December 2011 Monthly Report

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Onondaga County and the city of Syracuse offer free weekend parking and extended hours at Washington Street garage Posted on December 9, 2011 by Christopher Hein

If successful over holiday, free parking and extended hours offered for first time at Washington Street garage could be kept for longer period of time by Chris Hein – (Syracuse) With the holiday season here, shoppers are sure to flock to downtown Syracuse including Armory Square. The extra shoppers to downtown means more traffic. Normally downtown has plenty of parking, but this season could be slightly different.

The Trolley Lot parking area in Armory Square was closed this past September thanks to the construction of a 6-million-gallon stormwater storage system as part of the county’s Save the Rain program. When it was in use, the Trolley Lot could fit up to 700 cars and according to Ben Walsh, the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Neighborhood and Business Development, the Trolley Lot was used a lot during the holiday season.

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