Juror Parking at the New Courthouse

[mtraininjax]

Bottom line is someone has to pay for the parking garages, so if you USE the courthouse, even as a public servant, you need to pay for the parking. Just jack up the reimbursement for jury duty to cover the cost.

We will pay for this one way or another. No need to hide the weenie here.

[Tacachale]

Bottom line is someone has to pay for the parking garages, so if you USE the courthouse, even as a public servant, you need to pay for the parking. Just jack up the reimbursement for jury duty to cover the cost.

We will pay for this one way or another. No need to hide the weenie here.

In terms of jury parking, that's not really it. Yes, we do have to pay for it ultimately, but it's a matter of how much to pay and for what. It's a choice between between free/almost free parking at EverBank Field but paying for a shuttle service; paying for more expensive parking nearer the courthouse (assuming there's even enough available in one place and the garages want to play ball) and having them walk; or paying for cheap parking and shuttling them in via the Skyway at no additional cost to the usual operation of the line.

I think Jdog's suggestion for daily workers is interesting. I don't know that many of them would want to drive to the King Street Garage just to park and spend 15 on the Skyway, but perhaps something could be worked out to reduce the cost for government employees.

[mtraininjax]

In terms of jury parking, that's not really it. Yes, we do have to pay for it ultimately, but it's a matter of how much to pay and for what. It's a choice between between free/almost free parking at EverBank Field but paying for a shuttle service; paying for more expensive parking nearer the courthouse (assuming there's even enough available in one place and the garages want to play ball) and having them walk; or paying for cheap parking and shuttling them in via the Skyway at no additional cost to the usual operation of the line.

Nope, that really is it, someone has to pay for it. The skyway will not be FREE forever, there will be a fee for using it as there should be for all public transportation, think of the fee as subsidization of the ride, or almost free. Hey if you are 65 it is free, so grow old quickly for free.

Shuttle service? Like waiting for a bus on the Sunflower line now? What about when it is summer and raining in the afternoon, and you could have parked for a flat rate across the street, but no, it was cheaper to wait in the rain for the bus to take you to your car a good 5-10 minutes down the road in the rain.

With 4-5 dollar fuel, you really cannot offer a free or nearly free option. Besides, people who have to be downtown would rather have their cars close to them for emergency use.

[Tacachale]

In terms of jury parking, that's not really it. Yes, we do have to pay for it ultimately, but it's a matter of how much to pay and for what. It's a choice between between free/almost free parking at EverBank Field but paying for a shuttle service; paying for more expensive parking nearer the courthouse (assuming there's even enough available in one place and the garages want to play ball) and having them walk; or paying for cheap parking and shuttling them in via the Skyway at no additional cost to the usual operation of the line.

Nope, that really is it, someone has to pay for it. The skyway will not be FREE forever, there will be a fee for using it as there should be for all public transportation, think of the fee as subsidization of the ride, or almost free. Hey if you are 65 it is free, so grow old quickly for free.

Shuttle service? Like waiting for a bus on the Sunflower line now? What about when it is summer and raining in the afternoon, and you could have parked for a flat rate across the street, but no, it was cheaper to wait in the rain for the bus to take you to your car a good 5-10 minutes down the road in the rain.

With 4-5 dollar fuel, you really cannot offer a free or nearly free option. Besides, people who have to be downtown would rather have their cars close to them for emergency use.

You're argument assumes that all options cost the same. That's not the case here.