patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Traffic Hazard

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Readers Weigh In On Garage Restaurant Parking Problems

Several Northville Patch readers say the restaurant's contribution to the downtown business community outweighs parking problems.

Two Northville residents who live on High Street spoke to Northville City Council Monday about a traffic and parking hazard on their streets from patrons of the newly opened Garage Grill & Fuel Bar.  The story on Patch generated a lot of buzz among readers. "The restaurant is in downtown and so are the people that live on High Street," Terri commented on the story. "If you would like a quiet street move out on Main Street past Clement." Carol Maynard said she agrees with Terri and that Northville needs to welcome new businesses to its downtown like Plymouth unless it wants to be a ghost town. "I love walking in town seeing more business in this economy. You bought the house next to businesses so deal with it or move," said commenter …

In this Article:

Garage Grill & Fuel Bar, Northville Residents Express Concern About Garage Restaurant, and Sandy Hughes O'Brien

Jennifer

3:40 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012

Free valet parking. Parking by permit only on high street. At the very least, Parking on only one side of the street on High.   more ›

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Northville Residents Express Concern About Garage Restaurant

At Monday's city council meeting, resident complaints centered around patrons' vehicles packing residential streets.

The new restaurant Garage Grill & Fuel Bar opened last week in downtown Northville to high fanfare, but some residents are worried that the influx of people to that part of downtown Northville is creating traffic hazards in the residential areas.  "There are 14 parking spaces for a restaurant that has seating for more than 200 people," said Mary Beth Widak at Northville City Council's meeting Monday. She said her home's driveway is on High Street where many of the restaurant's patrons have been parking. When vehicles park on both sides of the streets, she said, they become so narrow that only one vehicle can pass at a time. Widak also said the added traffic is bringing speeding drivers down the residential streets. "We bought homes in …

In this Article:

Garage Grill & Fuel Bar Opens for Business

Patch_comments_icon

Aysha Jamali

3:32 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Do you think the DDA should reevaluate the property and try to come up with solutions for any parking problems?   more ›

Got a Hot Tip?
 
 

Videos

 

Most Popular Articles

  1. Northville Dancer Out to Prove She Can Dance
  2. Teens Caught with Marijuana at Parmenter's Cider Mill
  3. Novi Principal Leaves District After Super Drunk Charges Plus More Big News Near You
  4. $500 Missing from Northville Business
  5. Northville Ranks as 16th Best Public High School in State

PSST! Want to Contribute?

  • Got a hot tip on news you think everyone should know? Tell us.
  • Just married? New baby? Make honor roll? Add an Announcement
  • Organizing that big block party or poetry reading? Put it on the calendar!
  • Have a great photo of your community?
    Add it to Your Neighborhood Gallery.