainty of placing the sensors in the right places from the start.

One can wonder about the possibility of shifting the focus from the restoration and preservation of infrastructure to the construction of new structures. But it also comes with its own completeness. In a city like Boston, there is a lot of concern about balancing the preservation of historic sites with the construction of new structures. The city’s goal is to “find a way to protect [these] historical sites until all possibilities are exhausted. It also seems to be a reflection of Boston values, but given the city’s circumstances, it’s also not the easiest task to build from scratch. The same could be said of many other towns that have historic properties, including Lowell.

Unlike the Boston parking lot, the infrastructure initiatives underway in Lowell relate to the bridges that connect the city across the Merrimack River. Many of these bridges age rapidly and it is necessary to take measures to quickly prevent a dangerous accident. “The main thing is to protect human lives,” Dr Yu said.

“When we design structures, there is a design philosophy: the safety factor.” By multiplying the original design with some ability to anticipate ambient changes, designers in departments such as Dr. Yu’s can increase the longevity of a bridge’s lifespan, which Yu says should often last an average of 75 years. However, he continues, “in civil engineering, we know that structures age. What we don’t know is how fast they age. The question we have to ask ourselves is, how much should the city or the federal government step in, restoring the steel or building a new one? »

This comes down to determining whether initiatives should restore the infrastructure or remove the current structure and replace it entirely. This has proven to be a difficult two-way street, with restoration often resulting in bridge closures which slow down and slow down traffic. It also increases an environmental stress by lengthening the journey of commercial semi-trailer trucks that typically produce diesel exhaust.

Overall, every city is faced with building and updating to maintain the established infrastructure that makes places like the cities of Lowell and Boston. But through all the factors attributed to the design and construction phases of developing infrastructure, it seems important that cities continue to prioritize the safety of human life during ongoing development to avoid another accident like death. at the Government Center parking lot in the future.

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Tempe PD stops street runners’ takeover of parking lot

At least five people have been cited in criminal cases for reckless driving, burnout and donuts in a private car park.

TEMPE, Ariz. — Tempe police broke up a gathering of 1,000 people and more than 500 cars that invaded a private parking lot on Saturday to run and drive recklessly, the department said.

“This is the biggest takeover we’ve seen,” Lt. Tony Miller said. “We started shutting it down because they were starting to do burnouts and the ‘what vehicles can do’ kind of competition.”

The department around 8 p.m., an officer was patrolling near loops 101 and 202 when he noticed hundreds of cars gathered in a nearby parking lot.

Miller said he responded to the scene and activated an operation plan he devised nine months ago for these types of buyouts.

Officers set up a perimeter, blocked off the entrance to the garage, and monitored the crowd until they located the event organizer.

Miller said that person was pushed aside as officers used an intercom to alert people to go home.

The organizer and attendees cooperated, and with the help of the Phoenix Police Department task force, the party was disrupted within an hour.

Officers used the departments drone to identify cars doing burnouts, donuts and driving recklessly. Five people were cited, including the organizer.

“It becomes an ongoing issue throughout the night as we have, say, 500 additional race cars in the city of Tempe that night, so some of them may have had encounters with the forces of the order later that night,” Miller said.

Saturday’s takeover comes a day after 12 News reported that street ‘stunts’ were driving recklessly into a Lowe’s parking lot near basic and rural roads.

RELATED: Street Stunts Take Over Tempe Neighborhood Parking Lot

Residents of this community said they saw a group of “young teenagers” making donuts at least three times at this exact location, within 20 feet of their backyard.

Lt. Miller said the department has seen an increase in street takeovers for about a year. He thinks strict enforcement in other cities, like Phoenix and Glendale, has pushed drivers beyond those limits.

“When people commit a crime in one city and that city is very good at enforcing it, they can go to different cities to pursue those activities,” Miller said.

Those caught recklessly driving can face a criminal citation for a class 2 misdemeanor and have their car confiscated.

Police said no cars were towed during Saturday’s incident.

“It could have been a lot worse,” Sergeant Hector Encinas said. “It’s not something that’s essentially going to end overnight, it’s something we need to be invested in to deter this behavior.”

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Clearwater parking garage collapse predicted 6 months earlier

CLEARWATER, FL – Months before the parking lot stairwell collapsed, killing a 23-year-old Brandon man, City of Clearwater inspectors declared it an unsafe structure and recommended that it undergo major repairs or that it be demolished.

