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118. Parking Is Hell

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Defining Performance Priced Curb Parking

The idea is to capture the true price of parking for that area. Each month, s f park evaluates over all occupancy and decides if the price on a particular block has to go up or down. Scholars like manville and schop argue that if you get the price of parking right, a lot of other problems get solved. Now some drivers may have to pay more, but they can park where they want a park when they want,. There'd be less cruising for parking spots, which means less congestion and pollution.

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