https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 03:23:31 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community/page/2#post-2352410 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 13:01:24 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2352410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That looks ridiculous! For one, how many people really have three or four cars at their house all the time? And secondly, park two of the cars in the garage! That's what it's for. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community/page/2#post-2351815 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:56:43 +0000 Modern Daisy 2351815@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We prefer to park on the street just to slow traffic down! The speed limit is 25 but people FLY through the neighborhood since it's sort of a cut through street right now due to construction on a nearby major road. I'm so glad I don't live in an hoa that prohibits this! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community/page/2#post-2351812 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:51:37 +0000 iheartleopardprint 2351812@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would totally prefer cars park in the street than that. That looks ridiculous and is not practical at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community/page/2#post-2351806 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 07:37:07 +0000 Mrs. Peanut 2351806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm confused about 1 and 2 also. How are they supposed to get out with 3 and 4 there? Sounds like people should park on the street, not the sidewalk. That driveway was obviously not set up for 4 cars. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community/page/2#post-2351775 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 03:41:57 +0000 lamariniere 2351775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm truly baffled. I more or less never drive, so I don't really understand the diagram. How do 1 and 2 get in and out? How do 3 and 4 not drive in the grass? Do all 4 cars belong to the same person? Or does it account for visitors? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community/page/2#post-2351747 Wed, 11 Nov 2015 00:19:00 +0000 hotpink 2351747@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is 3-4 car common in your neighborhood? In my area people tend to use garage for junk and park cars in driveway but usually only 2 cars at a house. 4 cars parked like the pic you posted looks crazy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community/page/2#post-2351645 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:43:37 +0000 photojane 2351645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePeony: ah, okay. I guess how I've experienced it, it's not that difficult to go around. But I can see how it can be a hassle. I still wouldn't want this parking situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community/page/2#post-2351487 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:45:53 +0000 agold 2351487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JoyfulKiwi: Obviously there are always extenuating circumstances as to why someone would not be able to park their car(s) in their garage. But I generally just don't view garages as "free spaces" per se. I view them as spaces meant to house your car. I also don't view sidewalks and street curbs as free spaces. But again, I totally understand the viewpoint of people who want to put stuff in their garage rather than cars and put their cars on the sidewalks and streets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community/page/2#post-2351477 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:38:13 +0000 pastemoo 2351477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: also how do 1 and 2 get out?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351474 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:35:58 +0000 pastemoo 2351474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Looks like a terrible idea, lots of wheels in the grass and bumper bumps... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351467 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:32:01 +0000 Golden 2351467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have to park like this. We get tickets for being on our suburban street past 11pm. Sucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351461 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:28:16 +0000 Mrs.Someone 2351461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Who has 4 cars? Visitors can just park on the street... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351455 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 19:22:55 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2351455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That arrangement would annoy the crap out of me. It looks very odd, but also seems impractical (honestly HOW does car 3 get in there?) What's the problem with parking on the street/curb? I'm not a huge fan of blocking the sidewalk &amp; we have a handful of people in our neighborhood that do that, but it's a minor annoyance. But, also, I'm the kind of person that can't stand HOAs &amp; their rules anyway, so maybe I'm biased somehow.<br /> @agold: just a different perspective, but not everyone can afford the extra expense to rent a storage unit for things when they have a free space available. Also, our garage is full right now because our basement flooded &amp; we are working on repairs and refinishing. So you never really know what another person's reason are. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351425 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:53:38 +0000 PurplePeony 2351425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: in my neighborhood, when people block the sidewalk, it's often *not* possible to just walk around the car because people have shrubs, flower beds, etc in the planting strip and the driveways are too narrow to pass between the car and landscaping (it's mainly 1950s houses with single-car garages). So you need to go over the curb or down the previous house's driveway, walk in the street past the offending house, and then get back onto the sidewalk afterward. It's really annoying. </p> <p>@mediagirl: I wouldn't be in favor of the parking arrangement proposed here, it seems highly inconvenient and I think it would cause more problems than it solves (increased vehicle traffic/blocking the road when people try to get in or out or shuffle the positions of the cars, torn-up landscaping, cars that don't park well and block the sidewalk anyway, etc). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351422 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:46:08 +0000 HLK208 2351422@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's ridiculous! But I'm also not a fan of cars on the sidewalk. When I'm running with the double and constantly going into the street (our streets are busy), it's a pain. </p> <p>Your neighborhood doesn't allow street parking though? I think street parking looks better than that arrangement! