“We’re essentially the parking lot” for these bars, said Parker Dixon, president of the Tobin Hill Community Association. “Where fights occur the most are usually in the parking lot — away from the club, away from the security.”
Officials are encouraging residents and their guests to use alternative routes to their homes and urging bar patrons to utilize ride-share options to reduce the traffic and parking strains on the neighborhood.
The traffic and parking study is expected to be completed in May; the city, neighborhoods and area businesses will be involved in the next steps, Picazo said. Over the years, neighbors have complained of public urination, littering and noise throughout the neighborhood surrounding The Strip, Dixon said. The culture has been “resident versus business and everybody’s just angry and yelling at each other — and not having any kind of real, productive conversation.”A majority of the roughly 20 businesses along the Strip have agreed to several voluntary rules aimed at reducing excessive drinking and loitering and increasing security.
Most businesses welcomed the restricted parking pilot and traffic study, too, Tucker said. “Anything we can do to curb the amount of vehicular traffic in a high-density bar district is a positive thing.”
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