Why Mayor Slay Has Me Spending More Money in Chesterfield than Downtown
A $25 parking ticket for parking on a gravel lot behind a charity store is keeping me in West County.
After spending 16 years in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., one of the nicest things about returning home to St. Louis was the ability to get downtown easily for dinners, shows, ballgames and events. Even while Highway 40 was closed, it was much easier getting downtown here than on a good day in Washington, D.C. In Maryland we used to drive 25 minutes to a Metro station and then take a 45-minute subway ride into D.C. But our trips to downtown St. Louis have been reduced to just a few times a year thanks to the parking control agents of Mayor Slay’s revenue department. Keep in mind, I have no problem with a ticket for overtime parking or parking in violation of a sign. But here’s the story and I’ll let you decide. At the urging of …
Tom
11:18 am on Friday, March 25, 2011
$25 would be considered cheap parking in most cities. Any no parking areas should be clearly marked, but the concept of driving into the city and it not being a hassle or expense is off base. The more vibrant the city is, the harder it will be to take this Midwest mentality of having to have your car right at side at all times. The real answer here is to have mass transit that is more accessible… more ›