http://www.colliersmn.com/prod/cclod.nsf/publish/0C03DB24F2A5EFDE852571B0006CC392/$File/ParkingRateStudy.pdf

Yeah, I have a response. Uh...what?

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Not arguing the free-market system. Fact of the matter is that the current model isn't working - mostly due to what some would call the raping and pillaging by parking lot owners. If those owners were truly interested in the success of Bricktown, we wouldn't see the price-gouging that we have seen in the past.

Until the lots are City-owned or unless a reasonable price is charged for parking, even during special events, Bricktown will continue to struggle with the image created by the current parking situation.

what about possible option number 3. MidTown and Automobile Alley start rapidly developing into entertainment districts and Bricktown realizes it needs to stay competitive so they are forced to drop their parking prices. Sadly, I don't see this happening despite how successful AA and MidTown become. Bricktown may have to go the way of West End a little before they realize their mistakes.

metro, for that reason, I'd imagine that the interests controlling the Bricktown parking lots are pretty keen on expanding their influence over the parking in the districts you mentioned. It would make perfect sense for them to do it as they are already very experienced at what they do.

-- anything beats COTPA.

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no its all about jim cowan taking over and the parterships between the plots and the merchants..............plot owners have always wanter to work together but never had a leader............fixbricktownparking.com doesnt mean poop its all about everybody working together

I'd rather pay $10 to park in one of the lots than to risk a parking ticket. The parking meter police are vultures in Bricktown.

When everybody works together they are shooting for win/win. Paying $20 to park is win/lose no matter how you spin it.

Further, what we're talking about is image here. As silly as it may seem, parking prices in excess of $5 presents a negative image of the cost to come to Bricktown to buy a burger or see a movie.

well burger or no burger everyday is not big 12 weekend so quit harping on it, rascal flatts is 80 parking 10 they dont give free burgers at the brewery

Meters are free after 6PM. Further, you could probably use the exercise. Park on the street over on Main or Park. There is always free parking over there when I visit -- I even found free parking on Rascal Flats night.

People don't visit Bricktown just to buy a burger. If that was their goal, they could very easily visit the McDonald's or Chili's which is probably closer to home. Folks go to Bricktown for the entertainment experience only Bricktown can offer.

I don't value close parking, so I don't pay for it. I park and walk in.. no big deal.

If you don't like the parking prices, you don't have to pay them. It's the convenience of being close which you're paying for. If street parking was to be taken over by some parking authority, I might have issues, that not being the case though, I don't see where anyone can really complain.

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Could you be more unintelligible?

well maestro what do you own????????? Who's unintelligible?

Thanks for making my point.

always a pleasure maestro!

Punctuate please!

Dear Johnnyboyokc (aka Brett Brewer):

Do you really judge a person's intellect by the amount of property that he owns?

You work for your father's parking company. You drive around Bricktown (an entertainment district created by a sales tax paid for by average citizens who probably don't own much property) in your $70,000 Cadillac Escalade picking up parking revenue (paid for by people who probably don't own much property) from your parking lot attendants (who probably don't own much property either). Your lucky there's so many unintelligent people like us around, or you and your family couldn't afford to drive around in all your expensive cars.

If your father didn't own parking lots, Brett, I wonder what you would be doing right now?

Um...actually, the word was unintellgible... which could describe the majority of Johnny's posts.

hilarioius, I love it. and yeah johnnyboy, your posts are always vague and don't make sense.

allow me to apologize, i forget sometimes about my lot in life! apparently i should sit on the sidelines and never do anything with myself such as you! keep reading these blogs and one day you may be able to hitch a free ride on a water taxi..........

You reopened a thread that's been quiet for over two months, one which most recently did little except portray you as a semi-illiterate runner for your daddy?

Perhaps your detractors are not the folks spending a tad too much time cruising the boards.

Being from another city of similar size, it's always been interesting to me how OKC retains that small town feel, particularly with the way word gets around and how it's much easier to get your name out there than other cities. Brett, based on the fact that your reputation is already a bit tainted(just ask the help at the brewery), has it ever crossed your mind that it might not be a good idea to be shooting your mouth off on this message board?

One thing to remember with anyone posting on these boards ..... you never really know if the person truly is who they say they are.

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Exactly.

I may play an idiot on these boards, but I'm really Mick Cornett.

Johnnyboy:

What ever happened to the "Free Tuesday Night Parking" that your dad announced at a press conference this past year?

Quit picking on Jim Brewer. He purchased land, and set up a parking company. It was a pretty smart investment, in my opinion. Why should he allow people to park on his land for free when he can turn a profit from charging people to park there? Jim Brewer is business man, and he's out to turn his investments into dollars. Many of you here have the wrong concept when it comes to running a business. Running a business is not about purchasing things and giving them away for free. It's about making smart investments that will turn into cash flow.