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Paying for parking changes the calculus of life. It makes everything significantly more expensive and really puts a damper on membership type things. Like we'
by treis 5y ago
Paying for parking changes the calculus of life. It makes everything significantly more expensive and really puts a damper on membership type things.
Like we've got a membership to the children's museum. But parking is ~$15 a time so we go far less frequently than we otherwise would.
Economic arguments about freeloading are good and something I theoretically agree with. But in practice when the other option is 2 busses & 45 minutes you end up not going to as many places as you otherwise would.
- zozbot234 5y agoYou're paying either way - the time you'd otherwise waste on finding a parking spot has a direct value, which makes 'free' parking even more costly than paid-for parking.
- nonameiguess 5y agoTo some extent, this is the very point of having these charges. They relieve congestion on scarce resources by ensuring the only people using it are the people who want it really badly and are willing to pay, in either time, money, or inconvenience.
- tapas73 5y ago> this is the very point of having these charges. They relieve congestion Yes. >> ensuring the only people using it are the people who want it really badly Not necessarily. People using it could just have more money.