Automobile Alley

[Spartan]

Let's get the City to buy up a few thousand cheap used cars and place them all over Auto Alley?

That's actually a really good idea. Or just park the fleet cars on North Broadway until A-Alley is busy enough to have a real parking problem.

[rondvu]

I am in favor of Broadway becoming for pedestrian friendly and can't wait for the changes. I am a bit apprehensive of the back in parking. I drive a truck and its maneuverability is somewhat challenging to say the least. If you look around most people drive in their driveways and back out. For me it is easier that way. I am no planning official, but just sayin. Every few spaces I think a jut out with a tree planted in it would also be great and would not take of room on the sidewalk.

[Kerry]

I am in favor of Broadway becoming for pedestrian friendly and can't wait for the changes. I am a bit apprehensive of the back in parking. I drive a truck and its maneuverability is somewhat challenging to say the least. If you look around most people drive in their driveways and back out. For me it is easier that way. I am no planning official, but just sayin. Every few spaces I think a jut out with a tree planted in it would also be great and would not take of room on the sidewalk.

Out of curosity, how do you back out of parking spaces now?

[flintysooner]

I am in favor of Broadway becoming for pedestrian friendly and can't wait for the changes. I am a bit apprehensive of the back in parking. I drive a truck and its maneuverability is somewhat challenging to say the least. If you look around most people drive in their driveways and back out. For me it is easier that way. I am no planning official, but just sayin. Every few spaces I think a jut out with a tree planted in it would also be great and would not take of room on the sidewalk.

Reverse Angle Parking helps tremendously with visibility when there are pickups, SUVs and other larger vehicles next to you.

[rondvu]

For me and I am saying me. It as always been in easier for me to back out than to back in. Not ever parked in a back in I am still open to the thought. Keep in mind this is what am saying with the information I have to date. In time it could change.

[Kerry]

If a parking lot is busy, or I expect it to be busy when I am ready to leave, I always back in. It makes leaving soooo much easier and safer.

[Larry OKC]

If a parking lot is busy, or I expect it to be busy when I am ready to leave, I always back in. It makes leaving soooo much easier and safer.

Easier? Probably. But Safer? I wouldn't think so. In most cases that puts you going the wrong way on a "one way" lane.

[Kerry]

Easier? Probably. But Safer? I wouldn't think so. In most cases that puts you going the wrong way on a "one way" lane.

We don't have a lot of angled parking here in Jacksonville and in most shopping centers we don't have one way lanes either. But yes, if it is angled parking and one way lanes then backing in is not an option.

[flintysooner]

If a parking lot is busy, or I expect it to be busy when I am ready to leave, I always back in. It makes leaving soooo much easier and safer.

I read a study not very long ago that actually concluded accidents could be reduced both in frequency and severity if people would back in on entry so that they could drive forward on exit. I don't recall the source or I'd post it. I found it credible.

Another good way of parking in a lot is the "drive through" single lane of parks but it really only works when you can only manage one aisle in a particular situation.