http://www.brickcitybikecollective.org/forum/tags/pay-to-park BCBC Forum » Tag: pay to park - Recent Posts en-US Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:37:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.brickcitybikecollective.org/forum/search.php http://www.brickcitybikecollective.org/forum/topic/9#post-15 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:10:10 +0000 TIm 15@http://www.brickcitybikecollective.org/forum/ <p>Chelsea Albucher's heads up about the new Union Station Bike Transit Center brought up the subject of paying for parking. The center charges only $1 per day or $100 per year. What do you think... would you pay to park?</p> <p>I'm OK with Pay To park and here's why...<br /> * This bike center cost the taxpayers $4million. If the city built a public parking lot with that money taxpayers would expect that parking revenue would eventually pay off the bonds then start making money for the city. I don't see bike parking as being any different. I'm inclined to think that $1 is too cheap.<br /> * I see a lot of bikes with wheels and seats missing, stolen because they weren't chained up with the rest of the bike. Think of this shelter as paying for protection.<br /> * My seat sometimes absorbs rain water then soaks my rear for 3 days until it dries out. This shelter won't let that happen.<br /> * I purposefully ride a mediocre bike in Newark because I don't want it to attract potential thieves. If I knew it was parked safely I'd ride a nicer bike. </p>