On Monday, Clearwater police, fire department and building department officials forwarded their reports of the Dec. 20 parking lot collapse to the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney’s Office for action.

The four-storey car park has remained closed since the collapse that buried Mitchel Klock under tons of concrete. It took workers two days to recover his body.

In a report dated July 19, City Inspector Jason Cantrell said he determined the Plymouth Plaza parking lot at 26760 US 19 N. was an unsafe structure that was “dangerous to life, health, property or public safety”.

In a finding that turned out to be eerily accurate, Cantrell found the garage to be “so damaged, dilapidated, dilapidated, structurally unsafe or of faulty construction or unstable foundation that partial or complete collapse is possible” .

The Clearwater Planning and Development Department advised the owner of the garage, Plymouth Plaza LLC of Boca Raton, that the garage “creates a nuisance and is therefore subject to reduction, repair or demolition”.

If the owner chooses to repair the garage, Cantrell said the owner would have to hire a structural engineer to submit a report outlining all repairs. He included a list of structural issues that needed to be addressed, including construction, plumbing, electrical and mechanical repairs.

Cantrell ordered the owner to obtain the necessary permits and begin repairs within seven days of receiving the July 19 notice of an unsafe building from the city.

Cantrell’s report included 50 photos showing areas where concrete had crumbled, metal struts had deteriorated, and pipes and wiring had been compromised.

That same day, Cantrell said he contacted the owner’s representative, Elliot Katz, who said the owner had already hired a structural engineer to inspect the property. Katz said he was just waiting for the engineer to schedule a day for the inspection.

On August 30, Cantrell said he had not heard from Katz and emailed him asking about the status of the engineer’s report.

On October 12, Cantrell reported that he was still awaiting the structural engineer’s report.

Then, on Nov. 24, Cantrell said Katz told him he had found a contractor to do the repair work, though he had yet to submit the required structural engineer’s report.

Cantrell said that was the last communication he had with Katz before the staircase collapsed on Dec. 20.

Klock, an independent contractor who recently started his own welding business and proudly posted the acquisition of his first company truck on his Facebook page, began repairing the staircase on the morning of Monday, December 20. He hired Demoris Matthews to help him. with work.

At 12:26 p.m., Clearwater Fire and Rescue arrived on the scene to find that the concrete stairwell had collapsed. Matthews met firefighters in the parking lot and told them a co-worker was trapped between the collapsed landings.

Matthews was hit by falling debris, but refused to be treated by paramedics at the scene.

In an interview with Clearwater police on January 3, Matthews admitted that neither man wore safety harnesses or shoring while working on the stairs. They were in the process of cutting the rusted metal brackets from the staircase, but had not yet installed the new brackets when the collapse occurred.

Klock and his wife, Alexis, had been married for less than a year, but had been dating since they met in college in 2012. They both graduated from Riverview High School in 2017.

Alexis Klock retained the services of an attorney and says he received a copy of the reports filed by the city on Monday.

Patch left a message for Zev Freidus, who is listed as the sole agent and owner of Plymouth Plaza LLC, asking for a comment on the reports. He hasn’t called back yet.

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Santa Monica crews neutralize vehicle fires in a parking garage

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A massive fire involving multiple vehicles sent one person to hospital following a traffic accident inside a parking lot in Santa Monica, authorities said.

Firefighters responded to reports of a structure fire in the 300 block of Broadway, where they found heavy smoke coming from the first floor on the 4th Street side of the garage, the Santa Fire Department reported. Monica.

Four cars were involved, each with a single driver. All drivers were able to free themselves safely and receive treatment from paramedics. One person was taken to hospital.

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The crews faced small explosions from the electric batteries inside the cars, but were able to extinguish the fire within 20 minutes.

The fire is under investigation, officials said.

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Rutherford GO Station in Vaughan adds 1,200 new parking spaces

A new, modern parking structure at Rutherford GO Station in Vaughan opened on Friday.

With 1,200 new net spaces and 100 new secure bicycle parking spaces, the project is part of a $239 million initiative to reduce traffic and support future two-way, all-day service along the Barrie Line GO.

“This much-needed infrastructure has created more than 1,000 new parking spaces to serve this critical link in one of Vaughan’s busiest transit hubs,” Vaughan Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua said Friday during the opening ceremony.

