News
By Ben Sellers
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April 5, 2002
Several neighborhoods near the University soon may enact new restricted parking regulations during weekday hours.
The Charlottesville City Council at its April 15 meeting will hold a public hearing on proposals from neighborhood planners to change the parking ordinance for area neighborhoods.
The proposal comes in response to resident demand to keep commuters, among them University students and medical center employees, from parking for extended periods of time on the street.
"People were concerned that when they came home from the movies or dinner, they wouldn't have a place to park," Neighborhood Planner Jinni Benson said.
Another issue included safety for those having to park long ways from their homes and walk, Benson said.
The Jefferson Park Avenue and Venable area neighborhoods hope to update several streets to permit parking status, including Shamrock, Harmon, Wertland, Edgewood, Fendall, Old Farm, Cottage, Winston, Burnley and Wayside.
Another proposal will change the times University area streets are restricted.
