now I mentioned those because trying to park anywhere nearby is going to be a challenge right it's something those who live near the draft footprint know firsthand people that actually live here are afraid to leave their homes the ones that aren't attending the events because then they're going to lose their spot KSHB 41's Megan abundus joins us with please from one neighborhood that's been dealing with this issue for years this neighborhood is about a 15-minute walk to Union Station it's also j
ust outside of the controlled barrier for the NFL draft which means just like the chief Super Bowl Parade it's likely that people will park in this neighborhood like I said I love to see it grow but like I said you know they're talking to downtown Baseball standing where's everybody going to park Lucas Orozco has watched Kansas City grow I've been here for 33 years my family's been here longer his neighbors along West 27th I feel like we're being forgotten about though as far as all these big ev
ents going on now and things like that we're kind of being used as the parking lot he says with the parades it's busy streets stop and go constant traffic this was full all that was full doorbell camera picked up his neighbor's car hit twice during the parade is that parked in front of their house shoes parked in front of her house strangers parked in driveways and then towed I can see all the people walking up and down you know it's cool for the city you know stuff like that like I said you kno
w I'm not knocking it or anything we just got to be ready so they too are preparing for the expected 300 000 NFL draft visitors I feel like it is a big test and uh right now we're the guinea pigs I mean honestly this this community right now is a guinea pig little consideration for the people who live here Martine wedda says the city should look at more work to prepare and protect the block parking here becomes a nightmare if you can't leave your house you're trapped all day because if you leave
there's no place for you to park when you come back because they say they're out of options we did try to get a permit for blocking off the streets and they wouldn't allow it because of the big event they say they weren't giving no permits in the future they'd like to see permanent parking like the volcker neighborhood people who aren't in the community can only park for a couple hours things like that I mean if as big as we're getting yeah I mean I we definitely need something in Kansas City I
'm Megan abundus you know everybody wants to be respected KSHB 41 news thank you Megan reach out to the city and city council leaders to see how they're getting involved but she did not hear back
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