Included in the 1974 Regional Transportation Authority legislation was a 15% parking tax. The logic advanced was that it would encourage people coming Downtown to use mass transportation. Social engineering at work. The problem, however, is that lots of people … Continue reading
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When the Regional Transportation Authority was proposed in 1973, it contained a disincentive to drive a car into Chicago’s Loop. It was a parking tax. I think it was 15 cents, but it was large enough at the time to … Continue reading
When the Regional Transportation Authority was proposed in 1973, it contained a disincentive to drive a car into Chicago’s Loop. It was a parking tax. I think it was 15 cents, but it was large enough at the time to … Continue reading