h1. Moronic opposition to Promedica's plans to build an HQ in downtown Toledo --(my jan 6, 2015 toledotalk.com comment)-- toledoramblingman "wrote":http://toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/tt.pl/article/186388#186396 bq. _"Majority of *+other+ downtown workers* around the U.S. do not expect parking right in front of their building."_ Which is why it's silly to compare Toledo to other cities, in my opinion. Residents in this area want to park close to their destinations. That's life around here. That mindset won't change. From the Jan 4, 2015 Kushma "opinion":http://www.toledoblade.com/DavidKushma/2015/01/04/ProMedica-and-Promenade-Park-Let-s-have-both.html q. ProMedica executives insist that building the garage on that site is an essential element of the development. They cite what they call the need to *ensure the +safety+ of the company’s employees,* some of whom work at night. q.. From that same Kushma piece, Senior U.S. District Judge James Carr expressed a moronic viewpoint: q. He dismisses the safety concerns ProMedica expresses as a “sham and pretext ... *I often attend events* downtown at nighttime, park on the street, and have never felt threatened or unsafe in any way.” q.. Attending a few or even several events downtown is not even close to the same thing as going to work at the same time each day, five days a week, 45 to 50 weeks per year. Predators rely on patterns of behavior. Hopefully, the judge is smart enough to realize that a person walking alone presents a different target compared to someone walking among dozens or hundreds of people at an event. The alleged safety issues might be a misplaced concern to some, but if many of these employees are coming from locations outside Toledo, then it's obviously an important issue to enough people. I don't see Promedica changing their plans about parking. Has anyone on city council "called Promedica a terrorist":http://www.toledotalk.com/cgi-bin/comments.pl/3/953#1853 yet? Maybe the opponents to Promedica's plans should have started a business and grew it to thousands of employees, and then they could have obtained the clout to do what they want on that land. Right or wrong, that's business. It might be easier and cheaper for Promedica to buy a soybean field in northern Wood County or western Lucas County and build their own campus-style setup with green space, a pond, walking trails, etc. On their campus, they could probably operate their own small stores and eateries to satisfy their employees. hr. --(my additional proposed comment not posted. i don't care enough about the issue, i guess.)-- bq. _"Several times this past *Summer.*"_ Is that the same as over 200 times throughout the year for an employee at that location? Will you be at Promenade Park tonight around 7:00 p.m. when it's dark with our temp around 10 degrees and the wind chill factor below zero? And then will you pretend to walk to wherever opponents want Promedica employees to park? And will you do it tomorrow morning with our temps in the single digits and wind chills below zero? Or Thursday morning when it's even colder? Here's the Toledo forecast: Last Update: Jan 6, 2015 12:19 pm *This Afternoon:* A slight chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind 13 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. *Tonight:* A chance of snow showers, mainly after 8pm. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -11. West wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. *Wednesday:* A chance of flurries. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -13. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph. *Wednesday Night:* A chance of flurries before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a *low around -5.* Wind chill values as low as -23. West wind 9 to 13 mph. *Thursday:* A chance of flurries. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 9. Southwest wind around 17 mph. *Thursday Night:* A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 7. Chance of precipitation is 50%. *Friday:* Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. br. It's not horrible weather, but it's probable that many people prefer to limit their exposure to it. The opponents to Promedica's parking plan should organize a walk to the steamplant each morning this week between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m. and then from the steamplant to wherever between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. Mix it up. Pretend-walk with a slight limp because you slipped on the ice, so you're slightly hobbled.