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Parking problems? Great!Dear Editor:
Forty-two years ago, there were 7 eat-ing places in the Village
and, except for 2,they were not open after 6 p.m. No yogurtshops,
no coffee bars, no juice bars, no
bars, period! There are now over 40 suchbusinesses in the
Village. There werecomplaints about parking even in the1970s.
Thirty years ago I was part of a restau-rant ownership group
that signed a con-tract with the city of Claremont regardingour
parking obligations at the corner ofFirst Street and Harvard
Avenue. The citywas paid tens of thousands of dollars tohelp
provide parking in the Village area.The money went into the Village
Parkingfund, designated to improve and provideparking in the
Village, where appropriate,and for the general good of the
businessarea. A number of newer food establish-ments in the Village
have had these con-
tracts in past years. The whole Village hasbenefited by
contributions to the fund withadditional parking provided in
variousprojects.
The parking fund was not expected toprovide The First St. Bar
& Grill with 10or 12 specific spaces. We also did not ex-pect
that buildings would be demolishedor modified to provide parking
close toour business.
The parking garage on the west side ofIndian Hill Boulevard in
the Village is anexcellent example of the use of thesefunds, if
indeed the Village Parking Fundswere used in this project. It not
only pro-vides parking for public transportationusers as designated
by the terms of theFederal Transportation grant received
byClaremont but it benefits the whole Vil-
lage. What would parking be like withoutthe additional 250 or so
spaces provided inthis building?
I say, Parking challenges in the Vil-lage? Great! That means
that there is eco-nomic vitality and interest in goods andservices
being provided. I only hope that
most of the spaces are being used by cus-tomers and not by
employers and theiremployees.
Karen M. RosenthalClaremont
Train crossing safetyDear Editor:
Last year, I came out of a store andwalked south across the
tracks toward mycar parked on First Street. The roadway isvery
broken and I was concentrating onmy path, thinking of another
errand, whenI suddenly realized I heard a loud, clang-ing
noise.
I looked around, the rails were down,and I was in the middle of
the tracks. The
train was about a block away and I wasable to retreat, but it
was a close call.My heart goes out to Michael Ro-
driguezs friends and family. The trainstravel too fast, and it
only takes a momentof inattentiveness to die.
I do have a suggestion that might help.In Canada and England,
they paint Stop,look for trains on the sidewalks ap-proaching the
pedestrian crossing areas. Itmight catch the walkers attention.
Also,walkers should re-consider wearing ear-pods while walking. You
also need to hearthose careless car drivers who are runningstop
signs all over Claremont.
Constance ConditClaremont
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