Chicago handed huge bill from Parking Meter Company

[JSt0rm]

the city is liable for lsot revenue due to actions by the city government.

they have no way of controlling a private citizen.

If people refused to park at a given meter; the city would not be held responsible for that lost revenue.

Just have some anti-government people sit outside a given block of meters with a flyer trying to convince people to use a different meter down the block.

If the meter is used only 25% of the time; the revenue loss will be noticed; but the city is not responsible. Free speech will protect the protester.

After all this is a Democratic city.:whiste:

I don't think u understand parking in a city

 

[Craig234]

so I should take a baseball bat with me to my inlaws?

sweet.........

No comment.

Other than baseball is the national pasttime... very patriotic.

 

[EagleKeeper]

I don't think u understand parking in a city

Drive down the street where you desire to park and find a open slot. (If not circle the block/blocks until get lucky)
Attempt to parallel park.
Get your wheels within a certain distance of the curb to avoid a separate traffic impedance ticket
Find the proper one armed bandit (or kiosk) and feed in a roll of quarters up to the max time allowed or that you expect to be.
Walk away
Come back before the time is up (max time fed by the coin)
Try to pull the car out of the slot into traffic and leave.

Every so often an enforcement official will come by to look at the meter to see if the red flag is up; If so, ticket time.
Other places that have time limits will mark you tire and then on the next cycle ticket if the mark is in the same spot.


Has something changed over the last 40 years other than the amount per hour and or max hours per stay?

One can always walk a couple of blocks to protest a certain meter.
Maybe volunteer to pay for a persons meter the next block over to keep the meter from being used?

 

[werepossum]

That line was probably obscured by the pile of bribe money

LMAO!

 

[JSt0rm]

Has something changed over the last 40 years other than the amount per hour and or max hours per stay?

Yes. Although I fund it very humorous you don't know what that thing is.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Yes. Although I fund it very humorous you don't know what that thing is.

It has been about 20+ years since I have had to feed a meter :$

Should I go into a city and have to park at a building that had meters and no parking structure; the sequence described previously is how I would do it.

I honestly do not see the disconnect unless it has to do with the fact that people will park wherever they choose no mater what it takes or the consequences of such parking.^_^

 

[senseamp]

Privatization of government services in action.

 

[JSt0rm]

It has been about 20+ years since I have had to feed a meter :$

Should I go into a city and have to park at a building that had meters and no parking structure; the sequence described previously is how I would do it.

I honestly do not see the disconnect unless it has to do with the fact that people will park wherever they choose no mater what it takes or the consequences of such parking.^_^

The problem is there are more people in urban areas then 20 years ago and we dont have these, unfortunatly.

 

[senseamp]

The city does have to pay this contractually, it seems. I think their best bet is to pass a 100% tax on these lost revenue fees

 

[JSt0rm]

The city does have to pay this contractually, it seems. I think their best bet is to pass a 100% tax on these lost revenue fees

I think they should look into the contract and see if any city officials had any "benefits" from this. If corruption is fond that means the company who got this deal did the corrupting and their contract should be revoked. The people who pushed this thing thru should also be punished under the law.

 

[EagleKeeper]

I have seen pictures of those for Asia.

I also believe that system was also in MI-4; impressive.

so it boils down that parking is at a premium in some cities and the end user has no leverage if they use a vehicle.

Thanks for showing it. :thumbsup:

 

[JSt0rm]

No problem. Its a very big problem here in los angeles. Its why we need high speed rail. So people can live further out and leave their cars behind when they go into the city(s).

 

[EagleKeeper]

No problem. Its a very big problem here in los angeles. Its why we need high speed rail. So people can live further out and leave their cars behind when they go into the city(s).

Hub/spoke system?

High speed rail to get into the city from outlying (30-50) miles with stops positioned to suck traffic from the freeways.
You need an efficient light rail/bus system within the city.

Is there land along side the freeways or along the median for the rail?
Is there already the internal network to be able to support the increase of people at select locations?

 

[JSt0rm]

yes we are in the process of doing light rail above ground. One of the proposed stops is half a block from my studio. So this interconnecting with a high speed rail would mean I could live 50 miles away and get into work in a hour.

This would be an amazing feat in los angeles.

 

[DominionSeraph]

It must be difficult to laugh like that with a horse cock in your mouth. How do you do it?

>mane cast all female
>"cocks"

It's obvious by your posts that you were a "D" student in school and never passed the 9th grade, but you can't even get the fundamental aspects of sexuality right?

Too easy.

 

[Zebo]

Everyone in Chicago should go to home depot and get some epoxy, the kind that swirls and mixes as you squeeze the tubes, and lock down the meters permanently by squeezing it in coin slots.

 

[Zargon]

you are mistaken in thinking Chicago politicians really give a fuck. here is what is going to happen.

they give Chicago a bill and the bill i paid without to many questions. Though there will be a lot of things happening in "donations" and jobs.

rahm will 'complain' to politcally posture himself then pay it

Just an FYI but Daley is gone and a lot of the city council turned over in the last election. Things are less the "Chicago way" than ever before.

LOL yeah.......right......

One can always walk a couple of blocks to protest a certain meter.
Maybe volunteer to pay for a persons meter the next block over to keep the meter from being used?

all the meters are controlled by the company.

its meter on the street or a private garage. I aim for private garages due to the shady tactics they use giving violations and worrys about hit and runs while 2.5 hours from home

 

[davmat787]

Why do the citizens continue to put up with this and other BS? Has it just been this way for so long that people expect and accept it? As often as you read about corruption and other issues like the one in the OP, you would expect the citizens to finally say enough, and maybe try a different direction.

 

[dmcowen674]

Why do the citizens continue to put up with this and other BS? Has it just been this way for so long that people expect and accept it? As often as you read about corruption and other issues like the one in the OP, you would expect the citizens to finally say enough, and maybe try a different direction.

The citizenry is starting to say enough.

As more and more people lose their jobs and keep having their wages go down while prices continue to go up you will see more and more people joining the Occupy movement.

It is just the very beginning of the Revolution you are starting to witness.

 

[davmat787]

The citizenry is starting to say enough.

As more and more people lose their jobs and keep having their wages go down while prices continue to go up you will see more and more people joining the Occupy movement.

It is just the very beginning of the Revolution you are starting to witness.

Thanks for the reply.

However, I am not sure the OWS movement will ever really go after a corrupt government ruled by democrats. My main contention with the OWS movement from its inception is that they were protesting the wrong thing, and place. They should be protesting all parties in WA DC for allowing themselves to be whored out.

In short, I just don't see the occupy movement protesting the systemic corruption and political culture in Chicago. Would not mind being proven wrong however, it has gone on way too long.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Thanks for the reply.

However, I am not sure the OWS movement will ever really go after a corrupt government ruled by democrats. My main contention with the OWS movement from its inception is that they were protesting the wrong thing, and place. They should be protesting all parties in WA DC for allowing themselves to be whored out.

In short, I just don't see the occupy movement protesting the systemic corruption and political culture in Chicago. Would not mind being proven wrong however, it has gone on way too long.

OWS was supposed to bring light to the corruption on Wall Street and ignore corrupt politicians in Washington.

 

[homercles337]

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Such a well reasoned argument should be quoted, but i fear that the glorious nature of such a well researched and cited argument may propel others in this right-wing shithole to follow suit. We cant have facts and logic mucking up the right-wing lies that P&N has become a dumping ground for, now can we? "Keepin up the lies and misinformation" should be the official motto of this right-wing cesspool.