Parking Added to Strip of Oakland Avenue During Ravenna Construction
With 12 spaces eliminated due to a new development, Shorewood worked with one local business, and removed a few no parking signs, to add 17 spots to the congested area.
Finding a parking spot while venturing out for a night on the village may be a little less painful with 17 new spots added to the area through an agreement with the village and a local business and the removal of a few 'no parking' signs. Shorewood officials say although the new Cornerstone development provided sufficient off-street and on-street parking, new additions to the 4500 block of North Oakland Avenue including NaNa Asian Fusion, Three Lions Pub and Big Bay Brewery, have put additional strain on demand for on-street parking spaces. Construction on a new development coined Ravenna has eliminated 12 parking spaces and isn’t expected to wrap up until July. The co-owner of Three Lions, David Price, says he has fielded several …
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Laurie Glass
4:02 pm on Friday, February 24, 2012
I certainly hope people will take advantage of this option. I live behind the construction, can't get to my garage, AND can't park on the street either because of all the cars. Today I had to double park in front of my house ot carry in the groceries. The I parked way down the block. Since it was 2 in the afternoon you can imagine how far I have to go to park on Friday or Saturday nights. Laurie more ›