Parking Supply & Demand Pricing

[CommonCents]

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2015/04/06/parking-boston-too-cheap-this-man-thinks/EXxFKJPPdPjz2CQgsj3mLK/story.html?p1=feature_pri_hp#comments

I read the article - not bad (suggesting Boston move to flexible demand pricing for parking, with benefits of decreasing traffic congestion as it limits the circling for parking).  Then I foolishly clicked into the comments.

PSA: You do not NEED to drive a car.  It does not say "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which includes a swanky car with the right to park it for free."

[MayDay]

There was a Freakanomics podcast about this, in a different city (somewhere out west I think?).  Anyway, I'm all for it.  Jack up parking enough and there are plenty of spots because magically public transport and/or carpooling become worth it. 

[rocksinmyhead]

love that one of the first lines of one of the first comments is a huge pet peeve of mine that I'm sure is shared by many on this forum... describing an automobile as an "investment." bahahaha WTF

[slugline]

There was a Freakanomics podcast about this, in a different city (somewhere out west I think?).

http://freakonomics.com/2014/08/21/parking-is-hell-a-freakonomics-radio-rebroadcast/

Los Angeles. And it's the same Professor Shoup. Good podcast.