‘They don’t have much money!’ Angry drivers fumed over ‘premium’ parking fines outside children’s attraction

FAMILIES are outraged over new parking charges at a popular children’s attraction, causing additional difficulties for parents traveling with children.

Although the museum has parking, one mother said she had to park even further away in places where she didn’t have to pay – even though in the past she had been able to use it for free.

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Katey Yoder had to walk through car lanes with her just over 1-year-old daughter at the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Indiana, for an Easter egg hunt, local news outlet reports. The Indianapolis Star reported.

The mother said she had to walk through car-filled streets with her young son to avoid spending too much on the museum’s new parking fees.

The garage was practically empty, but your only options were to park further away or pay to park in spaces that were free on your previous visit.

Museum parking is available Friday through Sunday for $10 per visit.

The change in parking policy aims to offset increased operating costs.

From Thursday to Saturday, the museum’s premium parking is allocated to 48 spaces on the second and third levels of the east side of the garage.

This is the closest side of the museum and premium parking for spaces starts at US$5 per visit.

Special events and peak visiting times may also cause price changes.

Since the museum has valet and premium parking options that began in March, many parents will have to suffer the same fate.

Juggling diaper bags while walking with kids and any other added hassles make visiting a pain, especially for single moms, Yonder explained.

There are other issues that arise due to parking changes for parents with medical conditions.

For example, Yonder’s best friend’s recent trip to the InfoZone library inside the Children’s Museum was more than an idea.

“They don’t necessarily have a lot of extra money right now,” Yoder said.

“They had to park at the very back of the fourth floor of the parking lot, as far away as possible… Because the parking lot was so full and because people didn’t want those spaces,

Are you covered by law for parking on public streets?

Parking on public streets is generally legal, even in front of someone’s home, experts say.

Unless the home is in an HOA subdivision, an apartment complex with assigned spaces, or there are laws against parking during certain days or times, it is not illegal to park a vehicle in front of someone’s home on a public street.

“Generally speaking, an individual citizen does not ‘own’ or have any continuing exclusive right to use a parking space on a public street,” he wrote Nolo Legal.

“These spaces are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.”

Most states have rules against vehicles parking in the same location for 72 hours, or blocking fire hydrants, driveways, and driveways, as a vehicle parked in these spaces presents a safety risk.

“She then had to take her kindergartener and her 1-year-old to the museum and walk across and then they got their books, and then she had to carry these two bags of books and these two children the whole way.”

The additional parking options are intended to generate more revenue for the museum’s exhibits, facilities and garage maintenance.

It’s also supposed to go toward community outreach for needy families and paying employees, according to the museum’s vice president of operations, Audra Blasdel.

“To avoid (further) burdening members and visitors with these costs, the museum is mapping out several new revenue streams focused on providing improvements,” explained Blasdel.

“Instead of charging all visitors more.”