The number of construction-related vehicles illegally parked in the sole northbound travel lane on Woodmont Avenue at the Marriott construction site has gradually dropped. Two were still parked there on January 29, and only one on January 30.
Meanwhile, the tower signage at the Marriott International headquarters building on the site began changing colors, and signage for the hotel's restaurants lit up for the first time last night. The hotel is scheduled to open by spring.
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Why didn't you allow my comment on the other article explaining how you're mistaken, Robert? Is your ego seriously that fragile? That is awfully sad. I hope you grow and mature with the new year.
Just yesterday (Thursday Dec. 30) at around 4:30, I was heading south on Woodmont and as I approached Cordell I came upon a stream of card blocking the right lane in front of Pizzeria DA Marco. All of these cars appeared to be picking up to go orders from the restaurant, while creating a mass of confusion from approaching cars, suddenly hit with a blocked lane. There was no parking enforcement officer in site, or police. In addition, this is just blocks away from the police station. As I maneuvered around the pick up line, and passed the Marriott site, I noticed there were no obstructions in the way at this time of day. IMO the PEPs need to do a better job of enforcement in the downtown area.
7:39: Your comment was inaccurate - never during the construction of this project was all northbound traffic obstructed on Woodmont Avenue, in contrast to the new situation that started this week. What has created that situation is the elimination of the 2nd lane that was previously used for parking. Now there is only one NB lane. Not only does that mean there is no lane available to "rent," but also brings attention to the fact that there are two garages for Marriott to use - their own, and across the street.
Robert, I literally showed you the Google Street View capturing exactly what I said: during points of construction the NB parking lane, the NB travel lane, and even the center yellow-striped turn lane were all closed simultaneously.
It's perfectly valid to point to the current situation and say something should be done differently, e.g. cones or flaggers added, but claiming the NB lanes were not closed during various points of construction is factually inaccurate.
9:57: There was never not a controlled northbound travel lane - there were flaggers and/or cones at those times. I've posted lots of photos of that over those years. This week the travel lane was entirely blocked, and drivers had to navigate around it on their own. At the center point, they are driving into oncoming traffic, as the center lane turn arrows flip direction there.
The big construction phase is over. They have a garage on their own site, and one across the street. There's no longer any justification for using the public right-of-way here for extended periods, other than mooching free parking off the taxpayer.
Parking restrictions, other than for fire hydrants, intersections, driveways, and cross walks, must be posted, with signs visible from the street. Before restrictions can be initiated, the Country Council must pass a resolution. The sign company must manufacturer them, and the installers must do their job. No sign, no ticket. Even though a parking ticket may not be issued, one would think that the police could issue a ticket to a vehicle that is blocking a travel lane, but that's not my expertise.
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