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Sarasota News Leader March 15, 2013 Page 56 CITY CREATES 100 PARKING SPACES FOR ROSEMARY DISTRICT Following a community dialogue on economic development in the Rosemary District and an analysis of the current parking inventory, the City of Sarasota has been creating 100 new on-street parking spaces along Lemon Avenue and Fourth Street, the city has announced. and nearby traffic flow improvements, the release notes. Parking enforcement signage will be installed soon, the release adds. In the meantime, no time restrictions are being enforced; however, no overnight parking will be allowed. Late last week, workers were restriping the pavement, a city news release says. Approximately 30 new spaces will be available on Fourth Street between Central and Orange avenues, the release says, while approximately 70 new spaces will be on Lemon Avenue between Fruitville Road and Ninth Street. All the spaces will be for parallel parking, the release adds. The additional spaces are an outgrowth of a recent community meeting concerning a catalyst project in the Rosemary District, the release notes. "As the City of Sarasota prepares to issue an Invitation To Negotiate to develop a significant project at 1440 Boulevard of the Arts, the extra parking is a first step in supporting the Rosemary District's economic efforts," the release points out. "Convenient parking and the perception of convenient parking will be beneficial to the future redevelopment and infill of the Rosemary District north of Fruitville Road," City Manager Tom Barwin says in the release. "We are excited over this collaboration as the economy appears to be reawakening after the Great Recession." The parking spaces will remain temporary as staff studies how parking patterns evolve with the combination of new development City workers stripe new parking spaces in the Rosemary District. Photo courtesy City of Sarasota