Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Assigned Parking?

[Rowena Conkling (rowenac]

Fifomonday [at] aol.com wrote:
I have seen no discussion of the "assigned" versus "first-come-first-served"
approach to spaces in a peripheral parking lot.

>
> What has been the experience in completed communities, especially those with
> families with teenagers, i.e many cars in a family?

Well, you are on the right track to address it before it becomes an "issue."   
we
are an urban community with a shared underground garage.  At the other end of 
the
lot we also have six spaces in an open air parking area.  We decided to rent 
four
and keep two for drop-off and live parking for the people with homes at that end
of the lot - it's a bit of a hike from the garage with small children and heavy
bags.   Of course, there was one individual who decided to use one of the 
drop-off
spaces as her individual parking space, and others who left their vehicles there
for long periods so that those arriving with loaded vehicles couldn't unload.
The only answer is to speak clearly to the individuals involved.  It doesn't 
have
to be nasty or confrontational but it does have to be clear.  If that doesn't
work, you willl have to fall back on involving whatever problem solving group 
you
have evolved!

Good luck!
Rowenac
Cambridge Coho

>