More on Parking
Jun. 30th, 2009 11:55 am![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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davis_squareAn article in the Somerville Journal quotes Alderman Pero as saying "city officials can't give in to constituent concerns." Huh? Isn't this otherwise known as listening to the people who voted you into office? And will vote you out? I understand they haven't come up with the right answer yet, but this statement is arrogant and lame.
Link to the full article:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/somerville/town_info/government/x1885874713/Somerville-aldermen-split-on-citywide-permit-parking
Link to the full article:
http://www.wickedlocal.com/somerville/town_info/government/x1885874713/Somerville-aldermen-split-on-citywide-permit-parking
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Date: 2009-06-30 11:38 pm (UTC)> [Provide 24-hr self-service party passes and ditch the 48-hr rule.]
This. I agree with the mayor's argument (http://somervillenews.typepad.com/the_somerville_news/2009/06/parking-its-all-about-access.html) that making parking free causes a scarce resource to be poorly utilized, but business (and/or their patrons) and residents need to be able to pay a fair price for their use of city streets.