Comments on: Santa Monica Takes a Close Look at Parking http://www.travelinlocal.com/santa-monica-takes-a-close-look-at-parking/ From Los Angeles to San Diego and everything in between Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:00:32 +0000 hourly 1 By: S. Lemmons http://www.travelinlocal.com/santa-monica-takes-a-close-look-at-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-4010 S. Lemmons Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:07:45 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=4450#comment-4010 Yeah, I can see executives in hard soled shoes and women in dress high heels walking 20 minutes from distant parking to their offices. I can see six figure executives who bill $350 an hour adding an extra 3 hours to their daily commute to ride the bus. I can also see those same executives in their $3,500 Armani suits riding bicycles to work. I hope all of the jobs in Santa Monica pay the $250,000/year+ salaries workers will need to pay for the $3,000 a year in gross salary they will need to pay for parking. Maybe Santa Monica should make an ordinance for a 4-day work week so that workers will have an extra 8 hours a week for their longer commutes. I swear everyone in LA is on crack. They should ask for their money back from that idiot consulting firm. People will just shop online and look for work elsewhere. Yeah, I can see executives in hard soled shoes and women in dress high heels walking 20 minutes from distant parking to their offices. I can see six figure executives who bill $350 an hour adding an extra 3 hours to their daily commute to ride the bus. I can also see those same executives in their $3,500 Armani suits riding bicycles to work. I hope all of the jobs in Santa Monica pay the $250,000/year+ salaries workers will need to pay for the $3,000 a year in gross salary they will need to pay for parking. Maybe Santa Monica should make an ordinance for a 4-day work week so that workers will have an extra 8 hours a week for their longer commutes. I swear everyone in LA is on crack. They should ask for their money back from that idiot consulting firm. People will just shop online and look for work elsewhere.

]]> By: LisaNewton http://www.travelinlocal.com/santa-monica-takes-a-close-look-at-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-3557 LisaNewton Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:47:11 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=4450#comment-3557 <a href="#comment-3551" rel="nofollow">@D. Travis North</a>, Santa Monica is much cheaper than the surrounding area because they still want the beach tourist traffic, although in some parts of LA, you can still park all day for $7.00-$10.00, which is every inexpensive for a major city. However, according to the article I read, some of the parking at a few other shopping centers is much higher. Of course shopping is also one of the reasons to go to Santa Monica. Parking is one of those items that really needs to be price compared. @D. Travis North, Santa Monica is much cheaper than the surrounding area because they still want the beach tourist traffic, although in some parts of LA, you can still park all day for $7.00-$10.00, which is every inexpensive for a major city.

However, according to the article I read, some of the parking at a few other shopping centers is much higher. Of course shopping is also one of the reasons to go to Santa Monica.

Parking is one of those items that really needs to be price compared.

]]> By: D. Travis North http://www.travelinlocal.com/santa-monica-takes-a-close-look-at-parking/comment-page-1/#comment-3551 D. Travis North Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:52:28 +0000 http://www.travelinlocal.com/?p=4450#comment-3551 Good move and good job, Santa Monica. It's good to hear when politicians are thinking outside of the bureaucracy. Meanwhile, I'm looking at those parking rates and my jaw is dropping to the floor. $9 a day is un-heard of here in Philly. In center-city, you can expect to drop $13-19 for all-day parking. Yet our public transportation is still under-utilized. Sometimes I wish my beloved city had more of a green culture. .-= D. Travis North´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ShutterPhoto/~3/6X6fyj-C0A8/" rel="nofollow">Look At Me - I Have A Camera! (Pentax K-X Red)</a> =-. Good move and good job, Santa Monica. It’s good to hear when politicians are thinking outside of the bureaucracy. Meanwhile, I’m looking at those parking rates and my jaw is dropping to the floor. $9 a day is un-heard of here in Philly. In center-city, you can expect to drop $13-19 for all-day parking. Yet our public transportation is still under-utilized. Sometimes I wish my beloved city had more of a green culture.
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