It costs money to park in a downtown area during work hours. It's the same with any major city when you try to park in a good area downtown. It's free every evening and all weekend long so I still don't see what the problem is. If you really have to park somewhere during work hours there are cheap meters and decks are usually around $1/hour. Even less for part time (15min/so parking), sometimes free. The Alexander Deck people are usually fairly nice if you tell them you just ran to pick up something at the coffee shop for example. If it's under 15 I don't get charged usually.

Downtown is a commercial district so of course it's for commerce. Again, it costs money to build parking decks so you have to pay for parking. There is no room in a downtown area for sprawl parking like in most strip shopping centers like Cameron Village. You can't park right next to the front door. Downtowns don't work like that.

Now do you actually have a comment about the article?

This is not somewhere I would want to park. Kind of a rough area.

Having said that do either of you actually have a comment about the article?

SubwayScoundrel - apparently you read something that I did not state. There is no talking trash in my statement. You sadly seem to have trouble with a simple FACT.

dpknc84 - I quit going downtown because I got tired of being ripped off for parking. Yes it costs money, I understand that you apparently do not understand that the point of putting enterprises down there is to generate commerce. Charging for parking is a rip off. Unfortunately too many people value their money too little, so consequently you get ripped off. Enjoy it.

And "whatelseisnew" still hasn't figured out that it costs money to build a parking deck. The deck is free nights and weekends so I don't see why you are complaining other than to complain.