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Same concept with free shipping. People really like it, even if the total cost is higher.

• jimmaswell 8y ago
  Are meter fees the primary complaint about street parking? They don't really factor into it for me.
  • sethhochberg 8y ago
    https://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/Dunedin-shuts-down-paid-parking-discussion_171353318 https://www.tampabay.com/news/localgovernment/Dunedin-shuts-... This is an article from the town in my example above - comments from business owners make it seem like, yes, the primary issue really was that people don't want to pay anything at all to park. (A couple of years after the controversial paid street parking experiment started, a new mixed-use development with a public parking garage on the ground level opened up. The garage is still free to park in to this day. Somebody paid a lot of money for those garage spaces, and is seemingly very afraid of charging anything to use them)
  • llampx 8y ago
    Meter fees are annoying not because of the nominal value of the coins you put in them, but because of the fines you can accumulate if you forget to feed it the quarters and dimes it needs. Parking enforcement is typically very strict in most cities and downtowns, and its common to hear someone complain about receiving a fine because they lost track of time while shopping or something. I would say it has a chilling effect on businesses that thrive on browsing type of behaviour.