The town of Mount Pleasant is considering a ban on free roadside parking on Patriots Point Blvd. near Coleman Blvd., a popular spot for those walking or running the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge.
Town Administrator Mac Burdette recently suggested the ban and a plan to allow walkers and runers to park at Memorial Waterfront Park when it opens on the West side of the bridge approach. The Wingo Way extension will connect the park with the Mount Pleasant bridge ramp.
Burdette suggested $1-per-hour parking fee at the park, or an annual pass of about $20.
At the present time, free off-street parking is available off Patriots Point Blvd., at the College of Charleston athletics complex.
The 14-acre Memorial Waterfront Park is expected to open by the summer of 2009, and will feature a visitors center, a Sweetgrass cultural arts center, a war memorial and a 1,250-foot-long pier.
