After 20 years in the parking business ...  Some things I've
learned:  By David R. Fairbaugh  * Everyone thinks they have a
right to free parking. * No one ever got a parking ticket they
deserved. * Every woman whose car is "booted" is a single mother
late to pick up her child and has no money. * I have never been
able to adequately define what the media refer to when they cite
the dreaded "parking hassles." * Parking is the only business I
can think of where cities openly compete with the private
sector. * In most small and mid-size cities, you could rename
"on-street" parking to "restaurant server" parking. * City-hired
parking consultants are often no more than well-paid researchers
who provide data to support the desired conclusion. * The better
the marketing, the larger the operator. * If colleges didn't
subsidize parking, they could cut the number of vehicles on-
campus by half. * The same thing is true for hospitals. * It is
impossible for the owner of a Corvette (or Porsche) to park in
one parking spac