Even an open (profanity and the works obviously moderated) forum would help things. If such a back and forth does exist, the people finding tickets wedged between their car's fenders, need to know about it. Meter-Maids have been assaulted and even murdered. Unless there is some sign of change, how can there be improvement?
1. Open an online forum. At the very least let the people feel like they have a say.
2. Offer payment plans. Often times the individuals receiving parking tickets are stuck in a rut. Seemingly unfair ticketing can feel like an outside force is driving the dagger deeper.
3. Alternative payment should be an option. Community service is positive punishment.
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that's all i got for now. any suggestions welcome.
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
"TC58C NOT WITHIN MARKED SPAC"
Ticket issued by the San Francisco Department of Parking and Traffic
on the date of 10/19/2010
There's a little irony here. My alleged parking infraction, doesn't even fit within the confines of the ticket itself.
Aside from that, there is little that amuses me about this ticket. I wasn't fortunate enough to catch the Meter-Maid in the act, so I'll have to fight the ticket the bureaucratic way. My first course of action was to find some explanation behind this. Even the slightest reasoning behind this would cool my anger.
The only information I could gather was a chart of fines and fees, on http://www.sfmta.com/cms/cmta/SFMTABoardFebruary62007ratehearingnotice.htm
This did little to ease my tension because in just a few years, the fine had risen from $35 to $50.
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more to come as it develops
on the date of 10/19/2010
There's a little irony here. My alleged parking infraction, doesn't even fit within the confines of the ticket itself.
Aside from that, there is little that amuses me about this ticket. I wasn't fortunate enough to catch the Meter-Maid in the act, so I'll have to fight the ticket the bureaucratic way. My first course of action was to find some explanation behind this. Even the slightest reasoning behind this would cool my anger.
The only information I could gather was a chart of fines and fees, on http://www.sfmta.com/cms/cmta/SFMTABoardFebruary62007ratehearingnotice.htm
This did little to ease my tension because in just a few years, the fine had risen from $35 to $50.
...
more to come as it develops
Motive
There's a reason behind every action. Two militant street cleaning tickets and one totally unjust "not within space", prompted this blog. If I were a politician I'd promise a change in the winds. Like a way to get out of paying for tickets or a fool-proof method of fighting them. The most I can promise, is a tiny spot on the interwebs where you can empathize with others who have suffered, as a result of parking in cities.
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