| DART: Charge Non-Taxpayers for Parking |
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| by Carolyn Barta | Thu, Aug 14, 2008, 10:34 AM |
 There's an easy answer to DART's dilemma about charging parking fees at overcrowded lots. If the problem is that riders are coming from cities who don't pay the sales tax and therefore aren't members of DART, then why not just charge them? (DMN has story this a.m. about the parking fee discussion that shows anywhere from 26 percent to 85 percent of riders at some stations come from outside the service area.) Riders from member cities could obtain a "smart card" from their city halls that is recognized when they enter the parking lot. Those without a card would get a parking lot ticket and pay when they exit. Now that more people are using DART because of higher gasoline costs, it would seem counter-productive to slap a parking fee on everybody as desired-for ridership increases.
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written by john k. , August 14, 2008 I defie anyone to find any all day parking downtown for less than $5. So.if they go to $2 to $3 it's a good deal. Parker Road needs aditional look see as it is fille d with Collin County clients.
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written by Jonathan Blundell , August 14, 2008 there are three lots in the West End that are under $3
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written by john k. , August 14, 2008 Several hundred students at ElCentro would like to know where they are. Also what about security at these elcheepo locations?
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written by john k. , August 14, 2008 Several hundred ElCentro students would like to know about location of these parking lots, and about their security and lighting.
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written by Jonathan Blundell , August 27, 2008 i don't know about lighting. i only park there during the day. when my wife attended el centro she parked there all the time (primarily at night). here's a link to a google map showing the parking. again - i park there during the day when i don't ride DART so there may be different rates at night. map it the lots are located at the corner of Ross and Houston Write comment
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