Are There Too Many Parking Spaces?

[Why?Town]

How many parking spaces are there currently?

How many are used on a daily basis?

How many are used during a typical Che...Covelli Center event?

[northside lurker]

I think there are already enough parking spots downtown, but I certainly won't miss the Jolly Bar.  I'll be a little sorry to see the other building go, however.

[jay]

Many times when I watch the noon news on WFMJ-TV they show a live camera shot of the parking lots along West Front Street.  There are very few cars in those lots.

FYI
The property of the former State Theater building is now a parking lot.

[Mary]

No there are not too many. Would we rather see decaying buildings? There are always parking issues downtown. While that is a very expensive project it is needed, Why keep buildings that can not be rehabbed?

[rusty river]

Yes, there are too many parking spaces downtown.

The project cost also includes the demolition of those structures. They probably had to be tested and abated for asbestos, which isn't cheap.

[jay]

Are there too many parking spaces in downtown Youngstown?

This question came to mind after reading a story in the newspaper about two properties being razed to create 26 parking spaces.

Cost of project: $400,000
Parking spaces created: 26
That's over $15,000 per space