The Lavaca Neighborhood Association is one community where some residents have expressed concern about people parking in areas where they shouldn’t.
SAN ANTONIO — As tens of thousands of basketball fans pack the Alamo City for the Final Four, some San Antonio residents are hoping to cash in on the parking challenges while others have concerns.
“I’m just excited for San Antonio to make all that money downtown,” said Rosemary, who wished to only use her first name and not show her face on TV.
Rosemary and her neighbor BB are among the residents who have turned their properties into temporary parking lots that people can pay for. Signs outside their homes near the Alamodome display the prices and accepted forms of payment.
“We do Cash App, Venmo and cash,” BB said.
“They like convenience and they like to know that their cars are secure,” Rosemary said.
While street parking is typically restricted during large public events, legal experts tell KENS 5 parking on private property is allowed as long as they have permission from the homeowner.
“But we as little people we are charging like $20,” Rosemary said.
“It helps me out with food or electric, extra money that I don’t have that either I pay my rent or I buy groceries,” BB said.
The Lavaca Neighborhood Association is one community where some residents have expressed concern about people parking in areas where they shouldn’t, be it in permit-only spots on homeowners’ driveways.
“We do have some folks that come in to visit us and maybe not where they’re supposed to and I’ve been exposed to that myself from time to time,” said Michael White, vice president of the Lavaca Neighborhood Association.
The association has been working with city leaders to address the neighborhood’s long-term needs, which White stressed is vital when it comes to future big developments like the sports entertainment district.
“One of them is parking enforcement. We’ve also have been asking for a traffic study that would encompass not only Southtown but also the Alamodome and Hemisfair.”