City offers survey to public regarding parklets

OR YOUR FAVORITE STREAMINGDEVICE.THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPOIS ASKING THE PUBLIC FORTHEIR OPINION ON WHETHEROUTDOOR DINING SHOULD BEMADE PERMANENT DOWNTOWN.DUSTY BAKER EXPLAINS.DUSTY BAKER LOOKLIVE "WITHTHE MASK MANDATE BEINGLIFTED NEXT WEEK AND WITHTHE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPOOPENINGUP MORE EVERY DAY, ANOTHERQUESTION THE CITY OF SANLUISOBISPO WILL HAVE TO ADDRESSCOMING UP IS WHETHER OR NOTTHEY WILL ALLOW PARKLETS TOREMAIN OUTDOORS IN DOWNTOWN.THESE PARKLETSPOTS ARE TAKING UP AT THISTIME BUT THEY ARE ALSOALLOWING BUSINESSES TO BEOUTDOORS AND DISTANCED."CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPOACTIVETRANSPORTATION MANAGER ADAMFUKUSHIMA"WE’RE LOOKING TOWARDS ASTUDYSESSION WITH OUR CITYCOUNCIL TOSEE IF THERE IS INTEREST INMAKING SOME OF THE FEATURESOF THE OUTDOOR DININGPROGRAM PERMANENT."SIDECAR COCKTAIL BAR OWNERLAUREN CHRISTENSEN "WE’RESUPER THANKFUL FORTHE PARKLETS, THEY GAVE US AVERY LARGE ONE WHICH ISAMAZING,WE HAVE A GREAT SPOT RIGHTOVER THE CREEK.THE RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLICHAS BEEN GREAT ANDIT’S REALLY GETTING USTHROUGH."IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC,PARKING SPACES BECAMEPARKLETS TO ALLOW BUSINESSESTO REMAIN OPEN WHILECUSTOMERS SOCIALLYDISTANCED.CHRISTENSEN: "WE WEREOPERATING AT 25 PERCENTOCCUPANCYTHAT’S ABOUT 12 PEOPLE SOHADWE JUST BEEN OPERATING WITHTHAT WE WOULDN’T HAVE BEENABLE TO KEEP THE LIGHTSON.HAVING THIS OUTSIDE WASAMAZING."DOWNTOWN SAN LUIS OBISPO HASHAD AS MANY AS 30 PARKLETCLUSTERS.

THE QUESTION IS -SHOULD THEY STAY LONG-TERM.FUKUSHIMA: "WE ESTIMATE THATITCOSTS ABOUT $5,000 TOMAINTAIN IT AND TO KEEP ITCLEAN."AND WHILE THE PARKLETS WEREMEANT TO BE TAMPORARY, THEYNOW WANT THE PUBLIC ANDLOCALBUSINESSES TO DECIDE WHATTHEFUTURE HOLDS.CHRISTENSEN: "WE HAVE SUCHBEAUTIFUL WEATHER IN THISTOWN AND EVERYONE HASALWAYS WANTED MORE OUTDOORSEATING.THIS FOR US HAS BEEN ASILVER LINING AND THE PUBLICHASALSO EXPRESSED THAT."FUKUSHIMA: "I’M REALLY HAPPYTO SEE THE RESPONSE WE’VEHAD SO FAR AND I HOPE ITCONTINUES."DUSTY BAKER CLOSE "AFTERJUST ONE DAY OF THE SURVEYBEING RELEASED TO THEPUBLIC, ALREADY OVER 1,600RESPONSES HAVE BEEN GIVEN INRESPONSE TO THE PARKLETSITUATION.REPORTING IN DOWNTOWN SANLUIS OBISPO,DUSTY BAKER, KSBY NEWS."TO TAKE THE PARKLET SURVEYVISIT SLO CITY DOT O