Feeding the Meter? Bring a Buck Privatized parking helps city budget, hurts yours

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• Jean Marie Thursday, Dec 4 at 9:52 AM FLAG COMMENT There should be something the taxpayers can do to keep Daley from selling off the city. The toll road went from $2.50 to $5.00 immediately after he sold it. Daley does not have the taxpayers interest in mind. What happened to the almost two billion he got for the toll road? Someone needs to investigate where the interest from that money is going.There should be something the taxpayers can do to keep Daley from selling off the city. The toll road went from $2.50 to $5.00 immediately after he sold it. Daley does not have the taxpayers interest in mind. What happened to the almost two billion he got for the toll road? Someone needs to investigate where the interest from that money is going.
• Peachnes Thursday, Dec 4 at 7:39 AM FLAG COMMENT Daley is selling off the city piece by piece and it is costing the tax payers. At this time Daley should be cutting back starting with his office and work his way down. It cost too much to shop in Chicago and that is why I got to Indiana to purchase gas, water and food. The tax payer in Chicago need help with the price of everything going up now they want to give away the parking meters and some jobs.Daley is selling off the city piece by piece and it is costing the tax payers. At this time Daley should be cutting back starting with his office and work his way down. It cost too much to shop in Chicago and that is why I got to Indiana to purchase gas, water and food. The tax payer in Chicago need help with the price of everything going up now they want to give away the parking meters and some jobs.
• Nate Tuesday, Dec 2 at 6:18 PM FLAG COMMENT Wake up Chicago, our mayor is selling us all out. The buget gap is between his ears and while he is ripping us all off, he is securing his retirement. He is the most successfull con man alive. What I would like to know is, why haven't the "feds" investigated this guy and why do the citizens of chicago say or do nothing. Daley can tell us all how he has made the city more attractive and we should be in awe of his commanding leadership. He is wasting our tax dollars and does not have his employer's (citizens of chicago) best interests in mind. Its about time he gets fired from his job! ... MORE >
• Peter Skosey Tuesday, Dec 2 at 4:17 PM FLAG COMMENT The other day, my wife and I parked in the city lot at Lincoln Square, swiped our card in the pay and display machine and were charged $.50 to park for two hours. Both of us commented that it seemed like a waste of effort for $.50. I would be more than willing to pay $2.00 for that same parking spot provided a portion of the revenue went to improve that local retail corridor. This kind of revenue sharing is espoused by Donald Shoup and has proven very effective at promoting neighborhood retail districts. http://www.metroplanning.org/articleDetail.asp?objectID=3004&keyword=parking improvement districts ... MORE >
• Dr Jay Tuesday, Dec 2 at 2:32 PM FLAG COMMENT For years I found it to be healthy,cheaper and faster to park just outside the loop CTA it in. I'msure more folks will be joining me. The walk is pleasent and if bad weather the CTA runs on time, most of the time.For years I found it to be healthy,cheaper and faster to park just outside the loop CTA it in. I'msure more folks will be joining me. The walk is pleasent and if bad weather the CTA runs on time, most of the time.

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