Comments on: Two Wheelers Get 15 Free Parking Sites https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/ A different slant on the news. Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:03:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: dog https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/#comment-5352 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:03:14 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=674#comment-5352 Yeah G-man. You’re either for us or against us. Why do you hate being American? I heard you go to France sometimes. What’s with that?

EDITOR NOTE–I like the fact France helped us become a free nation against the oppressive Brits and they gave us the Statue of Liberty. I also like their fries.

]]> By: Stephen https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/#comment-5351 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 14:46:21 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=674#comment-5351 Yes.

]]> By: Stephen https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/#comment-5350 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 12:51:33 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=674#comment-5350 Wait a minute! Wasn’t Boise Guardian an advocate of the proposal by Hillary Haymond to get the special parking spots downtown to encourage the switch to scooter and cycle travel? Now that she’s successful (for which you give a kudo in your initial comments) you jump to the other side of the scale and are critical (in the James Bond editor note) of Team Dave for doing what you had pushed for in the first place. In the past BG has called that being wishy washy — and been something that’s criticized when someone else does it.

EDITOR NOTE–Does this mean you support the GUARDIAN push for free parking for two wheelers?

]]> By: James Bond https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/#comment-5349 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:07:26 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=674#comment-5349 Should there not be free parking for people who have fuel efficient cars, like Hybrids? Say, any car that is rated to get over 40 mpg gets to park free. That would encourage energy conservation.

I’m joking. This kind of thing is so clearly pandering, symbolic, political nonsense. I hate it when politicians resort to this kind of stuff. It’s like crack cocaine to bureaucrats and politicians.

EDITOR NOTE–You are of course correct. It all started because they issue tickets if more than one “vehicle” occupies a parking spot. Silly to force 4 or 5 scooters to take up as many parking spots.

]]> By: Chester https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/#comment-5348 Thu, 31 May 2007 13:59:14 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=674#comment-5348 two words: election year.

]]> By: dog https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/#comment-5347 Wed, 30 May 2007 21:09:22 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=674#comment-5347 Now all Tibbs needs to do is show how Team Dave is supporting scooter hooligans downtown by giving them exclusive “free” parking. If Tibbs runs on an anti-scooter/mc, bicycle friendly city platform he is sure to get all the SUV happy Sali-simp voters out on election day. Tibbs ought to get a monster truck to run over a scooter and crush it in a downtown parking space for a TV election ad to show how he is Not Team Dave.

]]> By: Mike Murphy https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/#comment-5346 Wed, 30 May 2007 17:28:32 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=674#comment-5346 Brava and Bravo to Miss Hayden and Mr. Eichmann!

Hmm… I think I remember some Irish Bull Tenor fiercely advocating not only that, but also:

Better parking for the handicapped.

The clearing of Emergency Lanes (somedays you can’t get a greased needle up 8th Street with a Jackhammer).

Re-establishment of Taxi Stands.

Etc…

Or maybe it’s just my imagination. 😉

]]> By: JJ https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/#comment-5345 Wed, 30 May 2007 13:36:45 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=674#comment-5345 Free Parking? I think you mean subsidized parking. The cost to provide those parking spaces still exists, the expenses for the city were not reduced by offering free parking. Those who must pay for parking downtown will be covering the cost for the “free” parking others get.

]]> By: Mr. Logic https://boiseguardian.com/2007/05/29/two-wheelers-get-15-free-parking-sites/#comment-5344 Wed, 30 May 2007 02:39:10 +0000 https://boiseguardian.com/wp/?p=674#comment-5344 G-Man, you have to hand it to Team Dave. They have taken away most issues for Mr. Tibbs and now they are slowly eliminating your pet peeves. Next thing you know they will have an election for the Airtport Parking Garage and a police HQ! The G may be the best that has happened for Team Dave. They now have “accomplishments” to talk about.

Could you just maybe be a closet member of Team Dave?

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