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Originally Posted by freeweed
Nenshi has already been quoted as saying the city might not be able to scrap the PnR fee. Gotta love politicians. He isn't even in office yet and has already broken a big campaign promise. 
(Yes yes, I'll wait to see what he ACTUALLY tries to do here) |
I'm kinda hoping Nenshi take a bit more thoughtful approach to the PnR fee rather than scrap vs. keep.
I'd look first to see how usage has changed since the fees went in. In the unlikely event that usage is the same, the fee should stay, although I'd advocate for a monthly pass @ $60 (small discount) and @ $50 if you buy with a monthly bus pass. I'd advocate for a drop in the fee if there has been a significant drop in usage, and if there has been a drastic drop in usage that can be attributed to the $3 fee, then perhaps it should be scrapped.
What I don't want to see is driving into a lot at noon to ride the train downtown for the afternoon and not being able to park. What I want to see, particularly if PnR fees are not impacting usage, is an investment in more parking from the collected fees.
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