Wednesday, March 25, 2009

More Parking Meter Rebellion in Chicago

It looks like the frustrations are starting to boil over regarding Chicago's new parking meter rates. According to CBS 2 Chicago, people are starting to boycott formerly busy spots and some have even taken to smashing the meters:

You think eight is enough? How about 12? That's how many quarters buy an hour of parking time in some places now. And its why some people have had enough.

Near Broadway and Addison, meter after meter are broken.

"I called the company and I said I don't want a ticket," one woman said.

You have to check out the site just to see the pictures of the smashed meters.

I think this is just the beginning, and it would not surprise me to see some organized outrage and maybe even riots sometime soon.

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