June 13, 2011
Charge Me to Park in Front of My House
¿Y Porque No? Muestros amigos de la pagina Facebook comentan de este asunto y estan a favor. Piden a la gente que limpie su garage para estacionar ahi su auto. Yo tambien estoy a favor pero tengo otras razones.
Retiremos coches de las calles. Es simple. La regla podria ser que te puedes estacionar dos horas (o cuatro= y despues de este tiempo tienes que pagar. El clasico esquema de primeras dos horas gratis. La mayoria de los visitantes de corta estancia podrian estacionarse en el vecindario sin pagar, los residente tendrian que usar sus garages. Esto colocaria a la gran mayoria de los autos fuera de la calle.
La gente debe comenzar a pensar que el espacio de estacionamiento cuesta dinero. El programa haria comprender a los automovilistas que el estacionarse tiene un valor. Que no es responsabilidad de los contribuyentes el proveer espacios de estacionamiento para la gente que ha elegido poseer y usar un auto. El estacionamiento es otro gasto adicional de usar automovil - como el combustible, el seguro, el aceite, las llantas, los servicios y el estacionamiento.
El proceso de vigilancia del cumplimiento pondria mas gente de uniforme y patrullas circulando por el vecindario. Estos podrian llamar a la policia si detectan un problema. Que podria estar mal de tener un par de ojos extra buscando tipos raros deambulando sin rumbo.
Ingresos. El dinero recaudado de los permisos y multas podria usarse para mantener las luminaria encendidas, las banquetas y calles en buen estado, los arboles y parques cuidados. ¡Caramba! quien no querria que se cobre por estacionarse si el dinero regresa a la zona para usarse en bacheo o desenhierbar las guarniciones y banquetas.
Es simplemente una buena politica publica. Estamos administrando un activo y conservando bienes publicos.
Fifth – it's just good public policy. We are managing an asset and keeping the public trust.
How it might work: Residents could purchase one time permits, say in groups of 10. How about $5 each. You could order them on line, or at the local fire station or even at the 711 or Bodega on the corner. When someone comes and they are going to stay more than a couple of hours, you put today's date on the permit and they put it on their dash. It is only good for that day. If a resident elected to park their car on the street, they could purchase a permit for full time use. Maybe $75 a month – or whatever. We got $75 a month from half of the 300 cars that park on the street overnight in my neighborhood, (about six square blocks) that would net out $135K a year (not counting the daily permits) – spread that out over an entire city and guess what money it would bring. And that doesn't even count citation revenue.
Enforcement would drive around and check the permits. Citations would be issued as appropriate. Simple, elegant, no worries. All money is collected on line or when permits are purchased. No issue with machines, maintenance, collecting coins, etc.
The money would go to administer the program and what was left over would be used for services in the neighborhood.
OK, you libertarians, come at me.
JVH
Posted by JVH on June 13, 2011 at 11:25 AM | Permalink
This obviously comes from someone that does NOT live in a large metropolitan City like Chicago. Your asking residents to pay for parking in front of their house. Which again comes from someone that obviously has additional cash flow [that yes makes owning a vehicle nuts]and advocating that a system of this nature (in Chicago no less) would run smoothly.
Let's say for conversation sake, the City would be in favor of this,(Parking Meters come to mind), now your saying the revenue (which all gov't agencies are in favor of) would actually trickel down to the right places? I won't even go into the "policing" action, no-one pays the parking tickets now.
Now if we "fine tune" the idea just a bit, what if a group of home-owners got a fare stake in letting the spot in front be sold?
Posted by: John Feeney | June 13, 2011 at 12:30 PM
Actually I love the idea that homeowners would get a reduction on their property taxes. But you are right, no city government would allow the money to get away. As for cash flow, the person can afford 25K for the car, 2k for insurance, $75 a go to fill up, 1k for maintenance, $250 a year for tires, but can't afford to pay to park it. Sorry John, doesn't compute.
JVH
Posted by: JVH | June 13, 2011 at 02:53 PM
Yeah, this is how it is on my street...I don't have a garage, but I also don't have a car.
I purchase a book of permits for friends and family who come to visit and don't ride bikes or take transit.
But anyone can park for free from 9-5. That's when most cars on my street are gone as people drive to their jobs.
Posted by: Lindsay | June 15, 2011 at 03:35 AM