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I think this is a simple and good idea. Although it's hard to figure out the charging piece, how much. The reason I have been against the giving every resident a guest pass that they do in RPP zones is that it is ripe for abuse (just like how handicapped parking permits are abused about 40% of the time).

I think $1/day's a good start. Everyone can afford a dollar. Charging $1 isn't going to be an unreasonable burden on car renters.

Face it, for the most part, the problems are in W1, W2, and W6.

Start there, figure it out.

And yes, it's a bit unfair for auto-renters, because RPP permit holders pay almost nothing, but you can't fix everything. I don't think that's such a significant burden or problem that the charge is an issue.

The thing is that already there is bias against rental cars. Technically, rental cars aren't eligible for guest pass usage anyway. (At least they weren't when I checked years ago.) So this provides a means for use free of fear of tickets that isn't present now.

On another matter, I wish people would address the serious subsidy of residential parking but that seems to not be on the radar anytime soon.

by Richard Layman on Jun 26, 2012 12:47 pm • link • report