Do we need more parking?

Before I delve into the topic of parking a bit more, I want to get a sense of what readers think:  Do we need more parking along Milwaukee Avenue?

For the purposes of this discussion, because I’m going to tie it into discussion of the Milwaukee Avenue Corridor Development Initiative workshops that recently took place, I’m broadening the portion of Milwaukee Avenue addressed and breaking it down into two sections.  Please vote in both polls and read the answers carefully as they appear in random order:

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Milwaukee Avenue/Logan Square identity

Street/neighborhood character

Earlier this year I volunteered with a Neighbors Project (see blogroll in right column) project in Lakeview and asked a dozen or so people milling around Lakeview some questions designed to get a feel for what they identified with the neighborhood.

What do you identify with Milwaukee Avenue? [Update: Reader/ commenter/blogger The Urbanophile rightly illuminates that I should be more specific, so let’s say Milwaukee Avenue in Logan Square, or if you dare to drill down even more, the 2600 and 2700 blocks — just let us know in the comments section what level of specificity you’re talking about.] Or — more generally — what do you identify with Logan Square? Here are some questions to consider (if you live outside of Chicago, consider the questions for your own neighborhood):

• What’s the most memorable thing you’ve seen or done on Milwaukee Avenue? in Logan Square?
• What one word best sums up Milwaukee Avenue? Logan Square? why?
• What makes Milwaukee Avenue different than other streets in Logan Square?
• What makes Logan Square different than other Chicago neighborhoods?
• What landmark or street most captures Logan Square? why?