Grant's Valley Case Study Solution

If you would have asked a resident in Grant’s Valley three years ago about 33rd street, they would have said that it’s a calm trail with a wonderful view of the river, old houses, and trees, where locals do their shopping, hiking, or get their morning coffee. However, this is no longer the case, the old houses have been converted into expensive businesses that attract tourists. The calm environment is now an issue for the locals because the tourists cause traffic and take residential parking spaces when trying to get to 33rd Street. Solve all the residential complaints caused by 33rd Street businesses, changes must be executed by city council to save the precious neighborhood.
Since there is no single way to solve such a major issue, many ideas must come …show more content…
Discuss parking issue “those of us who lived here all our lives can’t get a parking space when we want to buy salami… half the time we can’t even get out of our own driveway”. With this in play, visitors will need a new area to park which is why Grant’s Valley needs a parking garage on 35th and parking meters along 33rd. People will know that they only have two options, both of which, will provide a source of income for the city by instituting a fee. The parking meters should cost a few dollars more than the parking garage because they will be seen as a luxury since the people who park there will be closer to the businesses and do not need to walk two blocks if they parked in the garage. Since they are seen as a luxury, the people who decide to splurge on the extra money will have the space and feel superior to the ones that must use the parking garage which insinuates competition, which proves that even though the spots cost a bit more, people will still want to park there because of the perk of being near all the businesses. (Talk about parking meter