Assuring all necessary parking is directly across from the museum is not critical. Arguably, it may not even be preferable. One reason the editorial board has consistently supported the planned museum site on the water, behind the historic train station, is the increased pedestrian activity it would create for the downtown. That would not be the case if the museum was built over at Fort Trumbull, as many advocate. The National Coast Guard Museum Association announced in January that it had raised more than $56 million for the museum, but more than half is government commitments and it amounts to half the money needed. Focus on the fundraising. The parking shouldn’t be an insurmountable problem.
https://www.theday.com/editorials/20200526/raising-coast-guard-museum-funds-is-priority-not-parking