Comments on: DOT Installs 58 Muni-Meters in Bensonhurst

By: Spud Spudly

Spud Spudly — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:01:45 +0000

Congrats Aaron. I was waiting for a comment like that and I’m surprised it took so long for someone to say it.

The statement above provides no opinion on the matter so I have no idea why you would think that.

By: Aaron Donovan

Aaron Donovan — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:56:14 +0000

“The City makes more money.”

Spud, you say that like it’s a bad thing.

By: @alex

@alex — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:08:05 +0000

Daniel – they did exactly that on 9th Ave when they put in muni-meters as part of the bike track work – there are now probably more street racks on 9th Ave between 16th and 23rd than in all the rest of Chelsea.

By: Anne (www.sustainableflatbush.org)

Anne (www.sustainableflatbush.org) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 17:29:10 +0000

i was mystified when the recent streetscape re-design of Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn replaced old-school parking meters with more of the same. a missed opportunity for sure…

By: daniel

daniel — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:25:04 +0000

I loves me some muni meters – if we’re ever going to charge what we should for street parking, quarters won’t cut it. They’re a pain to lock your bike to, though – how about pairing bike rack installation with parking meter removal?

By: Boogiedown

Boogiedown — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:20:13 +0000

Now they should start installing these on alternate-side streets…why give real estate away for free?

By: Spud Spudly

Spud Spudly — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:49:51 +0000

They should say the real reason for muni-meters — the City makes more money. With regular parking meters if a person buys one hour of time and leaves after 30 minutes, another person can park there and use the remaining 30 minutes. But with muni-meters you can’t do that.

Hey, anyone notice the white DOT Prius in the background of the picture? I think it might be parked in a bus stop. Quick, take a picture and send it to uncivilservants.