Bob Sirott Has More Thoughts On Parking Meters
Bob Sirott’s One More Thing About Parking: MyFoxCHICAGO.com
Fox Chicago News’ Bob Sirott has never been a fan of Chicago’s parking meter lease deal, but he has a few positive (and negative) thoughts to share about parking meters and parking in general.
Here’s his full piece, “Bob Sirott’s One More Thing About Parking.”
Uhm.. let me see… Los Angeles, Chicago.. Los Angeles, Chicago.. what is it about these two Cities that would make painting space numbers on the ground viable in one and not the other… I don’t know.. I just don’t know…
Milwaukee kept all their meter poles and put space numbers on them.. Why would they do a thing like that I wonder? I was just there and parked at the spaces that are missing poles and/or numbers (of which there are plenty) and PRESTO! Free Parking! Hey! I see where he’s going with this!
Bob….IDK about the viability in LA…but here in Chicago…
We have enterprising Individuals that Steal Tow Zone signs Or get out the heavy Wrench and Pull the Bolt and just turn the sign the wrong way and then Bolt it back in….that pull down Street Cleaning Signs…that park in a Bus Stop for Starbucks…that park on a Fire Hydrant for stupid self entitled reasons.
And then there are the drivers that are City Workers….they are just as bad. And the CTA drivers…they are worse….And the USPS drivers…and the Cops on their day off.
At least the Fire Fighters don’t Mind us at Revenue.