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Old 04-19-2015, 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by l2ridehd View Post
The main issue is being lost. The issue is not the buses making the pick up and drop off, it's the cars left behind for the duration of the bus trip. Rec center parking lots are over flowing now. Shopping centers don't have enough parking and it is a challenge to find parking at the squares.

If buses were allowed to pick up passengers at these locations, soon there would be 100 buses doing it and that would add 4000 cars taking up space in an already challenged parking situation. Granted during the off season parking is much less an issue, but I don't think you could make a rule for just certain months.

As for Villages transportation being allowed to do it, they don't create a parking problem as they also provide at home pick up and drop off.

So personally I agree with the developer, don't add to the parking issue by allowing outside business a parking solution to their problem. Let them find a solution to solve their business issue. Church lots is a good one, and I am sure there are other near by business that could use the added revenue and have available space.
This church lot idea sounds like a good one and seems to have been presented by a number of TOTVers.