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351413 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:39:41 +0000 agold 2351413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: If your kid wants to ride his bike just a few houses down on the sidewalk, you won't be able to see him from standing in your own front yard. Also, when kids are playing with balls and such in the front yard, cars parked all along the street block the view of cars who are actually driving down the street. So I view it as a safety hazard, in addition to a major eye sore. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351404 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:30:31 +0000 photojane 2351404@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: my current neighborhood doesn't have sidewalks because we're kind of in the boonies, but our last neighborhood did. We went for walks and bike rides all the time and walking around the cars never bothered me enough to need a solution like this. I just can't imagine having to park like that every day. I mean, granted we only have two cars, but I would feel ridiculous asking guests to do that. Is it possible to get around the cars without having to go off the curb? Can you go down the slope of the driveway beside the parked car and around them that way? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351392 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 18:10:54 +0000 mediagirl 2351392@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@photojane: well, yeah. When you have a stroller or a kid on a bike or in a wagon, it sucks to have to walk off the sidewalk, onto the street and back up again. All over the curbs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351373 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:49:35 +0000 Foodnerd81 2351373@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So this is to prevent people from just parking two by two, therefore blocking sidewalks? I think 3 would ruin the grass- no one is that good of a parallel parker. And obviously they'd have to move a bunch of cars to get out? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351361 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:38:25 +0000 pregnantbee 2351361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh heck no. That seems so impractical. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351357 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:36:13 +0000 BeachMama 2351357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What ever happened to parking in the garage? I swear DH and I are some of the only people on our block that do </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351353 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:33:42 +0000 Autumnmama79 2351353@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I just don't understand how cars 1 or 2 would get in/out if car 3 was there?? Someone enlighten me please... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351338 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:19:15 +0000 agold 2351338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Your neighbor should rent a storage unit! I hear you keeping hoarding tendencies in check with a small house. It seems like a must! But I think its great that there are neighborhoods that do not have an HOA and people can live there and do whatever they want with their yards. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351335 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:14:10 +0000 photojane 2351335@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think it looks ridiculous, and I would hate it. Is walking around the cars really that difficult? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351329 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:11:14 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2351329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@agold: I swear one of my neighbors rehabs schools or something because his garage is filled to the brim with old desks and chairs. It's the strangest thing to see when I drive by. Our garage is used partly for workout space for DH. Not having a bunch of storage space in the house or in the garage definitely keeps any hoarding tendencies in check!</p> <p>ETA: can your HOA enforce rules about garage use- must be used as primary parking? The community where we rent out our condo has a rule like this. That HOA even fines people for not so nice looking window treatments. So they're sticklers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351322 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:05:55 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2351322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd put #3 &amp; #4 in the garage. It looks ridiculous to have them parked that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351319 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:04:57 +0000 agold 2351319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I do not have a basement. I do live in small house with neighbors who tend to put a lot of stuff in their garage so I suppose I somewhat understand. But it always looks like things that should go into a storage unit. Or often its game rooms or man caves or whatever. I get it. The houses are small and its sad to not be able to afford a bigger home with more rooms/storage/garages. I can't afford a bigger house, and luckily I can't afford to pack my garage with stuff either. :silly: Just a personal aesthetic preference. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351318 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:03:03 +0000 MaryM 2351318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: I'm assuming you're part of an HOA (otherwise how would it be enforced)? </p> <p>Is there no street parking? It seems like it would make sense to simply limit the number of cars allowed in a driveway so that all cars are on the opposite side of the sidewalk from the road (so two in that picture. Three if they have a wider driveway). Then people have to either park in a garage or on the street (if there is street parking). </p> <p>In my old neighborhood, each person had two parking spaces. Any other cars/visitors parked on the street. If you got home late you usually had to walk a ways, but that's just the way it was. People who played "create a space" and blocked crosswalks or parked on yellow curbs were towed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351313 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 17:00:45 +0000 Mrs. D 2351313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How many houses will it actually effect? I'm assuming some of the on the street arking is from people from only 2-3 car houses as well, and therefore won't look as bad maybe? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-would-your-thoughts-be-if-this-was-proposed-in-your-community#post-2351310 Tue, 10 Nov 2015 16:58:41 +0000 mediagirl 2351310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Maysprout: great point!<br /> @MaryM: quite a few, surprisingly.<br /> @LBee: I'm pretty sure you're going to ruin your grass.</p> <p>I really, really don't like this. Our neighborhood will look totally trashy, in my opinion, if we add this option. We have a meeting tonight and I appreciate the feedback. I think it will take away from the beauty of our neighborhood. </p>