…by which I mean, once, because of a city funded streetfest, and on a day that nobody had to pay.
On Saturday, July 10, during the Champaign Music Festival and celebration of the City’s 150th anniversary, a new one-day record was set for customers at the Hill Street Parking Deck. A total of 915 customers used the parking deck. This is nearly double the total of 464 set on June 20, 2009 during the Taste of Champaign event. There were a total of 537 cars inside the deck between 8 and 9 p.m.
In anticipation of a large crowd, parking deck staff was on hand to offer assistance and answer questions. A validation ticket and invitation to visit Downtown again were placed on each vehicle. City staff also distributed validations at the City tent during the event. Staff will continue to encourage people to visit Downtown and use the parking deck by providing validations during special events.
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All of these events occurred on Saturdays, when the City does not charge for parking in the deck. Staff believes that as Downtown visitors become more familiar with the deck, they will tend to return and use it at other times.
Staff is also either completely delusional or completely full of crap. Thanks for spending our money so stupidly folks!