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On This Day | Laying Down the Law on Parking

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Josh Wolsky
Josh Wolsky

There is no cut and dried plan which will work to the benefit of everyone, and is acceptable in every city. Each city has its own peculiarity in design or layout of streets, alleys and type of intersections. If an intelligent plan of parking and traffic control is to be adopted, these peculiarities must be taken into consideration. Trial and error, many times is the determining factor in establishing a specific regulation. We know that it is impossible to satisfy everyone when a regulation is placed into operation, yet probably the most difficult problem is that of the public who feel that any law is the feeling that if the violator is from outside of the city proper, he should be excused.

December 10, 1953 | Ward County Independent

Why We Chose It

At this moment, this was correct. Parking management was guessing game. We have since learned there is absolutely a right way to manage parking. Use parking meters, price parking spaces so that there is always about 10% of spaces open per block. This is optimal. And unfortunately, this is illegal in North Dakota where we have embraced socialist parking and made parking meters illegal.

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Josh Wolsky

Josh Wolsky

Developer & Writer @TheMinot Voice, Fan of the Souris River, SavorMinot Advocate. Fortunate to be a 'former' City Council member ;)