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I have actually seen a huge shift in the last couple years about parking garages. It seems only people in their 60's and people from rural areas really have a fear of these parking garages. The garage that is attached to the Hilton is always busy at night, and the garage across from the police station next to the aloft has gotten much busier now that the hotel opened. The Sumter garage and Cannon garage always have people walking around in them, and the yellow shirts do a good job of patrolling.
I have also noticed a decrease in panhandling lately.
When people complain about lack of parking lots, I usually refer them to the Harbison, or the Village at Sandhill... There are plenty of places people can park free and eat/drink/shop. I prefer a dense, walkable area. If people prefer low density with parking lots and cars, they have plenty of options, and should probably stick to those.
Workers don't have a problem parking in garages during the day, but for folks visiting downtown in the evenings, it can be a different story.
It's nearly full up until about 7 or 8 pm every day. And this is the parking garage across the street from Oliver Gospel and Finlay with the biggest concentration of homeless panhandlers. People in Columbia clearly don't have as big an issue with it as you think.
I have a hard time believing that there is still such a stigma with parking garages in Columbia. I grew up in Lexington and there was never any issue with my very conservative suburban family members parking in a garage. And my grandparents (60s and 70s) don't think twice about parking in a garage whether we are going to Soda City market or our for dinner. I think this stigma is being perpetuated by a few that think everyone with this mindset has just crawled out from under their single wide....
Now people getting angry because they can't park out front of their destination.... thats definitely still a Columbia (southern in general) thing.
I personally prefer to park in garages... Protection from the unbearably hot summer sun and afternoon thundershowers.
I have a hard time believing that there is still such a stigma with parking garages in Columbia. I grew up in Lexington and there was never any issue with my very conservative suburban family members parking in a garage. And my grandparents (60s and 70s) don't think twice about parking in a garage whether we are going to Soda City market or our for dinner. I think this stigma is being perpetuated by a few that think everyone with this mindset has just crawled out from under their single wide....
Now people getting angry because they can't park out front of their destination.... thats definitely still a Columbia (southern in general) thing.
I personally prefer to park in garages... Protection from the unbearably hot summer sun and afternoon thundershowers.
The two are not mutually exclusive. Parking garages are usually several blocks away from where people are going, meaning they have to walk. Walking in such humidity can be unbearable, hence the aversion to parking garages. I had dinner tonight with a friend who just moved up from Columbia last year. He remarked that he used to drive from Pearlz to Saki Tumi simply because a few blocks seemed particularly far to walk. Meanwhile I walked two miles home tonight after dinner. The philosophy is definitely real.
It's nearly full up until about 7 or 8 pm every day. And this is the parking garage across the street from Oliver Gospel and Finlay with the biggest concentration of homeless panhandlers. People in Columbia clearly don't have as big an issue with it as you think.
Well if that's true, it's more of a recent development. Let's not act as though this has always been the case because just a few years ago, there were lots of these concerns thrown around when the city was planning to build the garages next to the Hilton, on Lady Street, and on Sumter Street. And others have expressed similar concerns on this and other threads so obviously I'm not some dude that's far out of the loop.
Anyone heard anything new about The Edge next to library?
I really hope this moves forward without a hitch. The design isn't anything to write home about, but having a tower in this spot would be a real shot in the arm for this part of downtown with the added bonus of adding to the skyline.
I agree. I'm all for the density right now. And the design has come a long way from the mess it was before
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