Riley Plaza Parking Issue

A message from Markwood Management:

Good afternoon all,

Arthur Sargent, owner of Unit 308 at 24 Norman and a Salem City Councilman, called let us know about an issue that will no doubt put pressure on available parking in Riley Plaza.

The parking commission put forth a proposal at the last city council meeting to provide valet service to the Riley Plaza lot.  The issue will not come up for council vote for a while, but Arthur wanted to be sure that we were aware of it.  The council posts its meeting minutes on salem.com, if the issue is discussed in the minutes Arthur will be able to let you know when they are posted.

Please be aware that this proposal may have a very real effect on the availability of parking in Riley Plaza.

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT RILEY PLAZA!

There will be no access in or out of the parking lot this Saturday, June 24 between 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM.  The lot is being used for a staging area for the annual North Shore Pride Parade.

If you will need to access or exit the lot between those hours on Saturday be sure to make alternative plans.

Some of you have recently sold your Units and we do not yet have email contact information for some of the new owners yet.  We know it is an inconvenience, but if you can convey this information to the new owners, we are sure that they would appreciate it.

As always, we ask those of you who lease your units to forward this information to your tenants.

Markwood Management

Planning Board Meeting about Proposed Development at 120 Washington Street

Residents of 24 Norman Street, be aware (if you have not already received notice from the City of Salem Planning Board) that there will be a public hearing on Thurday, June 1, 2017 at 7:00 PM in room 313, third floor at 120 Washington Street to review plans to convert the 3rd and 4th floor offices at 120 Washington Street, currently occupied by the city, into (14) residential units and construct a common roof deck on the 2nd floor. The potential impact of this for 24 Norman Street residents is possible sound issues for the back and north side of the building, and especially on available area parking. The 120 Washington Street building has no parking of it's own and no mention has been made of where these (14) residents are going to be parking. Will the city make a deal to sell/lease more spaces in the already crowded Riley Plaza? With the leasing of space in Riley Plaza to the Merchant Hotel, another (2) hotels being built on Essex and Washington Streets and the loss of (8) spaces to tour-bus parking, parking availability promised to be a hot issue in the coming year or so.  If you can, please attend the meeting to find out the details of what is being proposed and to rasie any concerns you may have. This may be your only opportunity to be heard.

Parking and Road Closures For this Weekend

Two events this coming weekend may impact your parking and travel plans if you live at 24 Norman Street. If you regularly park in Riley Plaza, this will affect you.

North Shore Pride Parade – Saturday, June 21, 2014

On Saturday, June 21st at noon time the NS Pride Parade will begin at the Riley Plaza Parking Lot.  The parade will exit the lot taking a right onto Margin St., a right at Norman Street onto New Derby Street to Derby Street, then take a left onto Hawthorne Boulevard and into the Salem Common. 

At 11:45 am the parade route streets will be closed and will re-open immediately after the parade (approximately 1:00 p.m.) 

No Parking Postings
Please be aware that the Riley Plaza parking lot will be closed to vehicles on Saturday morning beginning at 9:00 a.m. All vehicles must be removed from the parking lot.

No parking tow zones from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. will be posted on Margin Street between Gedney & Norman Streets.

No parking tow zones beginning at 9:00 a.m. will be posted on Washington Square South and East around the Common.

Traffic delays are expected and motorists should seek alternate routes during this time.

For more information regarding the NS Pride Event log onto: http://northshorepride.org/

 


 


24th Annual North Shore Cancer Walk 
– Sunday, June 22, 2014

On Sunday, June 22nd the North Shore Cancer WALK will begin at Salem Willows Park, down Memorial Drive onto Essex Street around the Salem Common onto the Essex Street Pedestrian Mall onto Lafayette Street to Salem State University’s O’Keefe Center and back along Lafayette Street to Derby Street onto Fort Avenue back to the Salem Willows.

Please be aware that there will be street closures on portions of these roads from approximately 8am until 9:30am.

Traffic delays are expected and motorists should seek alternate routes during this time.

For more information regarding the Cancer Walk log onto: http://northshorecancerwalk.org/

PARKING DISRUPTION AT RILEY PLAZA, SATURDAY JUNE 29TH

An urgent message for residents of 24 Norman Street who usually park in Riley Plaza.
This Saturday, June 29th , between approximately 10:00 AM and noon Riley Plaza will be used as a staging area for the annual North Shore Pride parade.
The police will make every effort to allow access to parking for those cars with permits. However, there is sure to be some unavoidable disruption.

Parking in Riley Plaza June 30th

24 NORMAN STREET RESIDENTS NEED TO READ THIS.
Below is an e-mail sent to Nate Gravel, one of the trustees for 24 Norman Street by Ellen S. Talkowsky, Special Projects Coordinator for the Department of Public Services in Salem.

Dear Mr.  Gravel:  I am writing to inform you and the residents of the Norman Street condominiums that on June 30th, the North Shore Pride organization will be holding a parade that will be staged and begin at Riley Plaza.   In the course of planning for this event, the Salem Police Department has determined that the best staging area and step-off point for the parade would be the Riley Plaza parking area.  From a public safety perspective, this site allows the police department to keep participants safe within the location and also allows for traffic to continue to flow throughout the downtown until very shortly before the noon time start of the parade.

I am aware that residents of the Norman Street condominiums park their vehicles at this location and they will not need to relocate them.  However they will not be able to enter the lot or remove their vehicles from the lot during staging and step-off hours.  The Salem Police Traffic Division will close this parking area to vehicles effective at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 30, 2012.  Once the parade has cleared the Riley Plaza area, the lot can immediately be re-opened to vehicles.  I estimate the parade divisions will be out of the parking area by 1:00 p.m.

At this time, I would like to ask your assistance in passing along this information to the residents in your building.  Please let me know the most effective way to do this.

Thank you,

Ellen S. Talkowsky
Special Projects Coordinator
Department of Public Services
120 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Salem, MA 01970
978-745-9595, ext. 5676
978-745-0349 (fax)
www.salem.com
etalkowsky@salem.com