Daily Blague

Many things in life are a puzzlement to me. But one of the strangest of all rituals is one that involves sitting in one's car until 6PM or 7PM at night, to secure a parking spot and avoid a ticket. I have seen people napping, reading by flashlight, playing chess....the amount of wasted time is staggering, and waste of gasoline in cold weather huge...and all this because the City allows people to park during hours when it is illegal so long as there is a passenger in the car..... Getting rid of overnight parking would make people either pay for parking or give up their cars. Can't imagine it'd get passed but if it was linked with truck deliveries only at night, then maybe the streets would be passable during the days. Going cross-town in mid-day is an exercise in futility.

Perhaps we should build condos for cars in a secure area just outside of Manhattan; cars kept in town are usually only used for pleasure trips out of the city anyway. This way we could free all auto-centric structures and areas for housing, remove congestion in town and maximize use of blighted areas outside Manhattan. A secure train link directly to the car condo area would make abandoned areas in the South Bronx very useful. Good spot to locate auto mechanics, inspection areas, licensing, etc. It would be close enough to drive back into town to pick up luggage, kids, etc, at a small fee. The City Council could then remove one whole parking lane to widen the pedestrian walks on either side of the street, plant trees, layout green medians and /or build an electric track dedicated to city services, such as garbage pickup, mail delivery, etc. during late hours and light rail/trollies during the day.