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I think the point is that in the PR community it costs nothing. So the concept of having to pay to go to the beach is foreign to a Puerto Rican. So compare goi

I think the point is that in the PR community it costs nothing. So the concept of having to pay to go to the beach is foreign to a Puerto Rican. So compare going to the beach in South Jersey, where you have to pay just to be on the beach, or the area in the article, vs PR where beach access is guaranteed in the Constitution. Very different values regarding the beach as a public place.

ZoeZoeBee 10y ago
It costs just the same in California, the report details the $22 cost is the average it costs to travel to the beach while the beach itself is free. >We found that the average total value of a day trip to the beach was $36.74 and that the average cost of traveling to the beach was $22.09, not including parking or other expenses, leaving a net value of $14.65 This finding gives us important information about why beachgoers are sensitive to the cost of parking. Even if parking were available for only $8.75 a day that would chip into the remaining net value of the average day trip, leaving only $5.90 net value. If parking cost $15 a day, the travel cost model would lead us to predict that the average visitor would decide to forego the trip because it would cost more than it is worth overall. https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/coastal-access/ https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/coastal-access/
distances 10y ago
I may be prejudiced by Northern European thinking where "freedom to roam" is common, but I don't think it's right that landowners can prevent access to non-developed areas. Nature should be accessible not only in national parks, but also next to your place of residency.
knob 10y ago
In South Jersey you have to pay to be in the beach? Like, are there walls with bouncers in entrances? Do I get a ticket if I pay? Do I get a ticket if I don't pay? That is bananas.
- cylinder 10y ago
  Land of the free and low taxes where you have to pay to be on a beach!

ZoeZoeBee 10y ago

It costs just the same in California, the report details the $22 cost is the average it costs to travel to the beach while the beach itself is free. >We found that the average total value of a day trip to the beach was $36.74 and that the average cost of traveling to the beach was $22.09, not including parking or other expenses, leaving a net value of $14.65 This finding gives us important information about why beachgoers are sensitive to the cost of parking. Even if parking were available for only $8.75 a day that would chip into the remaining net value of the average day trip, leaving only $5.90 net value. If parking cost $15 a day, the travel cost model would lead us to predict that the average visitor would decide to forego the trip because it would cost more than it is worth overall. https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/coastal-access/ https://www.ioes.ucla.edu/coastal-access/

distances 10y ago

I may be prejudiced by Northern European thinking where "freedom to roam" is common, but I don't think it's right that landowners can prevent access to non-developed areas. Nature should be accessible not only in national parks, but also next to your place of residency.

knob 10y ago

In South Jersey you have to pay to be in the beach? Like, are there walls with bouncers in entrances? Do I get a ticket if I pay? Do I get a ticket if I don't pay? That is bananas.

cylinder 10y ago
Land of the free and low taxes where you have to pay to be on a beach!