InTucker Magazine

From the Mayor

You’ve experienced it yourself – the most mundane, unglamorous things become so valuable, so useful, you never want to be without them. Our most recently completed project downtown is certain to be one of those.

People will regularly walk the equivalent of two city blocks to visit a mall, a big box retailer, or even a grocery store without giving it a thought. But if they can’t park directly in front of the place they want to visit on Main Street, we hear complaints about the lack of parking downtown. It’s in the nature of small downtowns that there’s never enough parking, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t working on it every day. Our most recent project downtown is one of the most exciting and impactful we’ve ever done. And it’s mostly asphalt.

For several years, we’ve been working on an agreement with Main Street Church (formerly Tucker First Baptist) for the public to be able to use their vast parking during the times that the church is not. On August 14, we held the Grand Opening!

This is a first-of-its-kind for Tucker – a cooperative venture with a major downtown property owner to create shared parking and a win-win-win situation. It results in just over 100 spaces available for use by students at Tucker High School and employees of downtown businesses, both of which will keep that many spaces open for visitors and the general public. It’s of course to be used exclusively by the church on Sundays and for certain other events, but there will be plenty of signage to make clear when it’s “offline”. We’ve also resurfaced the lot and striped the shared spaces in a special green to make them stand out. We will be responsible for keeping it clean and well maintained through our public works department. And even better, the City has a new webpage to let you know when and where you can park downtown at all times, including pictures and directions! You can get more information at Tuckerga.gov/parking.

We’re so grateful for this collaborative effort and hope it will lead to many more. It’s a great demonstration of the innovative community spirit in Tucker, and a huge practical help to the success of our downtown. See you on Main Street!