The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-06-11
URGE CHANGE in
PARKING HABITS
KenOshans Are Not Doing
Right Thing" in Down
town Parking.
KEEP OFF MAIN STREET
KenOshans Ought to Use Large
Parking Areas and Leave
Visitors In.

The time-honored, be-whiskered
problem Of parking in the downtown
sections of the city came up for a
considerable airing at meeting of
the Civic council at the city hall on
Monday evening. But this time it
came up with more discussion than
usual and with greater and more
insistent demand that something be
done to eliminate the difficulties that
beset the motorist who seeks a park
ing space for a longer time than is
allowed by the city ordinances. I'M
pressions and opinions were numer-
Gus at this meeting and several con-
structive suggestions were offered
which may lead to some intelligent
effort at solution of the problem
if pushed to a conclusion.
The general discussion hinged about
parking facilities provided for those
persons who have occasion to be
downtown during the day. The po-
job with blue chalk, a watchful eye,
and a ready blue ticket it was evident,
has instilled in the minds of those
who discussed the matter Monday
evening fear and respect for the
city ordinances. But whether this
was the best means for solving the
parking problem or not was not ad-
mitted at this meeting.
Aren't Using Parking Areas.
The discussion was begun when
Dwight House, a member of the Civic
council, asked why it would not be
possible for the city to have full
the foot of Wisconsin street. This
would assure the man who sought to
park his car in this space for any
length of time a certain protection"
he said, "and this would also tend to
make this area more widely used, thus
taking many of the cars off of Main
street that could just as well be park
ed away from there"
DR.. H A. Robinson joined in the
discussion by citing the means which
Racine had taken to cope with this
same situation. Racine merchants
offer to visitors and shoppers tickets
which give them right to park any
where downtown for any length OF
time, he said. Whether this is con-
sidered discriminatory or not he was
not prepared to say, but he offered
that method as a constructive sugges-
ton for Kenosha.
Anton Mica declared that for the
best interests of the merchants in
that section of the city the merchants
themselves should be encouraged to
keep off of the main streets and park
their cars on the side streets without
giving them any undue inconven-
fences, and thus providing more park
ing space for those who are in greater
need of it-their customers. He men
toned cases where business men who
live within easy walking distance of
their stores bring their cars to work
with them and park them in front of
their places of business all day long,
thus preventing anyone coming to
town to make purchases the privilege
Of using that space.
Go To Foot of Wisconsin St.
Joseph G. Rhode offered the sug-
gestion that more people take advan-
tage of the parking space provided at
the foot of Wisconsin street. "This
space" he argued, "has room enough
for FIVE hundred cars and yet there
are not over % cars there at any time
during the day. 1t is just as conven-
lent to the main street district as any
other spot downtown. 1t is a four
minute walk from the city hall, and
only a minute off of Main street."
The problem as Mr.. Rhode saw it
was to educated the people of the city
to use the parking spaces expressly
provided for their cars. "Take adj
vantage of the opportunities offered
by the city and the various organiza-
tions who take that work as civic
problem to be solved" he urged. He
pointed out that there also was the
parking space at the corner of Church
and Park street that is empty most
of the time. "There is no lack of
space for parking cars aside from
Main street and the important side
streets. That isn't the problem. It's
getting the people to go where they
can best serve the great majority"
| Charles Goodman explained that
the establishment of parking ordi-
nances had but one purpose, and that
| was W uSCACaoe CAahlC HoHaAo I'D anu
congestion on the main streets of the
city. "But if 1 am compelled to drive
around the block every hour just to
escape getting blue ticket l GER
tainly am not helping to cut down the
dangers-I am adding to them" Mr..
Goodman was in favor of eliminating
all time limits on parking. at doesn't
make much difference to me-" he told
the Civic council, "who is parking in
front of my store-Bill Jones, John
Smith, or anyone else, but there is
car in front of my door all day
long"