As one of Ontario’s fastest growing municipalities, Vaughan directly benefits from the positive benefits of having a subway in the downtown core, the Vaughan Metropolitan Center (CMV) as well as other transit, which continue to be catalysts for job creation, said the mayor.

The new parking structure in Rutherford is fully accessible and offers approximately 30 dedicated accessible parking spaces. It is also a gold level certification under LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).

“I am strongly committed to providing better transit options, expanded parking and a better transportation experience for families in Vaughan,” said Stephen Lecce, MPP for King-Vaughan.

The Rutherford GO station is one of a total of seven GO stations identified by Vaughan, including the proposed Kirby GO and Concord GO stations.

Vaughan’s population is expected to increase 36% by 2031 and jobs are expected to increase 18% over the same period.

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Center Wheeling Parking Garage To Go Cashless Monday | News, Sports, Jobs


The Center Wheeling parking garage will be cashless starting Monday, city officials announced.

WHEELING – Anyone parking at the Center Wheeling Parking Structure starting Monday won’t be digging into their pockets to pay.

The facility will go cash-free that day, city officials announced Friday. Those who park there will either need to have a monthly pass or use the ParkMobile app on their phone. Starting Monday, the garage attendant will no longer accept cash for hourly parking.

“New signage has been posted in the parking structure to provide information to drivers on how to pay for parking through their smartphones,” Deputy City Manager Bill Lanham said.

Parking garages in other cities whose parking attendants do not take cash often have pay stations where people take a ticket when they enter a garage and can pay cash or card when they leave. Lanham said Friday that for this installation, cashless and contactless work best.

“We find this way of paying for parking easier and more convenient,” he said. “These methods are instituted in three other lots in the city and it works well. Additionally, we have learned a lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic that people prefer contactless transactions. »

The ParkMobile app is free and available for Android and Apple devices. Users can also scan a QR code or send an SMS to a designated number. These codes and numbers appear on signs posted inside the Center Wheeling parking structure.

Those interested in monthly parking can obtain a pass at the Central Market Garage office or the Robert C. Byrd Intermodal Transportation Center office for a fee of $34 per month.

The City of Wheeling launched ParkMobile in October 2020 and is now available in over 1,200 parking spaces around the city at metered and off-street parking lots.



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Invitation to Tender – Jackson County HHS Parking Garage Repair

JACKSON COUNTY FACILITY MAINTENANCE

PUBLIC WORKS

INVITATION TO TENDER

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received by Adam Trautman, Project Manager, Jackson County Facilities Maintenance at the Jackson County Courthouse, 10 S. Oakdale Suite 208, Medford, Oregon 97501, until at 2:00 p.m. local time on the 5thand May Day 2022. Information is available on the Jackson County website.

JACKSON COUNTY HHS PARKING GARAGE REPAIR

Located at: located at 140 S Holly St Medford Oregon 97501

Project description:The parking structure at Jackson County Mental Health Center, Medford, Oregon is an eight (8) story steel framed building that uses galvanized metal decks with reinforced concrete as the parking surface . The facility’s parking structure was completed in 2014 and is currently in use for its intended purpose. The purpose of this project is to provide the corrective actions necessary to correct defects in building components and resulting property damage. See ITB and project documents for more information

Mandatory Pre-Submission Conference Date: April 14, 2022 at 11:30 a.m. PST

Mandatory conference location prior to submission: HHS Parking Garage 140 S Holly St Medford 97501.

We will meet at the main entrance to the HHS facility located between Ivy and Holly St.

Bid closing date: May 5, 2022

Bid closing time: 2:00 p.m., based on the atomic digital clock in room 208

Approximate start date: Monday, July 7, 2022

Approximate completion date: Fall 2022

See the official Jackson County ITB for details.

All bids received in good and due form will be publicly opened at the time and place indicated above. Bids submitted after the above date and time will not be accepted. The Agency may, at its discretion, postpone such action after the opening, for the period specified in the Agency’s Instruction to Bidders, during which time the bids will be irrevocable and open to public inspection. Agency may reject for cause any or all Offers, or may waive any formality in Offers, all in its sole discretion, if Agency concludes that it is in the public interest to do so.

Instructions to bidders and all other contract documents may be viewed at the agency office or at the Medford Builders Exchange located at 701 East Jackson, Medford. Bid folders containing all these instructions and other contract documents can be purchased at the builder’s local exchange, location and times vary.

