I've started to ask myself this more and more. Why is on street free parking (or even metered, but in a crowded core area) a value choice we make in our cities?

I'm still chewing on the concept, but once I considered challenging that status quo, it opened a lot of new approaches to what is considered a right vs exploiting the common city resources for individual use.

[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is in Paris you numpty

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Maybe they thought it was Paris, Texas?

[–] deafboy@lemmy.world -5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'd go further. Why would anyone's tax dollars be used to subsidise anything?

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So that healthcare and education, among other things, are more equitable. Taxes are for subsidising a public good.

[–] deafboy@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

Parking spaces are public good...