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Chicago already sold the rights to enforce its parking meters for 75 years. There's now a private company running all of them. https://www.bettergov.org/news/
by wdr1 6y ago
Chicago already sold the rights to enforce its parking meters for 75 years. There's now a private company running all of them.
https://www.bettergov.org/news/chicagos-parking-meter-deal-a-lesson-in-worst-practices/ https://www.bettergov.org/news/chicagos-parking-meter-deal-a...
https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/us/20cncmeters.html https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/us/20cncmeters.html
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/10/why-does-abu-dhabi-own-all-of-chicago-s-parking-meters/339805/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/10/why-doe...
- gok 6y agoChicago sold the rights to parking fees and meter operation. Enforcement is still done by the city, and fines go to the city budget.