The parking we have is mostly empty these days. It’s not clear that previous commuting patterns will return.
On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 10:43 PM Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: > The Central Square parking deck in Waltham (Lexington St. of Main > St./Rt.20) is an example of what might be an option. > It is easy to visit and then translate to the parking lot in Lincoln. > > Sara > > > ------ > Sara Mattes > > > > > On May 30, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Allen Vander Meulen <pastorall...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Underground parking in or near Lincoln station would be quite a challenge. > The water table is very high, which would mean some pretty expensive > engineering to keep an underground parking garage dry. Although, I’m sure > it’s possible: think of all those skyscrapers built on landfill in > Manhattan with 10 or 15 story deep basements! > > Sent from my iPad > > On May 30, 2022, at 20:17, Debra Daugherty <dadaughe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > How about underground parking? I realize it's cheaper to just expand the > above ground lot, but it seems like such a poor use of space. > > On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 8:11 PM Chris McCarthy <kb1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is/was the existing parking lot cost neutral now that it sits almost >> empty on a daily basis? Would expansion be a good idea without considering >> the current situation? The only thing missing right now are tumbleweeds >> blowing by. >> >> On Mon, May 30, 2022, 20:05 Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> The proposal would be for an expansion of the town-owned lot. >>> Town pays for construction and maintenance…and, collects revenues. >>> Ideally, it would be, at worst, cost neutral. >>> >>> Sara >>> ------ >>> Sara Mattes >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On May 29, 2022, at 7:22 AM, Christopher Eliot <c...@chriseliot.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> *From: *Sara Mattes <samat...@gmail.com> >>> *Subject: **Re: [LincolnTalk] Housing in Lincoln* >>> *Date: *May 28, 2022 at 12:07:36 PM EDT >>> *To: *Rich Rosenbaum <s...@bcdef.com> >>> *Cc: *Lincoln Talk <lincoln@lincolntalk.org> >>> >>> >>> Increased parking is one step-a relatively easy step…no septic issues to >>> address, no question of service costs…. >>> ------ >>> Sara Mattes >>> >>> >>> Parking requires someone to pay for snow removal; repainting lines every >>> 5-10 years and a 20-30 year repaving cycle. It requires some kind of >>> management authority that will assume that cost. >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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