Potomac Mills reducing commuter parking |
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Bodybykids
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I don't slug from Potomac Mills but I agree with FedUp. Behind Costco, Across from IKEA and also where the furniture store is - these area's very rarely fill up and certainly not during the work-week hours. Why not move the parking to these area's?
If they reduce it to 250 spots - will PRTC also move the bus lines from there? Do any of the commuters who park at Potomac Mills consider using the Lot off of the Occoquan/123 exit? I don't think this lot fills up and its not that far from Potomac Mills. Just my 2 cents. |
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UriahKiser
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Hey, It's Uriah Kiser, Editor for PotomacLocal.com. We are working on g getting answers from officials, the mall and reaction from slugs that use the lot. Full disclosure: I am one of those slugs. Please keep checking back as the story develops.
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fed up
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The only time the front of the mall is even full (where you have to drive up and down the aisles) is at Christmas time. So I have no clue where they are coming from that that statement. I also know that the area behind Costcos and across from Ikea is wide open almost all the time. I have never seen anyone park in that location, even during the Holidays. Why can't we move back there.
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pwc94
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I'd love to hear their reasoning for this. That lot does not fill up during the average weekday. This is going to impact ALL the nearby lots.
I'm curious though, if they have an agreement to provide 275 spaces, why are they being allowed to cut it to 250? |
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Admin
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I just hear about this too. Here is another link to
http://potomaclocal.com/news/stafford/potomac-mills-to-reduce-commuter-parking/#more-2861 Woodbridge, Va. –– It won’t be a happy Valentine’s Day for some Woodbridge commuters. Potomac Mills mall in Woodbridge on February 14th will decrease the number of commuter parking spaces on its lot by 75 percent, from 1,000 spaces to just 250. Woodbridge District Supervisor Frank Principi made the announcement today, and said the loss of the spaces is unfortunate but added the mall is allowed to reduce the number of spaces as part of their special use permit with Prince William County. Many Slugs (those who ride in cars of three or more occupants on Interstate 95’s High Occupancy Vehicle lanes) use the lot each morning. Last fall, a mall spokeswoman said the mall had an agreement with Prince William to provide 275 spaces, but had been providing at least 975. We are still waiting to hear back from Potomac Mills about this decision. The next largest commuter lot available in the area is the Horner Road lot, off Prince William Parkway and Interstate 95. It’s the largest commuter lot in Virginia and each space in the lot is usually filled each weekday by 7 a.m. or shortly thereafter. This latest commuter set back comes as a new slug line from Woodbridge to Alexandria failed to gain traction last fall. |
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slugguru
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Just saw this
Commuters who park at Potomac Mills may soon have to go elsewhere. The mall's management has announced that the mall will be reducing the number of commuter parking spaces available in its parking lot from 1000 to 250. The change will be effective Feb. 14. Stay with insidenova.com and the News & Messenger for more on this story. http://www2.insidenova.com/news/2011/jan/13/potomac-mills-mall-reduce-commuter-parking-spaces-ar-772333/ |
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