To be eligible to bid, all Proponents must register with the Project Manager listed in the RFP and attend the pre-tender walk.

Each Bidder must contain a statement indicating whether the Bidder is a Resident Bidder as defined in ORS 279A.120. A copy of the specifications and tender documents are on file and can be obtained from the local Builder’s Exchange. This form is included in the ITB package.

All offers are subject to applicable requirements of ORS Chapters 279, 279A, 279B, 279C, and 701, and Jackson County Facility Maintenance Regulations.

A tender security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the tender, and in the form prescribed in the instructions to tenderers, must accompany each tender. The tender security of unsuccessful tenderers will be returned or reimbursed according to the methods provided for in the instructions to tenderers.

All work is subject to ORS Chapters 279C.800 through 279C.870.

The Agency will not receive or consider a bid unless the Proponent is registered in good standing with the Builders Council, as required by law.

Jackson County Facility Maintenance

Adam Trautman 541-774-6974

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Identification released for Northwell Health employee shot and killed in parking lot

Police have identified a Northwell Health employee who was fatally shot in a Long Island parking lot.

Amelia Laguerre, 33, of St. Albans, Queens, was found shot dead in North New Hyde Park around 4:10 p.m. on Thursday, March 31.

Arriving officers found Laguerre with multiple gunshot wounds being treated by local medical personnel at the facility, Nassau County Police said.

She was taken to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead by a hospital doctor, police said.

At a news conference Friday, April 1, Nassau County Police Capt. Stephen Fitzpatrick said Laguerre was shot five times by someone waiting for her in the garage.

Calling the incident a “targeted incident”, Fitzpatrick added that the suspect remains at large.

Laguerre had worked for the health care system for 10 years, officials said.

“Northwell is providing counseling services to team members at the scene and mourns the heartbreaking loss of our colleague and team member,” a Northwell Health spokesperson said.

Detectives are asking anyone with information regarding the incident to contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS.

All callers will remain anonymous.

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Tough time for film festival delegates as they jostle for parking spaces in Kochi

Lack of adequate parking space for delegates’ vehicles at the main venue proved to be a major hurdle on the first day of the Kerala International Regional Film Festival (IFFK) which kicked off here on Friday.

The five-day festival has the complex housing the Saritha, Savitha and Sangeetha theaters as its main venue housing the office of the organizing committee and the delegates’ cell for collecting passes and festival kits.

Although entry into the premises of the main venue remains limited to certain vehicles of office staff and guests, no other space has been provided for in the immediate vicinity either. Last year, when the city hosted IFFK, when it was held decentralized in several cities across the state due to pandemic curbs, the sprawling St. Albert High School campus in the vicinity immediate was made available for parking, which was not the case this time.

Delegates who made it to campus were turned away by security guards. “We have endeavored to make the campus available as a parking space. But the management couldn’t allow it, because it was a test assessment center. There was also no alternative parking space in the neighborhood,” said Shibu Chakravarthy, general manager of the regional IFFK organizing committee.

With the limited space around the venue already filled with parked vehicles, the majority of delegates had to keep circling around the busy Banerjee road to find a parking space which proved elusive. Delegates who attempted to park vehicles in front of stores were chased away by shopkeepers claiming the spaces were for their customers. Left with few options, they were forced to squeeze their vehicles even into narrow lanes.

Asked about the difficulties faced by the delegates, Mayor Mr. Anilkumar said that the company could not actively get involved in the preparations for the festival unlike last year due to the hectic year-end works.

Daniel, a delegate, fumed that he had to park his vehicle at a chargeable facility about 200 yards from the venue and that too after driving the busy road several times.

Interestingly, while a regional IFFK board was placed outside the facility, no provision was made for parking. “Many drive around assuming it’s a parking space for IFFK, and that leads to arguments when we say they have to pay,” a security guard said.

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Northwell Health hospital worker shot and killed in parking lot on Long Island

NEW HYDE PARK, Long Island (WABC) – A Northwell Health employee was fatally shot in a Long Island parking lot.

The shooting happened just after 4 p.m. Thursday on Marcus Avenue in New Hyde Park in a parking lot used by Northwell Health and other offices in the same building.

When police arrived on the scene, they found Amelia Laguerre, 33, with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken care of by the medical staff of the establishment.

Laguerre was then taken to an area hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Nassau County Police are currently investigating.

