What's being done to render the MTA more efficient, both in their operations and in their procurement? Some of the price tags on projects could probably be trimmed significantly? Has anyone investigated this?
Eliminating free parking in wide swaths of NYC would raise very substantial revenues; residents could have reduced parking permits, and others would pay hourly. Those without reasonably convenient access to public transportation at one end of their commute, and those who must commute by car but cannot afford parking, could get breaks.
To price resident parking permits, I would survey what other cities do, both in and out of the US, for guidance on the differential with non-resident parking costs. As for subsidizing those who need and can't afford, no idea where to draw the line, but as that kind of line is drawn in other areas (e.g., health care, various tax breaks, etc..), I imagine someone more expert than me could come up with something workable.
What's being done to render the MTA more efficient, both in their operations and in their procurement? Some of the price tags on projects could probably be trimmed significantly? Has anyone investigated this?
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Eliminating free parking in wide swaths of NYC would raise very substantial revenues; residents could have reduced parking permits, and others would pay hourly. Those without reasonably convenient access to public transportation at one end of their commute, and those who must commute by car but cannot afford parking, could get breaks.
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To price resident parking permits, I would survey what other cities do, both in and out of the US, for guidance on the differential with non-resident parking costs. As for subsidizing those who need and can't afford, no idea where to draw the line, but as that kind of line is drawn in other areas (e.g., health care, various tax breaks, etc..), I imagine someone more expert than me could come up with something workable.
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