By Howard M. Wedgle
I spoke to Nick LeMasters, the General Manager of the Cherry Creek Shopping Center recently to speak mostly about the upcoming paid parking, Smart Parking System starting January 17th of next year. Due to the massive redevelopment in the Cherry Creek area in just the last few years, a lot more people are living and working here. To address the over-parking of their lots, Taubman, the owner of the shopping center, decided to implement this innovative, state-of-the-art parking system that no one else in the metro area has. This system will include all decks & surface lots, which includes retailers from the mall to Bed, Bath & Beyond. [Read more…]
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