[sustran] Re: [ On vs off street parking or simply reducing on streetparking

[Eric Bruun]

Todd E

I don't understand your point. ON the one hand you are saying there are many options, on 
the other hand you complain that people submit options to the list. What are you looking for,
a majic solutoin complete with perfect accouting system?

Eric Bruun

-----Original Message-----
>From: Todd Edelman <edelman at greenidea.info>
>Sent: May 1, 2006 11:44 AM
>To: sustran-discuss at list.jca.apc.org
>Subject: [sustran] Re: On vs off street parking or simply reducing on	streetparking
>
>Hi,
>> Todd, Eric, and Eric,
>>
>> If we assume a fixed number of parking spaces and we assume that those
>> parking spaces are charged at the full market rate and pricing is
>> optimized,
>> and the only two options for the use of the roadway is a)parking and
>> b)facilities for non-motorized travel
>
>???? Why does "only two options" come into this? Even in the real world of
>politics, people with limited imaginations and inability to divorce their
>cars there are more than two options, and... I just think someone is
>playing a joke on us. We are in cul-de-sac of ideas, which is full of cars
>because we agreed that cars could go off street but then people got more
>cars.. and guess where they have to be parked? Can we at least not talk
>about this anymore, unless someone pulls a spreadsheet out of their ear
>and tell us what is more sustainable?
>
>Todd, no, not that Todd, this Todd
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