Lot Filled?

Most of you don’t lay in bed at night worried about where state employees park, nor should you. I bet if I stick my head out the window right now, I’d hear you shouting,“Screw them!”

Understandable, but bear with me.

State workers know that Downtown Albany parking is notoriously scarce — and many of them are on waiting lists for spaces with hundreds and hundreds of people in front of them. Rather than pay for a private lot or garage, lots of them take to the streets — something that’s led to Albany’s push to restrict on-street parking to residents only.

But if there are so few parking spaces available, how come this state employee lot routinely gives space to shows visiting the Times Union Center? This week, half of the Grand Street lot was blockaded so Rascal Flatts could park their trucks there.

The next day the trucks were gone and the spaces empty — except for a few bags of garbage they’d left behind in the rain. I guess that’s their way of saying, “Thanks, Albany.”

3 thoughts on “Lot Filled?

  1. That’s nothing compared to when WWE comes to town. There are at least 15+ trailers wedged in that lot. And when the circus comes to town? Forget about it. I don’t think any state workers park there.
    Occasionally, when I drive my “good weather” car into work, I park in one of the top rows at the East Garage lot. (I don’t want anybody parking next to me) There are literally hundreds and hundreds of open spots.

  2. OGS is clueless when it comes to this whole parking situation. That’s not surprising, but what people need to realize is that they are not just inefficient, but wasteful. They can charge more than $40 per month for every car, so how much money are they leaving on the table by not filling these spots?

    This is a great example of something that could be better managed by a contractor — instead of an office full of clowns in the Corning Tower.

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