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Old Posted Jan 15, 2015, 4:45 PM
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Originally Posted by phil235 View Post
Good points. Particularly number 2. There is almost a pathological aversion to paying for parking amongst a good part of the population, even when the costs are really quite low. I guess it's a question of the immediate outlay of money versus the more abstract idea of operating costs. That isn't likely to change any time soon, as I can't see suburban parking becoming a paid commodity anytime soon.
Agreed, the perception of free parking and the cost of driving being something not considered has been engrained in most of the public since the 1950s. It will be really hard to change this, without offering a major alternative transportation model. This may be coming but ever so slowly.
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