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Washington DC Trams will be "phased out" (ani.social)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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According to this article

https://archive.ph/LpllN

DC is planning to phase out it's only line of streetcars and replace them with electric buses.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They cite double parking as one of the reasons to switch to buses. Why not just make fines for parking in a position that blocks public transit scale to a person's wealth? I'd imagine that'd change the tune of these idiots real quick if the city took a percentage of your annual income instead of some low $ fine that rich people consider the cost of parking anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So if a rich person has a chauffeur park on the tracks, does the chauffeur have to pay a percentage of their salary as fines?

Or an Uber driver grabbing a gig for a billionaire?

Parking fines, which is what your proposal essentially is, are a regressive tax, in most cases.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Those are pretty good loopholes tbh. Vehicles that repeatedly violate the offence should just be seized by the city if there's a need to close the loophole.

I'm not saying this is a perfect solution, but fuck I'd love to see some accountability for the people who make a negative impact on society because they are selfish pricks.