[Neighbors] Fwd: Final version of New liquor establishments

[Jim Trump]

How many parking places do you at fling star

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On Apr 12, 2022, at 8:02 PM, Joan Weissman via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:


Thanks for your thoughtful letter, Jean. You are so right about the need
for a parking structure. Pat Davis, are you listening? Other cities that
are revitalizing their “core” have parking as an integral part of their
development . If you have noted the combination in Nob Hill of Farmacy
Sunday breakfast and the newly opened City on a Hill Church, you must have
seen the incredible influx of cars. Obviously the ART bus was not the
answer to bringing customers to our neighborhood. Some new thinking is in
order.


Joan Weissman
joan at joanweissman.com
www.joanweissman.com
505.379.4851

On Apr 12, 2022, at 6:56 PM, Jean Bernstein via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:



*From:* Jean Bernstein <JBernstein at flyingstarcafe.com>
*Date:* April 12, 2022 at 5:05:17 PM MST
*To:* neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
*Subject:* *New liquor establishments*

All,
As owner of Flying Star I have not weighed in on these licenses for new
establishments because I believe Nob Hill needs new and fresh businesses to
restart itself. But this restart will come at a price.

I have mentioned before and will do so again - the real upcoming issue is
NOT the alcohol served from these kinds of establishments - it is the
parking.
You all might remember that in advance of ART being built, the City reduced
parking along our stretch of Central by about 30%. Even the long wished for
crosswalk cost 4 parking spaces.
In addition to the Social House on Bryn Mawr, the new Hi/Dry on Copper, the
Bodega, there is M’Tuccis.  These places will be wildly popular and will
draw from all over the city - at least on the weekends. None of these
businesses are required to provide near enough of the parking they need -
so, have you asked yourselves - where will patrons visiting the
neighborhood park?
Yes, there are about 15 - 20 spaces along Silver south of the shopping
center, but other than that cars must fill up Silver and Copper (which they
do already)and then spill into the side streets where you live.
This was an hot issue long ago - back when Nob Hill was VERY popular (it’s
been a long time) Back then residents became angry at the increased volume
of parkers and were working on having all the streets converted to
restricted zones, or issue permit parking only.
Doing this might solve the residents’ problems some, but without enough
parking, the businesses will not thrive. And, even if everyone from the
‘hood strolls down to patronize these establishments, I can tell you from
my own years of experience that all businesses in Nob Hill must have
broader patronage and support from far beyond the neighborhood. And that
takes cars.
So, in the near future, getting some kind of parking project from the City
to add spaces is, and has always been, a far off dream. In all my years, so
little has been done to benefit the residents and the businesses.
This parking shortage will absolutely find your streets. Please consider
working together with the businesses and your neighbors to create livable
solutions so that everyone wins. Otherwise, we might see a repeat of past
ill will and contention which also impeded the district’s (meaning
residents and businesses) health and well being.

Jean Bernstein
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