By Robert Lewis rlewis@sacbee.com
Published: Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2009 - 11:26 am
Published: Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2009 - 11:26 am
A popular parking spot for visitors to the American River Parkway will be restricted to residential permits.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved making Bannister Road south of Fair Oaks Boulevard a residential permit parking area, the first such area in an unincorporated neighborhood. That area is popular for people who visit the north side of the San Juan rapids, said Steve Flannery, park ranger manager.
"It has that combination of being a beautiful spot and (having) free parking available," Flannery said.
The problem is the high traffic brings with it not just congestion but also fistfights, public drunkenness and other nuisances, Flannery said.
The county has had a residential parking permit program in place since October 2006 and four neighborhoods had initially applied for the program but there wasn't enough support from residents so the county never implemented the program, said Lu Li, a senior transportation engineer.
The Bannister Road area will be the first such zone in unincorporated Sacramento County.
"The residents and the school need some relief here," Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan said.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors approved making Bannister Road south of Fair Oaks Boulevard a residential permit parking area, the first such area in an unincorporated neighborhood. That area is popular for people who visit the north side of the San Juan rapids, said Steve Flannery, park ranger manager.
"It has that combination of being a beautiful spot and (having) free parking available," Flannery said.
The problem is the high traffic brings with it not just congestion but also fistfights, public drunkenness and other nuisances, Flannery said.
The county has had a residential parking permit program in place since October 2006 and four neighborhoods had initially applied for the program but there wasn't enough support from residents so the county never implemented the program, said Lu Li, a senior transportation engineer.
The Bannister Road area will be the first such zone in unincorporated Sacramento County.
"The residents and the school need some relief here," Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan said.
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