Comments for Park or Parking?: As the Lindsay Park Planning Process Gets Underway, Battle Lines Are Already Drawn at http://www.rcreader.com , comment 1 to 5 out of 5 comments http://www.rcreader.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:41:26 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.rcreader.com/news/park-or-parking-as-the-lindsay/#comment-1357 The idea to demolish the basketball and restroom facilities for more parking is absolutely ridiculous. Trying to put an end to recreational activities for the youth in order to apply more parking for a bar is insane and should definitely be looked over by the city before they listen to that whack-job Wisor. - Tyler Langan Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:52:44 +0100 http://www.rcreader.com/news/park-or-parking-as-the-lindsay/#comment-1342 I worked in the village and can attest that there are many unknown and "pirate" parking spaces available. The Christie Mansion and the schoolhouse/mall parking lot come to mind. What is needed is better signage and a bit more co-operation between property owners/businesses. And I like the notion of handicapped paver oasises, small parking areas that are available to genuinely restricted persons, but are otherwise attractive to pedestrian traffic. Thumbs up to Jeff Ignatius & staff for another well-prepared and well-balanced story. - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Thu, 21 May 2009 12:32:25 +0100 http://www.rcreader.com/news/park-or-parking-as-the-lindsay/#comment-1339 Parking in the East Villiage has and never will be a real issue. Even when there's a festival, I've never had to park and walk more than a block or two. Better signage for existing parking and understanding that the Villiage is not one of those badly planned, awful sprawl malls on the north side of the city. The East Villiage doesn't belong to a few bully property owners. This historic treasure, which includes Lindsay Park, belongs to all the citizens of Davenport. From a planning standpoint the East Villiage is and always has been a walkable community of businesses and homes. Paving part of the wildly historic Lindsay Park will not magically bring more people to the businesses in the Villiage. It will however bring another hard surface parking lot that would contribute to more excessive run-off and the resulting addition to flooding these hard surface lots bring with them. The tax payers dollars and marketing dollars from the businesses would be better spent educating people to get out of their cars and walk a block or two to patronize the fine East Villiage businesses. Bob Yapp Hannibal, Missouri Former East Villiage/Davenport Resident. - Bob Yapp Sun, 17 May 2009 09:54:50 +0100 http://www.rcreader.com/news/park-or-parking-as-the-lindsay/#comment-1333 Mr. Porter, the article states "Tuesday's meeting came after press time for the River Cities' Reader (the Quad-City Times coverage is here, and the Argus/Dispatch coverage is here)" which tells me that the article was written BEFORE the meeting. Mr. Ignatius couldn't have included something said at the meeting if it occurred after he wrote it. Also, we've been to many events in the Village and we don't mind walking a block or two (or more). In fact, that's what many people do in the Village, they walk. Mr. Wisor's comment: "You want somebody to get raped?" is totally out of line. If more parking is going to increase safety, then what is going on now? Women beware, there's danger in the Village according to Mr. Wisor. - Rick Martin Fri, 15 May 2009 03:13:17 +0100 http://www.rcreader.com/news/park-or-parking-as-the-lindsay/#comment-1332 I would have liked you to include the statements made at the meeting by the one village business owner that had the guts to speak openly, which would be my own. I repeat what i said at the meeting, there is no parking issue in the village. The ameneties should be enjoyed by all, even the basketball players. That John Wisor's personal parking lot has even been entertained shows the lack of unity and communication in the village among the business owners. Improvements should be made no doubt; responsibility to all those that use the park should be our first concern. Jeffrey Porter Five Star Salon Spa - jeffrey a porter Thu, 14 May 2009 07:15:41 +0100