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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://wjla.com/news/local/montgomery-county-parking-fees-silver-spring-bethesda-meters-garages-local-business-impacted-bella-salon-transportation-department-weekend

It’s street parking as well. I did not realize that until I watched this news clip.

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Yes, of course it also applies to metered street parking in downtown Bethesda, Wheaton, and Silver Spring. Parking on the street is also parking on public property.

"Drivers who don't want to pay for parking often push poor people out in front of them like human shields, claiming that charging for parking will hurt the poor. Free curb parking limits the revenue available to pay for public services, and poor people are less able to replace public services with private purchases the way richer people can. The poorest people cannot afford cars, but they can benefit from public services - such as public transportation - that are financed by parking revenues. Using curb parking revenue to pay for local public services is much fairer than keeping curb parking free and requiring ample off-street parking."

http://shoup.bol.ucla.edu/PrefaceHighCostFreeParking.pdf[/quote]

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