Comments on: Parking Enforcement is the Killer App http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JF http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-37058 JF Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:34:56 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/#comment-37058 I could imagine it, and it wouldn't be any better. At least in the outer boroughs, the business associations and community boards have a complete windshield perspective. They won't go along with anything that could be seen as making it more difficult to park, because they're convinced that all their customers come by car - even in neighborhoods with low car ownership. This kind of thing would be seen as unfairly harsh on poor people who are just trying to find a place to park, and the business owners would complain that they'd go out of business if people are afraid of getting parking tickets. Maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but not much. I could imagine it, and it wouldn’t be any better. At least in the outer boroughs, the business associations and community boards have a complete windshield perspective. They won’t go along with anything that could be seen as making it more difficult to park, because they’re convinced that all their customers come by car – even in neighborhoods with low car ownership.

This kind of thing would be seen as unfairly harsh on poor people who are just trying to find a place to park, and the business owners would complain that they’d go out of business if people are afraid of getting parking tickets.

Maybe I’m exaggerating a little, but not much.

]]> By: Eddie N. http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-37046 Eddie N. Fri, 14 Sep 2007 19:42:21 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/#comment-37046 "Can you imagine if New York City Business Improvement Districts, Community Boards or some other local authority had the power to manage and enforce parking like Westminster is doing?" No. “Can you imagine if New York City Business Improvement Districts, Community Boards or some other local authority had the power to manage and enforce parking like Westminster is doing?”

No.

]]> By: ben http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-37041 ben Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:30:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/#comment-37041 how draconian is this thing, exactly? for instance, if your meter runs out at 2:30 and you get there at 2:31, is your ticket in the mail already? what about if the bumper of your car is 14 feet, 10 inches from the fire hydrant? how draconian is this thing, exactly?

for instance, if your meter runs out at 2:30 and you get there at 2:31, is your ticket in the mail already?

what about if the bumper of your car is 14 feet, 10 inches from the fire hydrant?

]]> By: JK http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-37040 JK Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:13:54 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/#comment-37040 Be very interesting to know if this can pay for itself: how much this costs to install versus new revenue and broken out per parking space, per/1000 spaces etc and how much more revenue is projected. Is the WiFi IT affordable outside of an overall WiFi scheme. In other words, could you take this thing from London and plonk it down in NYC? Be very interesting to know if this can pay for itself: how much this costs to install versus new revenue and broken out per parking space, per/1000 spaces etc and how much more revenue is projected.

Is the WiFi IT affordable outside of an overall WiFi scheme. In other words, could you take this thing from London and plonk it down in NYC?

]]> By: Brooklyn http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/comment-page-1/#comment-37039 Brooklyn Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:08:53 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/14/parking-enforcement-is-the-killer-app/#comment-37039 I say, hell yeah! I say, hell yeah!

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