Bus stop

First an update: When I got home just now, I had a message from Peggy Brown, chairwoman of the Licensing Commission. (1) Chief Cutter has no problem with Oregano barriers, as long as they are not permanent and can be moved in case of an emergency and (2) the application was forwarded to the ABCC with the caveat about NFD approval attached.


So on to the parking study.


There have been a few comments to the story in the Daily News.

In light of my previous post, which I actually composed this morning, the parking study and the (perhaps) entrance to Karpville might conveniently coincide, if the Green Street lot is selected as the spot for the garage.

With the mixed retail/parking scenario mentioned in the DN piece (see below), I can't see any other viable city-owned spot for it ... except on the waterfront, of course. Don't think that's on the agenda, though.

The consultant will determine a site for public parking that will be most cost effective and provide the most benefit, Sullivan said, noting that a structure would be a more likely outcome than an open parking lot. The parking facility could be modeled after a new structure in Lowell that has retail space on the bottom level and parking beginning on the second floor, he added.

And the coincidences keep mounting. They could just be coincidences ...

Here's another question: how much retail can Newburyport support?

And here's another point: this garage is supposed to be intermodal, which stands for transfer to and from personal transportation to public transit.

Does that mean it could be a bus station for the MVRTA, like the one in Haverhill?

It's possible, according to the MVRTA guy I spoke to last fall. That would be fun, huh?

Bah humbug.