I live a few blocks away from North Ave and recently had lunch with a friend at Massa. For various reasons, I had to drive. With all the restaurant traffic and blocked-off streets, it took me 15 minutes to get out of my parking space and find a way I could get back home. This is ridiculous. Those black gates and the barricades make it look like EP is expecting an invasion from armored tanks--it is not a welcoming look at all. Would you want to move to or visit a town that so emphatically wants to keep people out?! And as one of the other commenters mentioned, we all pay taxes here and should be able to use the streets. Someone else raised an interesting question about who owns those restaurants and why aren't they paying to create additional parking . . . or maybe they are paying--but who is getting the money? And what happens when there is a medical emergency on North Ave? Is the emergency response time compromised by having to take longer routes? Many things to wonder about here.
I live a few blocks away from North Ave and recently had lunch with a friend at Massa. For various reasons, I had to drive. With all the restaurant traffic and blocked-off streets, it took me 15 minutes to get out of my parking space and find a way I could get back home. This is ridiculous. Those black gates and the barricades make it look like EP is expecting an invasion from armored tanks--it is not a welcoming look at all. Would you want to move to or visit a town that so emphatically wants to keep people out?! And as one of the other commenters mentioned, we all pay taxes here and should be able to use the streets. Someone else raised an interesting question about who owns those restaurants and why aren't they paying to create additional parking . . . or maybe they are paying--but who is getting the money? And what happens when there is a medical emergency on North Ave? Is the emergency response time compromised by having to take longer routes? Many things to wonder about here.
Thanks for your comment, Susan