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Sure, but who is going to give the workshop? (Posted Jan. 7) This is a good one:AnAugusta,GA, city commissioner is


putting the onus on downtown merchants to enforce parking time limits. The problem is an obvious one. Employees are parking on-street all day, taking spaces that should be used for customers. Time to have the merchants crack down on their employees. Park somewhere else, or else. Yep, that should work. But who is going to crack down on


the merchants themselves? I’m happy that their Downtown Development Authority is going to hold a parking seminar. I assume this will be a training session on how to spy on your employees and find out where they park.


Let the freemarket take care of itself (Posted Jan. 7) Every planning commission and city council should read


this article, from the Crystal Lake, IL., edition of the Chicago Tribune, and take heart. Money quote: “To address the concerns of some down-


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follow this simple example, a lot of issues would be avoided. All they’re doing is telling the business owners that they need to take some responsibility in letting their customers know where they can park. The business owners asked for the exception to the required on-site parking for their establish- ment, so it’s on them to make sure their clientele know where to park.This is nothingmore than letting themarket take care of itself.” For my part, I cannot see why any merchant would not


want to tell his customers where the best place to park was. That’s what good merchants do to ensure their customers return. I knowmanymerchants inmy neighborhood that have a tray of nickels and dimes to pay the parkingmeters out front. The free market will solve most problems, if you let it.


Let’s just sell the parking revenue (Posted Jan. 7) The MBTA in Boston is considering selling its parking


revenue, the online edition of The Boston Globe reports. Hey, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority needs the money now, so why not sell future revenue to investors with a guaranteed return? The MBTA currently receives about $30


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