Hacking a parking ticket system

Re:Hacking a parking ticket system by legohead on Monday November 09, 2015 @06:25PM (#10536567)

Think you got that backwards, considering those with cars are the ones paying extra fees (+tickets), thus subsidizing the rest of the students for whatever the college spends the funds on.

Second statement needs a source, and regardless it isn't a valid reason. Colleges don't decide how adults live their lives.

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Re:Hacking a parking ticket system by Retric on Monday November 09, 2015 @06:38PM (#10536623)

Parking spaces are not free. In city's they generally cost 3+ $ a day in upkeep and opportunity costs.

Also, collages accept students younger than 18 which are not adults and legally can't be treated as adults.

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Re:Hacking a parking ticket system by legohead on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @06:22PM (#10543410)

I'm very interested in the upkeep cost - do you have a source for that?

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Re:Hacking a parking ticket system by Retric on Tuesday November 10, 2015 @07:14PM (#10543748)

"A 1996 survey found that commercial parking operating expenses average about $500" per year. Construction costs Dallas $13,281 to New York $20,326 av $15,552. http://www.vtpi.org/tca/tca0504.pdf

However, opportunity costs bump that as for example it lowers the density of the area.

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