Comments on: Stairs @ Carytown’s Crenshaw parking lot still closed

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:48:19 +0000

Carytown lovers should read this NYT article

By: Scott Burger

Scott Burger — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 15:37:28 +0000

Ahhh, yes, “private/public partnerships”.

Is it any coincidence that there’s talk of building more downtown parking decks for the white elephant arts center project while this existing parking deck is left in disrepair?

End downtown corporate welfare and put taxpayer money to work helping citizens and small businesses.

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:27:09 +0000

Sorry, Addicted, the revenue stream from the parking fees is separate form the RMA’s. The parking meter police are independent contractors– you know, kind of like Blackwater.

The RMA is a separate entity, a public-private organization that was created by mandate of the General Assembly. It is governed by an appointed board that has nothing really to do with you or me. It’s kind of like the British Parliament prior to the Revolution.

They claim de facto representation of our interests, and we should stop worrying our pretty little heads about the toll increases.

I’m glad you reproduced the typo. This just kind of says it all.

Funding sources? For concrete stairs? Do we blame this on China, too? There is lame, and then there’s that press release.

Sheesh.

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:52:46 +0000

I thought the typo was more of a reflection of RMA than Richmond.com. Either way, I thought it was appropriate to leave the typo in.

By: Pauline

Pauline — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 15:49:29 +0000

Was it necessary to reproduce even the typo in the richmond.com article?

By: Addicted to RVA Blogs

Addicted to RVA Blogs — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:42:14 +0000

I wonder if they’ll get enough of those newly enforced Carytown parking ticket fees to pay for this? Maybe that was their whole plan from the beginning and step fixin’s are on the way!?