To: New Orleans City Planning Commission, Parking Solutions, LLC, Standard Parking Corp, Vieux Carre Commisson, Mitch Landrieu, and The Louisiana State Senate
Stop the Parking Meter abuse by the City of New Orleans
We respectfully request that the Mayor stops installing new parking meters; increasing meter rates, fees and fines; limiting the hours on meters; and enforcing paying parking meters on Saturday.
Why is this important?
It is unfair to make it hard to live or work in the city and have to worry about parking! The city of New Orleans does not make from parking meters, just a percentage of the tickets issued.
A privately-owned company from out of state called Standard Parking Corp. makes money. It profits from New Orleans and the city of Chicago, while residents, small business owners, people who work in city, and visitors suffer.
Some people do not even make what they spend in parking. Residents have to pay for parking, as do people who come to shop--wasting money that could have actually helped the city of New Orleans.
These meters are owned by a private company that are only helping themselves, so in order for New Orleans to get a cut, they have to enforce and put in more meters and issue more tickets.
Parking should be free for people who work in the city, period. Some locals have to pay what they make an hour in salary for parking.
Also, a lot of the parking meters are broken and people still get tickets from them parking near them. These meters are destroying the city of New Orleans, making it hard on small businesses, and people commuting to work or to visit friends in area, residents, and even tourists who don't want to walk for two hours without worrying about a meter running out.
Not everyone has a cell phone to download an app and pay. Some people do not even have credit cards. I am starting this petition against Standard Parking Corp, who is contracted with the city and now owns Central Parking lot--not the city of New Orleans and Mayor Landrieu!
The Standard Parking Corp. Parking Meter company is based out of the state, monopolizing pay to park so their stocks can rise. It's a huge greedy corporate scam! Standard Parking Corp. is under contract with the city of New Orleans, who is not making that much money off the meters ad parking, unless more people get tickets, issued by them, hence all the broke meters!
I have a picture of a waitress at IHOP who had to go outside to feed a meter. She most likely makes $2/hr and feeds the meter every hour. This is a prime example of the greedy stock market, capitalizing on the human needing to be somewhere at a certain time!
These city officials think they are helping the city, but they are only helping themselves.
A privately-owned company from out of state called Standard Parking Corp. makes money. It profits from New Orleans and the city of Chicago, while residents, small business owners, people who work in city, and visitors suffer.
Some people do not even make what they spend in parking. Residents have to pay for parking, as do people who come to shop--wasting money that could have actually helped the city of New Orleans.
These meters are owned by a private company that are only helping themselves, so in order for New Orleans to get a cut, they have to enforce and put in more meters and issue more tickets.
Parking should be free for people who work in the city, period. Some locals have to pay what they make an hour in salary for parking.
Also, a lot of the parking meters are broken and people still get tickets from them parking near them. These meters are destroying the city of New Orleans, making it hard on small businesses, and people commuting to work or to visit friends in area, residents, and even tourists who don't want to walk for two hours without worrying about a meter running out.
Not everyone has a cell phone to download an app and pay. Some people do not even have credit cards. I am starting this petition against Standard Parking Corp, who is contracted with the city and now owns Central Parking lot--not the city of New Orleans and Mayor Landrieu!
The Standard Parking Corp. Parking Meter company is based out of the state, monopolizing pay to park so their stocks can rise. It's a huge greedy corporate scam! Standard Parking Corp. is under contract with the city of New Orleans, who is not making that much money off the meters ad parking, unless more people get tickets, issued by them, hence all the broke meters!
I have a picture of a waitress at IHOP who had to go outside to feed a meter. She most likely makes $2/hr and feeds the meter every hour. This is a prime example of the greedy stock market, capitalizing on the human needing to be somewhere at a certain time!
These city officials think they are helping the city, but they are only helping themselves.