185 of 1996, the City -State Commission hereby submits this interim report with recommendations. In Montpelier Parking is limited in downtown Montpelier.
Business owners complain the lack of adequate, short term parking has hampered sales opportunities.
State employees and those visiting state offices and the Statehouse in the Capitol Complex District complain of insufficient parking, especially while the General Assembly is in session. Opponents primarily complained about the lack of ridership, which in turn was blamed on longwaits for a bus. Previous efforts by the state to build a 700 space parking garage along the Winooski River were scrapped when local opposition was generated. However, in two other Vermont cities, Burlington and Rutland, parking garage construction has been approved to support downtown economic revitalization. The Burlington Free Press, December 11, 1996.