My first reaction was to say, some cities are more human than others, but then I thought about when I used to live on the beach.
I used to live on the Newport Peninsula in Orange County. http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=33.6076&lon=-117.9011 Nine months out of the year, everything was hugs and kisses between neighbors, from Memorial Day to Labor Day (especially weekends) parking was a hassle. The City of Newport Beach tried to solve the problem by having a tiered parking system. You paid for preferential parking. Did it solve the problems when hundreds of thousands of people would flood the town to go to the beach? No. But it did offer residents a chance to park first. I think if all of West Philly were permit parking some of these problems might be solved. In a message dated 1/31/2005 9:53:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, John Ellingsworth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >I dug out my car, enjoyed the availability of the spot for a few days, and >now others park in it since I did not put placeholders there. > >I am curious to know, at what point do you decide that the parking spot is >no longer 'your' parking spot? �Here we are, over a week later, and people >continue to put debris in the right of way. > >In my case, I was able to find a spot a block away that had wrangled free >of its shackle. > >To me, this parking issue is just humankind once again displaying the >endless selfishness that has become our trademark. > >-- >Thanks, > >John Ellingsworth >2005-01-31 ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
