01-13-2015, 04:33 PM
(01-13-2015, 03:48 PM)MidTowner Wrote: Recovering part of the cost of parking facilities from the people actually benefitting from those parking facilities sounds fair to me. I don't see how that could possibly be viewed as antagonistic. It's beneficial to people parking there, too: instead of finding the lot full, the charge can be set to guarantee that there are always at least a few spots available to those who want them.
There are a number of buses that run on King, Weber and Frederick: what do you mean that "public transportation is not an option"?
Insisting that it be a fee based recovery can be antagonistic considering that there are so many services we provide on a non-fee basis. It depends on the fee, ease of charging, purpose of the subsidy and alternate channels for revenue recovery such as merchant subsidized parking in malls.
What do I mean by "public transportation is not an option"? I mean precisely that. Most people in town live quite a few snowed-in sidewalks away from a bus stop, so pushing a walking cart full of produce down the street is not an option.
This is contrast to say, going dinning downtown, for which taking public transit can be a lot more reasonable.