The Target police parking spots in Walnut Creek seem to randomly cycle through 0, 1 or 2 spots. Right now there are none. How long until it reappears?
The Target police parking spots in Walnut Creek seem to randomly cycle through 0, 1 or 2 spots. Right now there are none. How long until it reappears?
Awesome bluegrass music being performed in front of Tiffany in downtown Walnut Creek last night. At least I think it was bluegrass, has anyone heard them before?
Tomorrow, Saturday, December 14, 2013, the Walnut Creek Half Marathon will take place in our City. The race starts at 7:00AM on Civic Drive (at Civic Park) and will proceed:
• North on Civic to North on Oak Rd to
• East on Treat Blvd to
• South on Cowell to
• West on Ygnacio Valley Rd to
• North on San Carlos into Heather Farm Park and onto the Canal TrailThere will be several road closures and the race will affect traffic mainly on Ygnacio Valley Rd and Treat Blvd, and particularly the neighborhoods that feed onto those streets. The WCPD encourages anyone with plans to travel on those streets between 7:00AM and 12:00PM to allow extra time for traffic delays.
More than a few heads were turned as Santa was spotted window shopping the other day in Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek.
Thanks to a reader for pointing out that the Plaza Escuela parking garage in downtown Walnut Creek (where The Cheesecake factory is located) now has parking meters on the ground level. This has particular relevance since the Walnut Creek City Council voted last week to increase street parking to $2 per hour and eliminate free parking on Sundays (beginning this Spring). Is this the beginning of the end of free parking in downtown Walnut Creek?
This week the Walnut Creek City Council approved a plan to double parking meter rates in downtown Walnut Creek to $2 per hour, charge on Sundays, extend the meter time from 6pm to 8pm, and increase parking meters outside of core downtown locations according to this article in the Contra Costa Times.
On the other hand, the first hour when parking within city-owned garages will be free which is nice, and the meters will begin at 10am instead of 9am. The increased revenue will support downtown programs and there will be more metered spaces available when you do need them.
I can only imagine how packed the free garages will become when this takes effect in the Spring. It’s not going to be pretty in which case I may have to think about trying out the city garages and try to get out within an hour. So do you support the parking meter changes approved by the Walnut Creek City Council?
