Chicago sold rights to 36k parking meters for $1.2B that generate $200M per year

Re:Chicago sold rights to 36k parking meters for $1.2B that ... by JohnFen on Wednesday March 01, 2023 @07:03PM (#34990152)

This. I literally can't think of a single time where something public was privatized and it got better. Usually, it just gets more expensive and a bit worse.

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Re:Chicago sold rights to 36k parking meters for $1.2B that ... by refurb on Thursday March 02, 2023 @12:25AM (#34992311)

I can.

They privatize the registry services (driving, business, birth certificates) in Alberta, Canada.

It went from a US DMV experience - shitty attitudes, bankers hours, two locations in the city

To…

Dozens of small businesses around the city, hours that cater to people that work, lower prices (they all competed with each other) and good attitudes (because you could always go somewhere else).

A massive jump in quality of services that took it from time wasting drudgery to a simple, easy process that was cheaper.

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Re:Chicago sold rights to 36k parking meters for $1.2B that ... by JohnFen on Thursday March 02, 2023 @09:52AM (#34996343)

Nice! Yes, once again I forgot to add "in the US" to my comment.

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