Oh, so you're one of those city dwellers who don't own a car nor have a
driving license????  I have met a few of them in my time.  Living in a
rural area where every kid longs for the day he can get his license and a
car so he can get places, I thought these guys were mighty weird.  They
explained that they almost never left the city and could get anywhere they
wanted to go without the hassle of having a car.  Ruth



At 9:03 PM -0400 4/27/10, [log in to unmask] wrote:
Contrary to everyone so far, I vote for ... no parking.  The streets -
probably the biggest asset only by any local municipality - are
for >>transport<< not for car storage.  Such it was in New York from the
earliest days until the period 1949-1951.    It is true that metering -
which is under discussion here - represents a reasonable use of the streets
- that is, a resting place for cars while delivering.  But the "free
parking" discussion here is taking place in the context of the supposed
harmlessness of leaving cars on the street indefinitely.

I am not allowed to park my sofa in the street.  Why should I be allowed to
park a big metal thing?

There is no reason to create a huge, hard-top infrastructure simply for
free car storage.

c


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