While attending an event at the Bradley Center, we decided to park in the Bradley Center Parking Structure that is adjacent to the Bradley Center. The Parking Structure on 1030 North Sixth Street that MATC students and faculty and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel employees use has well.
While driving up the parking ramp, I noticed so many reserved parking spots for Milwaukee Journal Sentinel employees. Many vacant spots!
And YES this was not during the normal business working hours, but with all of the job cuts that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is going through it might be time to adjust those valuable parking spots.
On my way out while paying I asked the guard how often the reserved parking spots are evaluated based on needs? He didn’t have a clue, but he did think it was a waste and a shame not to get paying customers in those spots. He then said, “Well the Journal does pay for those spots, but at a reduced rate and not the premium value they get on special events nights. They fired a whole lot of people and I don’t think they need all of them, just a shame all the way around!”
Many times downtown parking is more valuable than gold and the guard is right it is a shame that many of those spots that are no longer needed but cannot be used. Well used legally! Park in them and you just might get a ticket!
So here is hoping the powers that be read this post and inquire about reevaluating the needs verse the current supply.
I have sent an email to the Bradley Center itself about this and have not received a word back yet!
