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That involves city law, and it's political suicide to do it everywhere, so it doesn't happen. You need bootstrap efforts like this so people can know what the
by novok 7y ago
That involves city law, and it's political suicide to do it everywhere, so it doesn't happen. You need bootstrap efforts like this so people can know what the alternative is like.
- TulliusCicero 7y agoWhy would it involve city law to charge market rate for parking at this particular development?
- novok 7y agoNot at the particular development, but everywhere in the city, which is what I think he was implying. Imagine that the city started charging for the 'free parking' everywhere, either through permit schemes or parking meters, created photo enforced no stop tolling for major highways and busy commuting corridors and reduced property taxes w/ low income exemptions for the new driving fees. You would get a revolt even with the tax reductions. Small localized new greenfield experiments like this is not political suicide for a city to approve.
- jessriedel 7y ago> Not at the particular development, but everywhere in the city, which is what I think he was implying. That's not what I was implying.
- jessriedel 7y agoI believe this neighborhood has already received special exemption from the city to not build normally-required parking with new apartment buildings. Logically, parking prices and road-usage pricing can be hyperlocal, so it seems very feasible to just use it in this specific neighborhood.