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CommonCents
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Parking Supply & Demand Pricing
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April 07, 2015, 08:45:49 AM »
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."
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MayDay
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Re: Parking Supply & Demand Pricing
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April 07, 2015, 08:59:58 AM »
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.
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rocksinmyhead
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Location: Oklahoma
Re: Parking Supply & Demand Pricing
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April 07, 2015, 09:15:46 AM »
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
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slugline
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Location: Houston, TX USA
Re: Parking Supply & Demand Pricing
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Quote from: MayDay on April 07, 2015, 08:59:58 AM
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.
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