It would be nice if they would have some take out spots then. I have ordered from Zoe's before (take-out) and gotten there with no place to park to run in and get the food. Disappointing.. it's my fav place.
I just sent them an email.Captn_Ag05 said:
I'd suggest letting them know your displeasure. I'd hate to see restaurants and small businesses (Merge, Hey Sugar, etc.) not make it because of people not coming due to ridiculous parking fees.
centurysquare@midwaycompanies.com
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Prime parking is currently metered, but other nonmetered parking is currently available at Century Square. In addition, the garage at Century Square will be free for the first thirty minutes. Some tenants will validate parking & there will be free "short-term" parking spaces spread throughout the center for restaurant take-out and quick retail pickups. Being located on Texas A & M's campus it is necessary to optimize convenient parking options for patrons looking to make quick trips & to differentiate between university student parking!
Soooooo... a doorless Jeep would be kinda screwed right now.jrhmc said:
I'm not sure. He told me I had to pay at the meter and put in my license plate number then put the receipt on the dash. I'm guessing you'll have the option to add time if you stay longer. Probably the same way it works in the university garages where you can text to add time. I didn't see the garage open but I didn't stay long after being told that it was going to cost us $6 extra dollars to eat at Zoe's since I was meeting my husband there for lunch.
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To Whom It May Concern:
Charging for parking at your Century Square location in College Station is an insult to the patrons that could potentially make your location successful while simultaneously demonstrating you don't have a strong grasp of the market/demographic in the area.
Yes, it's true that being located very near a Tier 1 research university, in a constrained area with minimal parking, represents a challenge to your group. How about you talk with restaurant and bar owners across South College (the street that divides you from your more-established brethren)? They've managed to live through a less-than-optimal parking situation for decades without ever having to charge their customers for parking.
Your current approach may work well in urban/uptown environments like Dallas or Houston where paying to park is the expected norm. THIS community frowns on it; we're simple, hard-working folks who want to support local business without an added parking penalty. You have certainly lost my business, and given the grumblings of a local online message board, you're about to lose a whole lot more (https://texags.com/forums/35/topics/2888586/replies/49958156).
I strongly suggest you consider alternative options -- free parking with validation (longer than "30 minutes") or some other means of NOT penalizing the establishments that will make your venture successful.
Captn_Ag05 said:
I sent them a message - below is the response I received:Quote:
Prime parking is currently metered, but other nonmetered parking is currently available at Century Square. In addition, the garage at Century Square will be free for the first thirty minutes. Some tenants will validate parking & there will be free "short-term" parking spaces spread throughout the center for restaurant take-out and quick retail pickups. Being located on Texas A & M's campus it is necessary to optimize convenient parking options for patrons looking to make quick trips & to differentiate between university student parking!
tx_ag_gal said:
Hubs and I went today and left after being greeted by the parking meter dude. Saw others leaving right ahead of us.
I'd park in a parking garage for a movie if Studio Movie Grill is as good as Alamo Drafthouse. I'm not certain if I'd be willing to pay to park since Cinemark has awesome seats already.CactusThomas said:
Century Square is a bad idea to begin with. Free or not, I'm not parking in a parking garage to get a burger or see a movie. This isn't NYC.
"Who do they think we am?" - Dale Watson
As someone else already mentioned, grub is very compatible - if not better - and it's hassle free.
birdman said:
If you validated parking, then you are fine.
Yep, gotta learn them yokels to pay for parking - that's life in the big city!! But we're not a big city and won't be for a while. We're a very nice-sized pair of cities with plenty of restaurants and stores that have plenty of free parking. If they maintain this policy, not going to Century Square will be one of the easiest decisions I've ever made.australopithecus robustus said:
They do it at City Centre so I guess they are modeling after that.
Another aspect to view this is that the developer considers Century Square to be a lifestyle destination and consequently need to charge for the perceived amenity.
Maybe they believe it's time to start training the public here to pay for such an amenity and not take it for granted.
Risky business to be sure. Time will tell.
We are slowly becoming a city. I suppose you have to pay to play.
I'm not saying I would pay. I don't see the value.