Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband
by ehnto on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @11:42AM
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That is typically the argument yes. The business owners feel that the meager street side parking is integral to their business, and that their business' needs are more important than that of the thousands of daily commuters.
Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband
by nitrogen on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:45PM
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The business owners feel that the meager street side parking is integral to their business
They're probably right. Have you ever tried to drop off a package at a UPS store that has no parking anywhere near it?
Local businesses pay taxes and provide jobs. They are there on the street all day every day, while any commuter is there for a fraction of a second. Shafting them should be an obvious political non-starter.
Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband
by alistairSH on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @01:07PM
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Then the businesses should pay for customer parking. Why does that have to be socialized at the expense of everybody else?
A commuter may only be at one point briefly, but, they pass through many points on their route to work. And they do it daily across the span of years. Multiplied by thousands of commuters.
Re:My multi-decade quest for rural broadband
by iso1631 on Wednesday May 12, 2021 @12:38PM
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Why not sell privitize the road space? City could auction it off to the highest bidder, perhaps as a lease.
To what end? I don't quite see any benefits to that except the public losing rights to the roads.
It's amazing how socialist america is.