Azusa moves to adopt new parking restrictions at packed downtown Gold Line Station – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

The following excerpt appeared in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune on April 30, 2016. To read the full article, click here.

Azusa moves to adopt new parking restrictions at packed downtown Gold Line Station – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

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Graphic by Paul Penzella

By Courtney Tompkins

April 30, 2016

[Excerpt]:

Officials are looking to roll out new parking restrictions near the downtown Gold Line Station as limited space in the structure has forced commuters to park in nearby neighborhoods.

Azusa Police Chief Sam Gonzalez said the department issued 131 warnings in the first three weeks after the $1 billion light rail extension began service on March 5.

In the past month, police issued 101 citations. And so far, the Target store across the street has towed 52 vehicles from their lot.

Public Works Director Daniel Bobadilla said the city receives dozens of calls from residents each week complaining about the lack of parking on their streets.

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3 comments

  1. William Riechel says:

    The City of Azusa should give up some of their 3 hr Gold Line parking structure parking places or number the spaces on the ramp going to the second floor & sell a reasonable parking permit to riders to relieve the problem. Every time I have been to the Azusa Downtown parking structure the lower level is empty, the most cars I have ever seen there is 8 & this was on a weekday at noon.

  2. William Riechel says:

    The City of Azusa should give up some of their 3 hr Gold Line parking structure parking places or number the spaces on the ramp going to the second floor & sell a reasonable parking permit to riders to relieve the problem. Every time I have been to the Azusa Downtown parking structure the lower level is empty, the most cars I have ever seen there is 8 & this was on a weekday at noon.

    One thing for sure is that Metro under estimated the amount of people who want to commute & Metro better plan way ahead for a very big parking structure in Montclair for the next build out of Phase 2B! There is already the Metrolink parking in Montclair that is at ground level, so I assume that they could build upward from those lots, since the property is already there & being used for Metrolink parking, the same goes for Claremont parking.

    Suggesting that people drive to Monrovia, Arcadia or Pasadena to park is ridiculous & only something out Government Officials would suggest! Again who owns the property just west of the APU/Citrus parking? This would be a perfect solution to the Azusa parking problems & could be done quickly by paving that flat level lot & adding an 50-100 spaces of extra parking!

  3. William Riechel says:

    City of Azusa how about the vacant lot right next to the Azusa Gold Line Downtown Station? How long before that is going to be built out? Why not make it into a temp parking lot?

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