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Originally Posted by Dion
Both are looking for revenue. Charging a fee for parking only discourages transit use - I call it negitive re enforecement. Creative some incentives to get people to use public transit.
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But there is only so much capacity in the lots. When they were free there was a supply shortage. So charging a fee makes sense. At sommerset Bridlewood the lot fills up at about 8:30. So no more incentive is required and the $3 fee is either the right amount or possibly a little low.
At anderson whcih doesn't fill up anymore the fee is obviously too high and should be lowered or eliminated. At the Anderson lot I would agree the fee discourages use.
The price needs to be assessed on a lot by lot basis the same way downtown parking is priced. Let the market decide the correct price for the product and make sure it is fully utilized.