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Originally Posted by bornagainbiking
Parking meters in the downtowns:
http://www.thespec.com/news/business...-meter-madnessHint hint, if a business has no parking when I drive I go someplace that does!!!!! So fine and police your own lots. I just bet that if parking was free on the streets you would have people who would use it for the whole day, because it is close to the front door and FREE..... Me me me world.  |
I think this is the key. One of the reasons to have paid parking is that you adjust the prices to keep the ideal 80% (or whatever it is) occupancy rate and 20% vacancy rate of parking, so customers DO have somewhere to park.. otherwise they won't.