[Deptheads] Trying to solve the Parking situation where we're at
Eric M. Aldrich I
ealdrich at penguinlust.org
Thu May 1 12:08:28 PDT 2008
Not at this time. As it stands right now, they may not need to.
Eric
On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 06:49:43PM -0700, Eric Burgess wrote:
> Did the hotel agree to remove the room minimum? The parking situation is
> mitigated somewhat if people can book at the Sheraton or Marriott without
> worry that they are making the con lose a ton of money.
>
> ...ERB
>
> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Robert Lionheart <spinachcat at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Who are we?
> >
> > This is the moment where we decide if we are just Old Regime Redux or
> > Something Better. A sign is not going to do it. A sign does not say we
> > give a damn.
> >
> > If you want attendees to feel we give a damn, you need a human being out
> > there in the sweltering heat for them to interact with when they drive in.
> > This human being needs to smile at them and hand them a flyer with clear
> > directions, prices and options.
> >
> > It's gonna be a suck job. Whoever does it should get a bucket of kudos.
> >
> > - R
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *Michael Russell <mikeinva8 at mac.com>* wrote:
> >
> > Hey Mike,
> > If you need a good sign done, I can do it for you senese I am going to
> > be going to Kinkos and getting the big Directory signs done when I get
> > there any way, and can have it mounted too, just let me know.
> >
> > Mike
> > On Apr 30, 2008, at 12:58 AM, Mike Fryer wrote:
> >
> > > The circle drive is for airport vans only, and my guess is that they
> > > will not be letting any other vehicles in the back. Any unloading will
> > > have to be done in the front.
> > >
> > > I am working on the parking and I have a really good lead for a good
> > > parking solution. I think a large sign with the flyers may work as
> > > well
> > > or better. It is going to be really hot out there, nobody will want to
> > > or should have to stand out there for hours.
> > >
> > > Mike Fryer
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: deptheads-bounces at strategicon.net
> > > [mailto:deptheads-bounces at strategicon.net] On Behalf Of DB
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2008 4:21 PM
> > > To: deptheads at strategicon.net
> > > Subject: [Deptheads] Trying to solve the Parking situation where we're
> > > at
> > >
> > > Here's how I think we can help the parking situation for Gamex at
> > > Raddison.
> > > There are two parts to it. PLEASE don't casually dismiss this message
> > > --
> > > read and comment.
> > >
> > > It will take a few volunteers but I think it will go a long way to
> > > showing
> > > the attendees that we are trying to address the problem given the
> > > difficulties. Please note, we can NOT simply put additional parking
> > > instructions on the web site.
> > >
> > > One.
> > >
> > > We have a con volunteer out on Vicksburg sidewalk, near the hotel
> > > entrance,
> > > and they have a stack of photocopies with a map of the area showing
> > > every
> > > nearby parking lot and the parking fee. If there are in/out privleges
> > > for
> > > that lot, we note it. These lots should be nearby hotels, airport
> > > lots,
> > > whatever. We also indicate where there is (if any) day-long parking
> > > on
> > > the
> > > street.
> > >
> > > We can NOT leave this to the hotel to do; they've shown themselves
> > > to be
> > > very difficult to work with and we should not depend on them. We need
> > > to
> > > have a con volunteer out there doing this.
> > >
> > > This helps only half of the situation because people want to park
> > > close
> > > and
> > > not lug fifty pounds of gaming supplies. This brings me to:
> > >
> > > Two.
> > >
> > > We have a couple con volunteers by the circle drive entrance to allow
> > > people
> > > to unload. These volunteers will supervise the area and watch over
> > > the
> > > stuff people unload until those people can go find parking in one of
> > > the
> > > lots nearby. This lets people leave their stuff under con supervision
> > > rather than make them break their backs walking back from parking
> > > (which
> > > could be up to several blocks away).
> > >
> > > Are there potential problems with folks leaving their stuff under our
> > > supervision? Yes. But I truly believe we need to offer this option
> > > or
> > > these people loaded down with their books and minis and board games
> > > might
> > > just say "fuck it" and drive away.
> > >
> > > What does all this do?
> > >
> > > It shows the attendees that we care. It shows them we're aware of the
> > > problem and not hiding our heads in the sand like Rocky and crew would
> > > have
> > > done. One of the complaints I was hearing about from the parking
> > > situation
> > > at OrcCon is that folks would show up to park but there was no info
> > > out
> > > front as to where else to go when they were told parking was full.
> > > Now
> > > with
> > > Gamex, pretty much everyone is going to have this problem. WE NEED TO
> > > ADDRESS IT.
> > >
> > > To do this, we need a few volunteers that we can swap out over the
> > > course of
> > > Friday late afternoon & evening and, especially, Saturday (mainly).
> > > This
> > > won't be very fun volunteer duty but we need to find someone to do it.
> > > Barring that, we need to pay folks to do it. Let's get someone out
> > > there
> > > with a card table, a beach umbrella and ice water and we can swap
> > > volunteers
> > > out every couple hours just to change it up for them.
> > >
> > > I know it's not the best solution but we don't have much choice.
> > > We're
> > > faced with the problem -- it's unlikely we'll move -- let's deal with
> > > it.
> > >
> > > - Denys
> > >
> > >
> > >
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