Comments on: Neal Peirce, Citiwire.net, and Market-rate Parking http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/08/29/neal-peirce-citiwirenet-and-market-rate-parking/ ...for a safer, healthier, happier world. :-) Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:27:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Google Maps ‘Bike There’ | “Cities Rethink Wisdom of 50s-era Parking Standards” http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/08/29/neal-peirce-citiwirenet-and-market-rate-parking/#comment-1757 Google Maps ‘Bike There’ | “Cities Rethink Wisdom of 50s-era Parking Standards” Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:51:35 +0000 http://googlemapsbikethere.org/?p=382#comment-1757 [...] “The Parking Professor,” Donald Shoup, is quoted. We first mentioned Professor Shoup here. [...] [...] “The Parking Professor,” Donald Shoup, is quoted. We first mentioned Professor Shoup here. [...]

]]> By: Peter Smith http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/08/29/neal-peirce-citiwirenet-and-market-rate-parking/#comment-1728 Peter Smith Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:23:31 +0000 http://googlemapsbikethere.org/?p=382#comment-1728 I think some of us could get behind market-rate roads, too, but can't say I'd trust the Mises crew for too much advice. The idea of private interests owning roads scares me. Lew Rockwell and his guest were all about Mayor Bloomberg's NYC congestion charges, but then they freaked because it wasn't going to be a private company that was running it; instead it was going to be that other corporation, the government, which is at least somewhat accountable to the public. I'll take a little accountability over none at all. I think some of us could get behind market-rate roads, too, but can’t say I’d trust the Mises crew for too much advice. The idea of private interests owning roads scares me.

Lew Rockwell and his guest were all about Mayor Bloomberg’s NYC congestion charges, but then they freaked because it wasn’t going to be a private company that was running it; instead it was going to be that other corporation, the government, which is at least somewhat accountable to the public. I’ll take a little accountability over none at all.

]]> By: Ben http://googlemapsbikethere.org/2008/08/29/neal-peirce-citiwirenet-and-market-rate-parking/#comment-1724 Ben Wed, 03 Sep 2008 06:29:41 +0000 http://googlemapsbikethere.org/?p=382#comment-1724 That's great and all, but why not also have market-rate roads? Let's end road socialism. The Interstates have been a huge subsidy to the trucking industry and the oil industry. Corrupt government got us into the car-dominated mess that is American cities. Why would we expect that same corrupt government to get us out? Economist Walter Block on road socialism: http://www.lewrockwell.com/podcast/?p=episode&name=2008-08-19_023_road_socialism.mp3 That’s great and all, but why not also have market-rate roads? Let’s end road socialism. The Interstates have been a huge subsidy to the trucking industry and the oil industry. Corrupt government got us into the car-dominated mess that is American cities. Why would we expect that same corrupt government to get us out?

Economist Walter Block on road socialism: http://www.lewrockwell.com/podcast/?p=episode&name=2008-08-19_023_road_socialism.mp3

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