Drug dealers give away freebies of drugs, pot and other dangerous substances. The goal is to hook people on the drugs, and then they will pay anything to get a fix. Those running the LA MTA are no different than a drug dealer. “Use our buses and you get free parking.” For a short while. Then when hooked you start paying for the parking—and little by little the fares go up, the parking costs go up. Even with that less that 30% of the cost of operating a government transportation system is paid from the fare box.
“The free parking at some Los Angeles Metro stations may soon be coming to an end as the transit agency considers a pilot program to convert no-charge parking spots to paid ones.
The program is intended to manage parking demand at busy stations, help pay for building and operational costs for parking garages, and deter non-transit users from filling up the available spots. Those who don’t take transit would be charged a significantly higher rate.”
The drug dealers and government operatives know how to hook and destroy individuals and communities. The government transportation systems, like the choo choo train to nowhere are meant to harm families and jobs—not help us—the unions and crony capitalists make the money and we lose the money and freedom. Don’t buy drugs, stop using government transportation.
Meghan McCarty, KPCC, 2/18/16
A parking garage being built at the new Monrovia station on the Gold Line Foothill Extension. Most of Metro’s parking is currently free, but a new proposal would impose charges. LA MTA
The free parking at some Los Angeles Metro stations may soon be coming to an end as the transit agency considers a pilot program to convert no-charge parking spots to paid ones.
The program is intended to manage parking demand at busy stations, help pay for building and operational costs for parking garages, and deter non-transit users from filling up the available spots. Those who don’t take transit would be charged a significantly higher rate.
The Metro board will get its first glimpse of the proposal next week when the agency’s staff presents a report at a meeting on Feb. 25. A board vote on adopting the new parking plan would take place in March or later. Then if approved, the plan would take effect in May or thereafter.
If the proposal is adopted, Metro riders would be charged the following all-day fees at these stations:
- Sierra Madre Villa (Pasadena) on the Gold Line, $2
• Atlantic (East L.A.) on the Gold Line, $2
• North Hollywood on the Red Line, $3
• Universal on the Red Line, $3
• Culver City on the Expo Line, $2
• La Cienega/Jefferson (Los Angeles) on the Expo Line, $2
• Expo/Bundy (West L.A.) on the Expo Line extension (opening later in 2016), $2
• Expo/Sepulveda (West L.A.) on the Expo Line extension (opening later in 2016), $2
• 17th Street/SMC (Santa Monica) on the Expo Line extension (opening later in 2016), $2
Non-Metro riders would pay a daily fee up to 10 times higher than that charged transit riders. TAP card readers installed at the garages would be used to verify transit use.
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