Here's a tip, Downtown dwellers, shoppers and visitors. You don't have to feed the meters on weekends!
Read the signs (obey them too of course). They may not be the most straightforward signs in the world, but if you ignore the top portion (the "Monday through Friday" language) you will notice that the bottom portion does not contain the word "meter."
For example, a two-hour sign says, "2 HOUR PARKING 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM SATURDAY." The top of this same sign reads, "2 HOUR METER PARKING 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM MONDAY THRU FRIDAY."
This means that you don't have to plug the meters on Saturdays. But if you park at a single street spot for more than two hours you might get a ticket. And, if you didn't know, Sundays are always free at all metered spots in the city.
So, come Downtown on the weekends. Trust me, it's easier to park here than it is at Mayfair. And, on the streets at least, it's free. So, don't plug the meters!
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
He also thinks you should read OnMilwaukee each and every day.
