[Neighbors] Parking just one victim of the "anti-auto" faction

Thu Apr 21 16:25:49 MDT 2022

They are certainly confirmed to be public! I spoke with the owner just last
week to confirm they're both public. You can look at Premium Parking's
website here: https://premiumparking.com/p4747 (garage) and
https://www.premiumparking.com/p4750 (surface).

Happy parking!

On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 4:12 PM Jean Bernstein <
JBernstein at flyingstarcafe.com> wrote:

> Ciaran,
>
> I am surprised these are considered “public” parking. I always thought the
> surface lot was private (or so I was told for years) or was owned by the
> Nob Hill Shopping Center for their patrons only. The building lot on the
> North side of Central, I thought was only for the residents and tenants of
> the building. This is certainly a well-kept secret – I guess I would need
> confirmation because it is great, but hard to believe news!
>
>
>
> Thank you,
>
>
>
> Jean
>
>
>
> *From:* Ciaran Lithgow <ciaranlithgow at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 20, 2022 1:29 PM
> *To:* Jeff P. <jp6265 at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* bluet-78504 at mypacks.net; neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com;
> Jean Bernstein <JBernstein at flyingstarcafe.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Neighbors] Parking just one victim of the "anti-auto"
> faction
>
>
>
> Thought this might be a good time to share a map showing the two public
> parking lots available for parking.
>
>
>
> Believe it or not, there is actually already a parking garage in Nob Hill!
>
>
>
> Both are operated by Premium Parking and are very empty most evenings.
> I've added their current rates to the map as well in case it is helpful.
>
>
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>
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 12:36 PM Jeff P. via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
>
> Is there an app like ‘Spot Hero’ that includes Albuquerque. I used the app
> often in Chicago and it directed you to a myriad of paid sites. Some
> surface lots others simply a space in someone’s driveway that they
> contracted with spot hero to rent out on an hourly basis. It worked out
> great
>
> JP
> Jeffrey-Mark.pixels.com
>
> > On Apr 20, 2022, at 12:24 PM, J. Smith via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <
> neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Jean,
> >
> > Good point about working effectively behind the scenes.
> >
> > I'd be willing to volunteer on two (2) teams:
> > 1. Analyze actual availability/non-availability of parking (by block and
> street) in our quasi post-pandemic period.
> > 2. Apply for an "infrastructure grant" to pilot a "smart parking" app,
> for local drivers to find available parking spaces in real-time, much like
> ParkMobile locates parking lots with spaces. Expected benefits: Minimized
> hunting for a closer spot'; minimized noise and exhaust pollution from
> roaming cars on our neighborhood streets; and maximize use of existing
> spaces.
> >
> > Ideas?
> >
> > Juan
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jean Bernstein
> >> Sent: Apr 16, 2022 10:00 AM
> >> To: bluet-78504 at mypacks.net
> >> Cc: neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com
> >> Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Parking just one victim of the "anti-auto"
> faction
> >
> >> J, All,
> >> Great observations, suggestions about the district’s parking.
> >
> >> A number of years ago, a CABQ Zoning Hearing Examiner told me to think
> of the City as a massive, blind elephant that only makes moves based on
> which direction it feels poking from. Since then, think of >how many
> different Mayors, Councilors, various officials of different political
> affiliations and transportation ideologies have been in charge of our
> district’s future.
> >> Why I started writing again was to hopefully get the residents and
> businesses meeting and organizing around positive decisions ahead of the
> City’s knee jerk (re)actions. What I’ve seen is skirmishes >conducted
> online which lead to NO action - ever.
> >
> >> But In the end, the ones that get what they want have worked quietly
> behind the scenes and we only find out about what they engineered after
> it’s done.
> >
> >> This influx of new businesses and housing present a great opportunity
> for upgrade to the area. Almost all of these projects are high dollar and
> the developers behind them are quality operators - let’s support >them and
> use this opportunity to find ways to enhance our district!
> >
> >> Jean
> >
> >
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Apr 16, 2022, at 7:32 AM, J. Smith via Neighbors_nobhill-nm wrote:
> >>
> >> I've followed the commentary as each small business license application
> in our neighborhood's "mixed use" areas comes up for discussion. Some
> comments are very telling, such as the City being anti-parking structure
> because they do not generate revenue for it. At least they're being honest.
> This is the same City that installed parking meters on our side streets all
> along Central in Nob Hill to generate revenue for itself. It's good to have
> priorities. It's useful to look beyond the hysteria that any new liquor or
> cannabis license is a threat to our children, our neighborhood, and
> civilization as we know it. Remember when the "antis" opposed the needed
> parking structure on UNM's campus for years? We had students parking on all
> our neighborhood streets and the City's response was to add signage saying
> "for residents only".
> >> The "aniti-auto" forces are real, from the Zero Vision movement poised
> to control federal funding to our municipalities, to groups opposing
> adequate parking like those whose links have been posted here (Strong
> Towns).
> >>
> >> There need not be uncompromising, diametrically-opposed sides. Thriving
> small business can be a key component of thriving neighborhoods. If CABQ
> lacks the vision then voters should share examples of what is working in
> other communities with similar (never identical) circumstances and values.
> >>
> >> Juan
> >>
> >>
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