Northwell Health released a statement saying,

In the late afternoon, a Northwell employee was shot and killed in the publicly accessible parking garage of our facility at 1999 Marcus Avenue, a collection of medical and specialty care practices. Several crew members rushed to the scene and the victim was transported to an area hospital and pronounced dead. We refer all other questions to the Nassau County Police Department, which is actively investigating the incident. Northwell is providing counseling services to team members at the scene and mourns the heartbreaking loss of our colleague and team member.”

No other injuries were reported.

In an email to employees, Northwell Health said it was an apparent domestic dispute.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS
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Long Island healthcare worker shot and killed in parking lot – NBC New York

A Long Island healthcare worker was fatally shot in a parking lot near the facility where she worked, her employer said in a statement.

The victim, a 33-year-old woman who has not yet been identified, was shot multiple times in the Marcus Avenue underground car park in New Hyde Park just after 6 p.m., according to police sources.

The publicly accessible garage is adjacent to doctors’ offices and specialist care practices, said a spokesperson for Northwell Health, where the woman was on staff.

Other Northwell employees provided immediate medical attention at the scene in an effort to save his life. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was pronounced dead, Northwell Health said, referring all further questions to Nassau County police.

It is unclear what led to the shooting. Nassau police say a man was seen fleeing the scene, heading west on Union Turnpike. It is not known what led to the shooting, or if the victim knew the attacker.

Nassau police have released very few details, but it appears no arrests have been made.

Northwell Health said it was providing counseling services to some of its staff as colleagues mourned the violent death of their colleague.

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MBTA’s plan to fully reopen Green Line after partial parking lot collapse

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority reveals next steps for fully reopening the Green Line after a Boston parking lot partially collapsed – the result of a fatal construction accident. The MBTA said seismographs will monitor vibrations underground inside its tunnels while crews above ground clean up debris and rubble. Once the debris is cleared, surface inspections could take place starting this weekend. The data will hopefully provide the MBTA with an indication of the safety of restarting service in the region. Green Line service between North Station and the Government Center has been suspended since last Saturday’s deadly partial collapse of the Government Center car park at 1 Congress St. The collapse, which officials say was the result of a construction accident, claimed the life of 51-year-old Peter Monsini, of South Easton. On Tuesday, the MBTA resumed Orange Line subway service between North Station and Back Bay Station after the MBTA structural engineering team determined it was safe to resume service in this section after inspection of the infrastructure and subsequent testing of trains in tunnels. The MBTA is encouraging Green Line customers to use the Orange Line parallel service until further notice. These customers can make underground transfers to the Orange Line at both North Station and Park Street Station. The demolition of the Government Center parking lot has been going on for several years. Demonstration work began in December 2016 as part of a project to build a six-building mixed-use development called Bulfinch Crossing. The Bulfinch Crossing project includes a 1 million square foot office tower, a hotel and what will be Boston’s tallest apartment tower at 45 stories. date service information regarding any MBTA hijackings related to the partial collapse of the Government Center parking lot.

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority reveals next steps for fully reopening the Green Line after a Boston parking lot partially collapsed – the result of a fatal construction accident.

The MBTA said seismographs will monitor vibrations underground inside its tunnels while crews above ground clean up debris and rubble.

Once the debris has been cleared, surface inspections could take place starting this weekend.

The data will hopefully provide the MBTA with an indication of the safety of restarting service in the region.

Green Line service between North Station and Government Center has been suspended since last Saturday’s fatal partial collapse of the Government Center car park at 1 Congress St.

The collapse, which officials say was the result of a construction accident, claimed the life of Peter Monsini, 51, of South Easton.

On Tuesday, the MBTA resumed Orange Line subway service between North Station and Back Bay Station after the MBTA structural engineering team determined it was safe to resume service in that section after an inspection of the infrastructure and subsequent testing of trains in tunnels.

The MBTA encourages Green Line customers to use the Orange Line parallel service until further notice. These customers can make underground transfers to the Orange Line at both North Station and Park Street Station.

The demolition of the Government Center parking lot has been going on for several years.

Demonstration work began in December 2016 as part of a project to build a six-building mixed-use development called Bulfinch Crossing.

The Bulfinch Crossing project includes a 1 million square foot office tower, a hotel and what will be Boston’s tallest apartment tower at 45 stories.

Click here for the most up-to-date service information regarding MBTA diversions related to the partial Government Center parking lot collapse.

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