01-13-2015, 03:23 PM
(This post was last modified: 01-13-2015, 03:47 PM by BuildingScout.)
Merchants subsidize upkeep of the stair case leading to King st which is only used by pedestrians. I'll organize a group of drivers to ask for pedestrians to pay for that, so those of us who drive to the market do not subsidize their walk up paths. We drivers can also refuse to subsidize sidewalk snow shoveling.
My point is that we can be fair and reasonable or we can be antagonistic. Charging a fee for parking to a place where patrons are spending money in is antagonistic. Most places go in the other direction: ticket is validated with proof of purchase.
It is also antagonistic because public transportation is not an option. I was against blanket restrictions for parking around the Aud during Rangers games, but in favor of them once buses from various parts to the Aud were added (two years ago I was a frequent rider of the Kitchener City Hall-Aud bus).
My point is that we can be fair and reasonable or we can be antagonistic. Charging a fee for parking to a place where patrons are spending money in is antagonistic. Most places go in the other direction: ticket is validated with proof of purchase.
It is also antagonistic because public transportation is not an option. I was against blanket restrictions for parking around the Aud during Rangers games, but in favor of them once buses from various parts to the Aud were added (two years ago I was a frequent rider of the Kitchener City Hall-Aud bus).