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The '''Charlottesville Parking Center''' is a private company established in 1959 to manage parking facilities in Charlottesville's downtown | The '''Charlottesville Parking Center''' is a private company originally established in 1959 to manage parking facilities in Charlottesville's downtown.<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville Parking Center - About Us|url=http://www.charlottesvilleparking.com/index.php/about|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=June 6, 2011}}</ref> | ||
In August 2014, [[Charlottesville]] entrepreneur [[Mark Brown]] became CPC's owner, purchasing the company for $13.8 million. The purchase price of $34 per share for the 407,309 shares was approved at an August 4 CPC shareholders meeting.<ref>{{cite email|subject=Mark Brown Press Release - CPC Acquisition|from=John Kelly|sourceorg=|to=Brian Wheeler|repositoryorg=|senddate=12 Aug 2014}}</ref> | CPC operates the [[Water Street Parking Garage]] and owns 344 of the garage parking spaces following purchase of 106 spaces from Wells Fargo in October 2015. CPC also owns the surface lot adjacent to the [[Water Street Parking Garage]]. The company also manages the city-owned [[Market Street Parking Garage]] and other spaces in the city. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville Parking Center - About Us|url=http://www.charlottesvilleparking.com/index.php/about|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=June 6, 2011}}</ref> | ||
In August 2014, [[Charlottesville]] entrepreneur [[Mark Brown]] became CPC's owner, purchasing the company for $13.8 million. The purchase price of $34 per share for the 407,309 shares was approved at an August 4 CPC shareholders meeting.<ref>{{cite email|subject=Mark Brown Press Release - CPC Acquisition|from=John Kelly|sourceorg=|to=Brian Wheeler|repositoryorg=|senddate=12 Aug 2014}}</ref> {{fact}} | |||
Their logo was created by [[Payne Ross]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=payne ross / work / charlottesville parking center|url=http://www.payneross.com/index.php/work/detail/charlottesville-parking-center|author=Payne Ross|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref> | Their logo was created by [[Payne Ross]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=payne ross / work / charlottesville parking center|url=http://www.payneross.com/index.php/work/detail/charlottesville-parking-center|author=Payne Ross|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=June 19, 2014}}</ref> | ||
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==Legal fight against the city== | |||
CPC filed suit against the Charlottesville in March 2016 claiming that the city has kept rates at the Water Street Parking Garage below market rate. CPC sought $1 million in damages as well as an injunction against the city allowing CPC to raise the rates. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville Parking Center files lawsuit against Charlottesville|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/23255-cpc-sues-charlottesville/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 14, 2016|accessdate=December 31, 2016}}</ref> | |||
==Statistics== | ==Statistics== | ||
Revision as of 20:55, 31 December 2016
The Charlottesville Parking Center is a private company originally established in 1959 to manage parking facilities in Charlottesville's downtown.[1]
CPC operates the Water Street Parking Garage and owns 344 of the garage parking spaces following purchase of 106 spaces from Wells Fargo in October 2015. CPC also owns the surface lot adjacent to the Water Street Parking Garage. The company also manages the city-owned Market Street Parking Garage and other spaces in the city. [2]
In August 2014, Charlottesville entrepreneur Mark Brown became CPC's owner, purchasing the company for $13.8 million. The purchase price of $34 per share for the 407,309 shares was approved at an August 4 CPC shareholders meeting.[3] [citation needed]
Their logo was created by Payne Ross. [4]
In January 2015, CPC began a campaign to create a unified travel demand management system that would include parking in garages, on-street parking, taxi cabs, and buses. [citation needed] One of the companies whose technology might be used is Flow Thru Technologies.
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Legal fight against the city
CPC filed suit against the Charlottesville in March 2016 claiming that the city has kept rates at the Water Street Parking Garage below market rate. CPC sought $1 million in damages as well as an injunction against the city allowing CPC to raise the rates. [5]
Statistics
| Year | Transient parkers |
| 2006 | 717,000 |
| 2008 | 552,000 |
| 2009 | 526,000 |
References
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Parking Center - About Us, retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Parking Center - About Us, retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ↑ E-mail. John Kelly. "Mark Brown Press Release - CPC Acquisition." Message to Brian Wheeler. 12 Aug 2014.
- ↑ Web. payne ross / work / charlottesville parking center, Payne Ross, retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Parking Center files lawsuit against Charlottesville, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, March 14, 2016, retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ↑ Web. Economic brake felt by downtown parking company, Hawes Spencer, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, April 12, 2009, retrieved June 19, 2014.
- ↑ Web. Fewer parkers: CPC reveals third straight drop, Hawes Spencer, The Hook, Better Publications LLC, March 25, 2010, retrieved June 19, 2014. Print. April 1, 2010 , 0913, .