XPost: ba.transportation, alt.planning.urban, misc.transport.urban-transit   
   From: tscn@adelph.net   
      
   In article <1082ni8i6mc6ld2@corp.supernews.com>,   
    "Baxter"  wrote:   
   > "Robert Coté"  wrote in message   
   > news:tscn-052C23.17231116042004@isp.ash.giganews.com...   
   > > In article <84589925.0404161315.3c7811ac@posting.google.com>,   
   > > > And you think people who have driveways should have the exclusive   
   > > > right to park on the street, while people who live outside walking   
   > > > distance shouldn't be allowed to park there?   
   > >   
   > > I think you misunderstand Simpson's point.  "Locals" squat on the public   
   > > right of way and leave their driveways empty.   
   >   
   > Actually, many of these properties don't have a driveway.   
   >   
   > >On street parking is   
   > > allocated in part on the assumption that "locals" take care of their own   
   > > ongoing parking on their own property.   
   >   
   > Most of the areas where you're talking about permit parking were built   
   > before cars came to dominate.  Many properties have no driveways or parking,   
   > and those that do have only single-car.   
   >   
      
   And this somehow conveys upon them special rights to the the public   
   ways?  As long as there is public generalized financing of municipal   
   roads, they've no special rights.  "Permit Parking" is no different than   
   selling the Brooklyn Bridge.  People who choose to live in outmoded   
   pre-automobile ghettos should be punished, not rewarded for their   
   excessive consumption of scarce public resources.   
      
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