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Transportation center parking flawed
I am writing about the 20 to 40 vehicles that were towed Feb. 14 from the parking lots near the Fairfield transportation center. The average cost is $280 per vehicle.
This is stealing from people. It’s an outrage. Is the city doing anything to help alleviate the parking situation so this does not happen again? Are the owners of these shops, the tow company and the city all profiting from these planned tows? It would make sense to encourage people to take public transportation instead of punishing the people by towing their vehicles. The additional agitation, money and time it takes from the people to get their cars from the tow company is a burden and discourages people from considering it.
The earliest I can drop my daughters off at day care is 7 a.m. and by 7:10 a.m. there are no parking spots left in the parking structure. I have no choice but to park in the surrounding areas and, yes, I am well aware of all the signs posted in every shopping center that vehicles will be towed at owner’s expense.
Tell me then, where shall a person park? As a new resident, I still have not made the acquaintance of too many and I don’t know what I would have done if my vehicle would have been towed. I would have no one to come get me so I could pick my vehicle up and I wouldn’t have picked my daughters up at day care by closing time at 6 p.m. I must go to work in order to pay my mortgage, day care and schooling for my daughters, and food.
So, yes, I will continue to take my chances with the parking as I must get to work every day. It’s a Catch-22 and the city, the shopping center land owners and the tow company are profiting nicely.
Adriana Romero
Fairfield
Discussion | 4 comments
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Marcia HarrisMarch 08, 2013 - 9:55 pm
Although I have not had to use the parking lot in several months due to a layoff, I have used the parking lot as well as the surrounding areas and thank God have never had to experience my car being towed. I am considering accepting a job in SF again and if I do so, I would be highly upset to come back from a long day of work, a long day of commuting, a long day of stress to find my car towed!!! I certainly hope the situation is resolved soon!!!
Reply |LilMarch 10, 2013 - 11:41 am
I haven't been able to part at the center for about a year. I now drive to N Concord Bart instead. The big towaway last month really shocked a lot of people. Most of the cars towed were not in front of an open business (the closed Smart and Final) so not sure why those cars had to be towed. The center is starting to look like Vallejo's parking lot, where hundreds of cars fill the surrounding neighborhoods and park in front of people's houses all day. That's the direction Fairfield is going in.
Reply |The MisterMarch 10, 2013 - 11:50 am
Maybe it's part of the "plan".
Reply |Mr. PracticalMarch 12, 2013 - 8:00 am
The letter writer seems to have an inappropriate sense of entitlement or is rationalizing away her responsibility. If you park on private property, you risk being towed. Period. Should the city continue to work on short-term and long-term solutions? Absolutely. Until then, it's caveat parker.
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