[MissoulaGov] Parking Kiosks

[Patrick Nooney]

The reality is that, as long as there have been "vehicles", there has never
been enough parking downtown, for residents, employees, business owners and
customers.  The University has the same problem.  And the two share the same
fantasies, that we don't need parking structures (that force people to,
horror of horrors, walk) or we don't need cars.

We have folks who believe, sincerely, that Portland is nirvana with its
transportation system and "bicycle-friendly" atmosphere.  A number of folks
think that Seattle has a great system.  And many will salivate over the
Metro system of Washington DC.  Guess what folks?  You need a couple or
three million folks (most of them wealthy) to pay for the darn thing.  We
don't.

Yes. It costs a bunch of bucks to build structures.  And, whoops, you need
to charge for the privilege.  That is the price of population growth that so
many of us seem to desperately need.

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