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People need a solution now for their transportation problems.[/b] Advocating for solutions in 20 years is good, it will take years to build new infrastructure for metro, more and more frequent buses, running. More bus lines. Families need a quick solution. It’s great that you want to advocate for lower income families who rely on public transportation but we also must maintain an advance roads and parking.

And separately from that when the county decides to charge parking fee, it hurts the local businesses that surround those parking garages. People vote with their wallets. People don’t want to rush through dinner and finish in two hours. So people will go to where they can leisurely shop and eat. That’s where they’ll spend their money.[/quote]

Yes. So let's start working on solutions now! It will not take 20 years. We can - and should - start right now. There are plenty of things we can - and should - do quickly.

As for where people want to go - people want to go to nice places. Given a choice between a nice place where you have to pay to park, or a non-nice place where you can park for "free", most people will choose nice places. Of course there are people who will cut off their own noses to spite their faces, but we don't have to make public policy around their honestly silly preferences.[/quote]

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