‘Conversation’ hears continued resistance to paid parking

The poorly attended “conversation” organised by Smart City Solutions (GeoPark) yesterday at the National Library yesterday.

At a poorly attended “conversation” on the plans for metered parking in several commercial areas organized by Smart City Solutions (GeoPark) yesterday at the National Library, business owners continued to express concerns on the lack of a feasibility study for  the controversial project.

While over 260 business owners from Robb, Regent and Waters streets were invited by the company to “share their views” only three turned up.  The majority of attendees were members of the anti-parking meter group, Movement Against Parking Meters (MAPM).

In the invitation to the businessmen, GeoPark indicated that they are “continuing to work on tackling the problem of congestion in the downtown Georgetown area through a system of metered parking.”

However, according to one Robb Street business owner, the company has