I was wondering if anyone has any feedback on how lack of parking has impacted visitation to their museum. We are expecting to lose all or part of our parking lot in the next 1-2 years due to the construction of a new building at Yale. The alternative for us will be to share a parking garage several blocks away from the museum that will have limited space for musuem visitors. I would like to hear from anyone who may have had a similar experience where their parking was eliminated or reduced or who currently do not have enough parking for the number of visitors that come to the museum. Has anyone done a study on how the lack of parking impacted their visitation numbers? Does anyone feel that many of their visitors would not come to their museum if they did not have adequate parking? Our current lot has 40 spaces and there is very limited street parking. On the weekends more street parking is available and we have access to the Yale employee lots as well. Unfortunately, when this building is constructed the Yale employee lots will also be gone and they too will have to park in the garage located several blocks away. Most of our visitors are families with young children and about 75% of our visitors come by car. I would appreciate any input. Sincerely, Patricia Brunetto Operations Coordinator Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History 170 Whitney Avenue New Haven, CT 06520 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).