Comments for 0 at http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:55:38 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080721142289/local/news/parking-meters-to-be-removed.html#comment-9135 No surprise that council went with this parking plan without proper consultation of the people who actually live, work and park in the area. When they agreed to implement direct daily air service to Seattle, they didn't talk to a single Prince George resident; they instead took as gospel the report from a Vancouver marketing group that said the service would be a roaring success at 74% usage. It's been 40% or less ever since it started on May 1st and barring a miracle we're almost certainly on the hook now for $400K next spring. How many kids could we have kept safer with better crosswalks or street lighting for $400,000 wasted dollars? But don't worry...they'll find a way to blame you, the electorate, for these poor decisions...because how dare you not show up for every City Council meeting and voice your opinion during the drafting stage!? I guess in the wake of minimal attendance at Council meetings and public hearings...our local politicians have to seek guidance from corporate bigshots outside of PG...because common sense on a local scale would be too much to ask. Better to pay an outside consultant for a decision than make one on your own; at least you have somebody to blame when it fails. - tombstone81 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:57:32 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080721142289/local/news/parking-meters-to-be-removed.html#comment-9134 This just means that people are going to rush through their shopping and then get out of downtown. I don't think there should be a time limit or fines. Everyone is going to be rushing to make sure they don't get stuck with a $25 fine. I thought the city wanted to reduce car use. Instead of people walking around downtown they are still going to drive from place to place instead of risking not getting back to their vehicle in time. - SensGirl Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:45:17 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080721142289/local/news/parking-meters-to-be-removed.html#comment-9133 Did anyone from the city or did this rocket scientist that came up with the master plan talk to the merchants downtown and see what they thought would work? After all, they have the customers that comment about the parking; they would be best able to tell the city what would work. After all, it's to encourage people to shop and use downtown services isn't it? I see with this new fine system that it'll keep people away. Nothing like a $25 fine to put a bad spin on the downtown situation. I can't get over how stupid things are getting in this city. The studies the city keeps paying for and they come up with idiotic ideas and then the city runs with it. How's the study on idling going? - Katie McLeod Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:57:24 +0100 http://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/20080721142289/local/news/parking-meters-to-be-removed.html#comment-9132 Get real. $25 fine from the two courtesy tickets and then a $10 fine? That's quite a leap. P.G. has gone from downtown friendly to Vancouver unfriendly. It's hard enough to get people to shop downtown and now you've made it even more unattractive. And you paid someone how much to come up with this master plan? - Buddy Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:49:50 +0100