courtney claessens
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courtney claessens
@sidewalkballet.bsky.social
product // former public servant, mapper // ever a geographer // ptbo-nogo.

Cars don't create vitality, free parking also encourages circling for spots (traffic, emissions go up).

Businesses get more money from folks on foot and bikes. The Charlotte St project will help. Bring back the Hootenanny?
@alexbierk.bsky.social says downtown business owners absolutely want people to be encouraged to come downtown; Bierk suggests maybe free parking downtown for the summer could help people form the habit of coming downtown (and parking there).
June 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM