Gift That Keeps Giving
- In an annual ritual that has become as predictable if not as joyous as a New Year’s Eve countdown to midnight, Chicago drivers again will have to dig a little deeper to pay to park at meters in 2013.
Loop rates will go up 75 cents to $6.50 an hour as part of scheduled fee increases included in Mayor Richard Daley’s much-criticized 2008 lease of the city’s meters to Chicago Parking Meters LLC.
Paid street parking in neighborhoods near the Loop will rise 25 cents and reach $4 an hour. Metered spaces in the rest of Chicago also will increase by a quarter per hour, to $2, according to the company.
Still one of the greatest rip-offs in Chicago history. We have avoided downtown like the plague for years and things like this just make it easier to look to the 'burbs for things to do.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
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private garages an start being competitive at tese rates
Now, now, now. The mayor gave us all a choice. If we don't want to park downtown we can ride the bus.
Yep, $6.50 an hour to park is almost more than someone that makes min wage takes home. About a 13.5% increase right?
If you don't like it then pay the 16% increase in the monthly CTA pass.
You all got 13~16% wage increases to cover it right? I know that the people on retirement with fixed income will get the money from their bonds and/or savings that now pay about 3% interest.
Can't wait for the tax cut expiration that is going to take another 2% off the top of everyone's paycheck followed by the medicare/medicaid health care and health insurance co-pay jacking we are all going to get shortly.
Shine up that riot gear. We're gonna be needing it soon. Desperate people have been know to do desperate things I've been told.
You're right about avoiding the Loop. Before long, we won't be Detroit, we'll be NYC, where no one seems to own a car because there isn't room or expense for one.
Daley should be in prison for pushing this gawdawful shitty contract through. And just think, we're stuck with it for the next 70+ years.
Daley screwed us all. That deal was such a disaster. I used to love to go downtown, but between the parking ,and the damn bums begging on every corner and in front of every bar and restaurant, I'd rather stay home. And Bill Daley wants to be the Governer. When is enough , enough?
What wrong with Downtown Petunia Clark loves it..
"We have avoided downtown like the plague for years..."
Haven't been down there for twenty years at least -- just needed to spend a few hours, catch a train to a suburb -- and had to deal with four-five hulking "homeless" in the Harold Washington Library washroom, more deranged, hulking, threatening, bellowing "homeless" along Wabash, more of the same screaming and cursing because I wouldn't buy their shit incense in the METRA underpass.
FWIW -- entirely M/1.
This is a tragedy. I was born here -- and Mr. Mayor, you can take your downtown and stick it up your behind. You'd be afraid to walk down there yourself, let alone send your wife or kids and you know it.
Chicago's corruption is known far and wide.
I just heard about the highest parking rates in the nation on the local news ...... And I'm sitting 4282 miles away on the island of Kauai.
It's sad. Chicago's whole economy hanging by a thread here with these machines, and any kid with a water pistol in the slot could freeze the whole thing solid, zeet-zeet-zeet.
We're gonna die. I know it.
I wonder if Daley's salary with his new employer (the law firm that put together the parking meter sale for the city) also goes up.
They just pay him to put his name on the marquee. Does he even do any legal work at that place? or does the money from the parking meters pay his salary?
shit , i go to the movies in Oak Park- free parking downtown in their downtown parking lot. Free parking and a whole heck of a lot cheaper in Lagrange- Free street parking as well as parking lot downtown.. FUCK THIS CITY!!
For the little people there is a Lease Tax on things that are Leased.
But you think the people who leased the Chicago Parking Meters pay a Lease Tax?
Nope.
Hummm, couple of years Lease Tax savings might make for a nice kick-backs, eh?
Just another Daley screwing(I mean gift)that keeps on giving. Ok now lets go out and spend millions of $$$$ and build parks and shit in their names to honor the crooks. FUCK YOU DALEY!!!
Anyone with any smarts doesn't shop in the city/county anymore anyway ! There are a zillion stores buisnesses outside crook county that know how to treat the public. I haven't shopped in city/county for years.
The Gift That Keeps on Giving...
As Rahm exports/pisses away Chicago taxpayers money out of the State, out of the city. The rest of us are suppose to spend our money here and live here in a hell hole that he left behind.
And yet they plan to spend $55,000,000.00 taxpayer dollars to memorialize that rat cocksucker's wife.
Sixteen percent CTA fare increase to ride on a urine stank rapid transit system without any room to even move during rush hour.
Why doesn't the fire department shut this damn CTA thing down!?
We have max occupancy rules for every building and yet it's okay to jam them in the buses and trains when it comes to the CTA.
This my friends is a disaster waiting to happen! Mark my words.
We'll get the fake tears and false grimaces, and affected language when it does. No seat belts, no seats, it's an SRO crowd packed to the doors. EVERYONE INHALE THE DRIVER NEEDS TO CLOSE THE DOORS.
For this we pay a premium? For this we pay an additional 16% for a fare increase? BULLSHIT!
I don't need to travel into the city and get jacked up on the way in an overcrowded train. You guys pay for the privilege of getting your Iphone picked, or wallet or shot in the face to hear the mayor or gary tell you not to worry we got 'em on film and one day..some day, maybe we'll bring them to justice. And the justice is time served or electronic monitoring to save money for some $55 million dollar park or $300,000 per mil bike path that is running over THAT inflated budget because they can't even paint the lines right.
FFFFFFF>UUUUUUU Gary, RAHM
I quite! Tax, Fine, Fee someone else. I'm done.
I blame the Alderscum. They pushed Lord and Master Daley's "business agenda" through without reading the fine print. Who cares if the fine print is 1000 pages long -- do your f****** jobs and represent your constituents.
Oh. Wait. I just read the fine print. It says the job of Alderscum is to rubber stamp whatever any Chicago mayor says.
Read the original city sticker ordinance.
City Residences displaying a current wheel tax emblem are allowed to park on the city streets and not required to park in a licensed garage or private property due to.the lack of space downtown Chicago.
The fee was 0.15¢ a year.
Thank former mummbling idot mayor daley. he should be indicted.
Didnt shortshanks go to work for that company as a reward for allowing the rape of his own city for the next hundred years? BWHAAAHAAAHAAAAAAA!!!!
SCC you call this a rip off? I say it's more of an insider deal. I just love how the alderman and other city leaders say "oh well they just made an unwise move". NO. More like fraud. A sixth grader could have done the math and easily conclude that getting 1.15 billion dollars for a 75 years lease did not make financial or common sense. BTW that 1.15 billion dollars vanished in two years. Where did it go? The city leaders say it was spent on budgetary matters.
How come on Division st. And Chicago ave. Going west the meters go to Western. They don't on Madison or Roosevelt. So let's see sec 8 voucher, link card discount on utilities, free Obama phone and free parking. A lot cheaper to just outright buy the Democractic vote don't you think
Next up...toll booths at the Michigan Ave bridge not only for cars...but for people walking across the bridge. Plenty of malls in the burbs with the same stores as on the mag mile.
Made national news here in Fl. They said Ramn has ordered an audit. Good luck with that
the meters are nice ... I can always find a spot now
Hey SCC,
I think we need a post of "Top ten reasons for NOT going downtown." I'll start:
#1. Homeless people on every corner. All of whom should be in IDOC or a mental facility.
#2. Flashmobs. You know the groups of teens just hanging out having fun. Robbing and stealing.
Etc etc.
now he is looking to privatize midway!wow!
Between higher taxes, fees, parking and crime I choose to shop elsewhere and soon live elsewhere. Chicago and Illinois will someday learn how increasing taxes and fees make for diminishing returns.
If we avoid parking in the loop or downtown to avoid
the $ 6.50 rip-off, will the city be forced to add a "surcharge" to CTA fares so that the parking company
can recover it's losses ?
It seems that everything is geared towards them recouping the upfront money they gave Daley to purchase the on-street parking system.
It is cheaper to put that parking money in your gas tank and drive to any suburban mall with a free parking lot, less taxes and no pookies wandering around looking to rob you!
Thanks Daley for the idea to spend my money in the suburbs!
What wrong with Downtown Petunia Clark loves it..
12/27/2012 12:48:00 AM
It's Petula, genius.
Just to think!
Now Rahm wants to lease out Midway airport and steal the money for bullshit programs just right out of Daleys playbook!
When will idiot Rahm learn that this idea is such a disaster!
I can't wait to leave this place and I was born and raised here! So sad to feel this way about my soon to be former hometown!
I went to a restaurant in Park Ridge last week and parked in the center of Downtown Park Ridge; NO PARKING METERS ANYWHERE! Back in October, I parked in downtown Holland Michigan, again no parking meters anywhere! Also no piss bums begging, no hordes of gangbangers wilding. Why is Shitcago Different?
I love not living in that corrupt shithole anymore. Reading this shit just makes me laugh...... After I'm done getting pissed off of course.
this is why i need to have pension reform,your friend 9.5!
I hope they call a federal grand jury to look into the entire parking contract. Daley and a few of his minions are working for the very law firm that handled the contract. Daley left a legacy to the city alright : a parking contract that is draining money for the next 75 years and near bankrutpcy for the city. If they build any monuments for this guy the citizens should rise up.
Daley screwed us all. That deal was such a disaster. I used to love to go downtown, but between the parking ,and the damn bums begging on every corner and in front of every bar and restaurant, I'd rather stay home. And Bill Daley wants to be the Governer. When is enough , enough?
12/27/2012 12:40:00 AM
Parking is expensive, but I have never experienced bums begging on every corner. And, I am down there a lot on business.
If I'm not mistaken, the original intent of parking meters was to HELP businesses by encouraging turnover, hence a quarter or two to park. Violate that & get a ticket. Of course, Gubmint saw the potential to grab money & now screws the businesses. Add B.S. fees, licensing, and all the other money grabs and at some point you're better off closing the doors, calling it a day, & stocking shelves at Menards for minimum wage. Better yet, just go on the dole.
Any pimp alderman or pimp commissioner or city official that thought this was a good deal who are still in office should be called out on this.
The mayor does not care about the city as all he cares about his next move and emboldening power for his friends.
Free parking in Niles and Golfmill.
I blame the Alderscum. They pushed Lord and Master Daley's "business agenda" through without reading the fine print. Who cares if the fine print is 1000 pages long -- do your f****** jobs and represent your constituents.
Oh. Wait. I just read the fine print. It says the job of Alderscum is to rubber stamp whatever any Chicago mayor says.
12/27/2012 04:13:00 AM
Didnt that socialist nancy pelosi say about obamacare, "lets pass it. then we'll figure out whats in it." BWHAAAAHAAAHAAAAAAA!!!
There are no parking meters in Palm Springs and the city owned 3 story parking garage downtown is free too.
There's the same major stores, Target, Best Buy, men & women's clothing stores, Jewels food stores, etc., the same as you'd find in Shitcago, Malls just as big with restaurants just as good
But the major difference is FREE parking.
Shop the 'burbs, Indiana, Wisconsin, load up the car with the family and explore a free world outside this town.
Just bought gas in Hammond, $3.25 per gallon, in Avondale,Belmont & Kimball $4.95 per.
Eat feces Quinn & Rahm!
Live downtown for fourteen years and love downtown. Wife and I ride our bikes along the lakefront (north and south) and never have had or seen any problems. We're white and never have any problems with the minorities who picnic and swim and hangout along the lakefront. We're polite and treat others politely. Don't go looking for problems and thus don't fiind them. During the warm weather we are on along the lakefront 4-5 times a week.
We ride our bikes to the art shows, air and water show, fests. Life is full and interesting experiences. We regularly go to Millennium Park and listen to free awesome concerts on beautiful summer evenings. We have never had a problem with a gang banger. Although, we do pay attention to our surroundings and don't hang out at bars at 3:00 in the morning.
When we go out to dinner we can choose Greektown (complimentary valet), Little Italy along Taylor (self-park and complimentary parking in some of the restaurants), Chinatown (there are spots that are not metered). If worse comes to worst we pay $12.00 to valet our car. I guess we can afford that "outrageous" fee.
The 'experts' out there might know
the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th district, etc., but they don't know their own city.
Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking.
I believe this is the last price raise on the meters. 70 years left on lease and this is the last raise. I bet the mayor will break the lease to insure an election down the line. If the mayor wanted to break the back of the lease holders he could publicly announce the city no longer will I force the meters.
thank you Tiny Dancer not only have you put chicago as the homicide capital of the usa we are also number 1 for parking we even beat newyork!
"I wonder if Daley's salary with his new employer (the law firm that put together the parking meter sale for the city) also goes up.
12/27/2012 01:24:00 AM
There's more than one person around who seems to be employed as a sinecure at a high-powered law firm sucking off the city, isn't there?
"Does he even do any legal work at that place?"
Exactly.
Just wait 'til the vandalism and sabatoge of the parking boxes starts.
please publish a list of current aldermen who voted for the parking meter deal so we know who not to vote for. They are as much to blame as Daley.
Didn't Obama say in 2007, to re--elect Daley, there wouldn't be anymore corruption???
Mike the cityworker
We can thank that little tiny ugly bubble head fucking daley for the parking fiasco. Why don't we just look the other qway when people go nuts and pound the shit out of his latest criminal franchise.Even rham thinks these things suck, or is that just bs.I truly believe this country is on the verge of a revolution or civil war,these politicians have gone too far this time. We can only hope the military sees it our way. Any monument to any daley should be torn down and throw the little bastard out of the city.
How come Maggie Daley was never indicted? After school matters, her ”charity””, was just a slush fundbof no show jobs for relatives and girlfriends. Every company with city contracts and sub-contracts donated. There where only ten employees on the payroll, but SIXTY paychecks where handed out every payday!!!
Anonymous said...
What wrong with Downtown Petunia Clark loves it..
12/27/2012 12:48:00 AM
It's Petula, genius.
12/27/2012 09:19:00 AM
Hey! Us petunias love it too, oh clueless one.
And if you ride the CTA, on the new cars you can't look out of the windows anymore unless you are standing. And like another poster wrote, these new cars are just mobile SRO rooms with someones crotch or rear-end in your face if you are sitting. Only thing missing is a cup of lukewarm gruel.
#1. Homeless people on every corner. All of whom should be in IDOC or a mental facility.
#2. Flashmobs. You know the groups of teens just hanging out having fun. Robbing and stealing.
#3. The cost of parking,meter or garage. Spells DOOM for Michigan Ave. business. Bye Bye tax base.
Live downtown for fourteen years and love downtown. Wife and I ride our bikes along the lakefront (north and south) and never have had or seen any problems. We're white and never have any problems with the minorities who picnic and swim and hangout along the lakefront. We're polite and treat others politely. Don't go looking for problems and thus don't fiind them. During the warm weather we are on along the lakefront 4-5 times a week.
We ride our bikes to the art shows, air and water show, fests. Life is full and interesting experiences. We regularly go to Millennium Park and listen to free awesome concerts on beautiful summer evenings. We have never had a problem with a gang banger. Although, we do pay attention to our surroundings and don't hang out at bars at 3:00 in the morning.
When we go out to dinner we can choose Greektown (complimentary valet), Little Italy along Taylor (self-park and complimentary parking in some of the restaurants), Chinatown (there are spots that are not metered). If worse comes to worst we pay $12.00 to valet our car. I guess we can afford that "outrageous" fee.
The 'experts' out there might know
the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th district, etc., but they don't know their own city.
Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking.
12/27/2012 12:43:00 PM
It's only a matter of time, pal. You keep right on doing what you're doing. We'll be here when you need us.
Anonymous said...
Live downtown for fourteen years and love downtown. Wife and I ride our bikes along the lakefront (north and south) and never have had or seen any problems. We're white and never have any problems with the minorities who picnic and swim and hangout along the lakefront. We're polite and treat others politely. Don't go looking for problems and thus don't fiind them. During the warm weather we are on along the lakefront 4-5 times a week.
We ride our bikes to the art shows, air and water show, fests. Life is full and interesting experiences. We regularly go to Millennium Park and listen to free awesome concerts on beautiful summer evenings. We have never had a problem with a gang banger. Although, we do pay attention to our surroundings and don't hang out at bars at 3:00 in the morning.
When we go out to dinner we can choose Greektown (complimentary valet), Little Italy along Taylor (self-park and complimentary parking in some of the restaurants), Chinatown (there are spots that are not metered). If worse comes to worst we pay $12.00 to valet our car. I guess we can afford that "outrageous" fee.
The 'experts' out there might know
the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th district, etc., but they don't know their own city.
Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking.
12/27/2012 12:43:00 PM
Dear Machine Propagandist,
You, sir, are full of shit. You must ride with blinders on. Did you miss the last couple of Taste of Chicago gangbanger events? I'm glad that your little world is so safe and perfect, but the flash mob victims would probably disagree with your bullshit notion of how safe it is out there. So would the rape victims on your little bike route.
Now do us all a favor and ride your bike out into the lake tonight. But before you do that, go fetch your shine box you ass clown.
SWIPING is here boys and girls-this time for sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No more ducks-if caught will be docked and giving 30 Pending with TERMINATION! Will try to bring Criminal Charges for THEFT of CITY REVENUE. Will be watched. Think I'm kidding and hide behind an Anonymous comment? Tiny Dancer thinks this is great and doesnt have to check with FOP. Private industry always has done it. Who wants to be the first to test the water? Little chili? I wouldn't but if you got balls go ahead. BE FOREWARNED! THEY ARE WATCHING! And Sgts. I suggest you don't hold a slip trying to be a nice guy. You will be down the tubes too flippin a burger at McDonalds. DON'T CRY LATER AND SAY YOU WEREN'T WARNED! You don't believe it fine I don't care but this is a DEFINITE! For any Naysayers I will have a Big Mac and fries. And yes I will pay for it. No more freebies. Sign some goofs name from the district on your FREE food and that is DEFINITE theft and ID theft. You will be on news just like ABBATE!!!! Please take the warning guys and gals.
I would venture to guess that 90% of the people affected by this parking meter fiasco helped keep Daley in power for his twenty odd years. Oh well. Tough tits.
Chicago has become a tourist trap for people from Milwaukee, Peoria and NW Indiana. If you live in the area there should be no reason to use the downtown area unless absolutely necessary. Suburbs have outstanding restaurants and other amenities.
That's what happens when former whores, bank robbers and gangbangers become elected politicians and have a say in the direction of the city.
NEVER any consequences. The aldermen rubber stamped this shit because of Daley. You lemmings keep re-electing them.
All these alderman names should be posted that voted for this shit and Rahm if he was a leader that he makes himself out to be should pull the bus out and run over them like he would you and me.The taxpayers cannot afford this nonsense anymore $750.00 for water and sewer suck it!!!!!!!
"...Live downtown for fourteen years...
This has to be a joke, right?
The more I read this guy's post, the more I think he's serious.
We can thank that little tiny ugly bubble head fucking daley for the parking fiasco.
Hey I resent you using my name for Daley. Capt. Bubble Head
No meters anywhere on lake street, Roosevelt etc etc etc, Im tired of paying due to the location of residency on north side.. I need a link car, ssi due to adding slow, child care checks to watch my own children, but yet we should all unite to have another Daley hold office in this state AGAIN, Madigan dally rahm rezko keep the machine alive!!!! I'm really starting to think blago was a scapegoat for what is still in existence and operational .
"Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking."
12/27/2012 12:43:00 PM
That's OK. As you are operating under a voided social contract -- "Don't go looking for problems and thus don't find them" -- you'll find out soon enough.
"Don't worry about choosing up sides in a race war. The other side will take care of that for you."
--Col. Jeff Cooper, USA (Ret.)
12:43 PM ("the Kool-Aid guzzling bicyclists")
In your naivete (if not outright stupidity), you and your lady are on "borrowed time".
I reside in the toniest part of Lincoln Park, arguably the safest neighborhood in the city.
A card-carrying FOID neighbor of mine take runs and strolls in Lincoln Park and the Lakefront, often in the evening.
He reports that on at least three occasions, he has been accosted by (initially) "friendly Amish" youth. As they approached, it became obvious that they were criminal predators who would not hesitate to wreak violence, regardless of the "politeness" of their potential vics.
He told me that he was amazed that in each instance, they fled like jackrabbits when they noticed a red dot on their chests. Understandably, like over tens of thousands similar unreported encounters in this nation, there is no paper trail to document these incidents.
Keep on pushing, you damn fools. You are well OVERDUE for a violent reckoning.
Live downtown for fourteen years and love downtown. Wife and I ride our bikes along the lakefront (north and south) and never have had or seen any problems. We're white and never have any problems with the minorities who picnic and swim and hangout along the lakefront. We're polite and treat others politely. Don't go looking for problems and thus don't fiind them. During the warm weather we are on along the lakefront 4-5 times a week.
We ride our bikes to the art shows, air and water show, fests. Life is full and interesting experiences. We regularly go to Millennium Park and listen to free awesome concerts on beautiful summer evenings. We have never had a problem with a gang banger. Although, we do pay attention to our surroundings and don't hang out at bars at 3:00 in the morning.
When we go out to dinner we can choose Greektown (complimentary valet), Little Italy along Taylor (self-park and complimentary parking in some of the restaurants), Chinatown (there are spots that are not metered). If worse comes to worst we pay $12.00 to valet our car. I guess we can afford that "outrageous" fee.
The 'experts' out there might know
the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th district, etc., but they don't know their own city.
Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking.
Keep playing with fire you'll get burnt... Those "people" don't have respect in their vocabulary. Please make sure you update us when you become a victim, it's only a matter of time. Us "experts" see what you don't, deal with what you won't and try to advise those with no common sense.
12:43p.m./ 27 DEC 12...
Yea, but traffic on the rainbow bridge is always heavy, and I can't find hay for my unicorn, but yes, the kool-aid is always plentiful. Enjoy.
PS: crack kills.
#1. Homeless people on every corner. All of whom should be in IDOC or a mental facility.
#2. Flashmobs. You know the groups of teens just hanging out having fun. Robbing and stealing.
#3. The cost of parking,meter or garage. Spells DOOM for Michigan Ave. business. Bye Bye tax base.
#4. No concealed carry for law-abiding residents who want to protect themselves (exception for aldercreatures of course).
Anonymous said...
How come on Division st. And Chicago ave. Going west the meters go to Western. They don't on Madison or Roosevelt. So let's see sec 8 voucher, link card discount on utilities, free Obama phone and free parking. A lot cheaper to just outright buy the Democractic vote don't you think
12/27/2012 07:01:00 AM
neother are there any meters along division street from hoyne to wolcott where all the local outdoor cafe/restaurants are at, why is that?
Just bought gas in Hammond, $3.25 per gallon, in Avondale,Belmont & Kimball $4.95 per
wow dude thats a long ride. I purchased gas at the shell station on western and roosevelt this morining for 3.28 on my wqy to juv court. the price was like that yesterday and this morning, i'm sure its still at that price
Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking.
12/27/2012 12:43:00 PM
you don't need to drink the kool-aid.
you were just born with it coursing through your arteries.
Anonymous said...
And if you ride the CTA, on the new cars you can't look out of the windows anymore unless you are standing. And like another poster wrote, these new cars are just mobile SRO rooms with someones crotch or rear-end in your face if you are sitting. Only thing missing is a cup of lukewarm gruel.
12/27/2012 03:02:00 PM
But - but - this is how they do it in New York! So, it MUST be better than the way we have always done it in Chicago!
Anonymous said...
I believe this is the last price raise on the meters. 70 years left on lease and this is the last raise. I bet the mayor will break the lease to insure an election down the line. If the mayor wanted to break the back of the lease holders he could publicly announce the city no longer will I force the meters.
12/27/2012 12:55:00 PM
you're half right . the deal allowed laz to raise the prices for the 1st 5 years. and after 2013 the increases will be what ever the cost of living increase is every year after that
What good would it do to publish the names of the aldermen who voted for Daley to sell the parking meters, or better yet, the Chicago Skyway, to a private firm ? They won't be turned out of office come election time because the majority of the voters don't give a rat's keister.
Be grateful Daley did not sell-off the Jardine Water Filtration Plant to a private operator. We would really be screwed. Can you imagine a private water company jacking-up the water rates like the parking meter company is doing ? They would really hold Chicago and certain suburbs that buy Lake Michigan water hostages. Let's see how the plan to sell Midway Airport pans out. It's pathetic that taxpayer money is used to fund these operations and the mayor at his whim can lease them to private operators with no compunctions or restraint.
Who knows, mebbe the good old CTA is next in the privitazion crosshairs.
Anonymous said...
Didn't Obama say in 2007, to re--elect Daley, there wouldn't be anymore corruption???
Mike the cityworker
12/27/2012 02:48:00 PM
I guess the sarcasm went over your head.
Anonymous said...
please publish a list of current aldermen who voted for the parking meter deal so we know who not to vote for. They are as much to blame as Daley.
12/27/2012 02:13:00 PM
Only five aldermen voted against the parking meter lease deal in December 2008.
Ald. Scott Waguespack (32nd), Leslie Hairston (5th), Toni Preckwinkle (4th), Rey Colon (35th) and Billy Ocasio (26th)
"Daley should be in prison for pushing this gawdawful shitty contract through..."
Heh...
Daley has already been "forgiven" for this.
All the pieces are in place for NOTHING to happen to him or the made members of Daley Inc.
Heaven, earth and a few choice precincts of hell were moved to put the Hollow Dude in the White House to guard against the feds doing any serious sniffing around.
No one of any sufficient stature will give a shit between two shoes about the estimated $12 Billion to $15 Billion of tax-payer treasure gone *poof* by the hand of the Stuttering Prick... Except to protect him at any and all costs because the entire political, media and judicial systems are damned as co-conspirators by a quarter century of silence, artfully dodging and intentionally looking the other way.
Whereas, if a Policeman gives someone a well deserved eye-roll?
The entire alphabet soup of political, media and investigative entities will insure the contents of the Policeman's family's underpants drawers are very publicly dumped out and displayed sunny-side up for titillation and the usual furious breast beating of "we're not going to tolerate this/we demand even MORE ACCOUNTABILITY" by every swinging dick & long dry tit with a poison pen and a slanted fucking agenda.
We'll say it again... Only the Policeman has REAL SKIN in the Chicago accountability game...
The usual rotten cocksuckers skate with no consequences.
The public co-signed this bullshit...
"We silently support you guys!"
Seriously?
We're scarcely a perfect month for Rahm al Ghoul, from being loaded onto rail cars with our families and the public sends us their "silent support?"
The public is intentionally being stripped of anything remotely resembling proactive Policing or Public Safety by Hanoi Rahm and McCannedHamHead...
Watch that little hair-on-fire maniac come back with a headful of ideas from THAT widely emulated socialist utopia.
*When we finally bust-out the make-believe rev'run clout and their followers riot and set the West & South sides on fire, we can procure federal funding to raze the entire stinking mess and erect solar panel fields and tilapia ponds! LOTSA MONEY!*
>SNICKER!< You get the drift...
Hell... All things considered, our dark and vindictive side would be amused if the whole "killing fields" and "re-education camps" thingy happened here with Chicago being the test bed...
Heh... Rahm & Co. don't give a fuck about you, your rights or your feelings. Why should they?
Daley Inc. already passed along the raw data based on pure fuckery... The takers far outnumber the makers.
You're surrounded and they're making double-damned sure you can't fight back or scream for help.
The catered to constituents/sanctuary city people are licking their chops.
Heh... We weren't the only ones who had a feeling of ill humours and bad juju on Election Night - 2008
*Flying bricks, bottles and other assorted missiles*
"Yeah! Fuck da Po-leece! Y'all bitches works for US now! WE runnin' thangs! Yeeaahh... Y'all boss-man said he was gonna fuck y'all asses up! CPD gonna be burnt up an' WE gonna run this city!"
Damn... They called the fuck outta that shot, didn't they?
Heh... Sometimes fools, criminals and plain doggish muthafuckahs can be prescient.
Gift That Keeps Giving?
Indeed it is... From everlasting to never ending. Among other things...
We get to see the soft and the clueless try to live by *Every man for himself, according to his conscience and his GOD*
And they still won't "get it."
"Waaahh! You cops are soooo mean and angry for NO REASON!"
*Helicopter Door Gunner Scene from Full Metal Jacket*
>Rat-a-tat-a-tat! HAHAHA! AIN'T WAR HELL?" Rat-a-tat-a-tat!<
Anonymous said...
Live downtown for fourteen years and love downtown. Wife and I ride our bikes along the lakefront (north and south) and never have had or seen any problems. We're white and never have any problems with the minorities who picnic and swim and hangout along the lakefront. We're polite and treat others politely. Don't go looking for problems and thus don't fiind them. During the warm weather we are on along the lakefront 4-5 times a week.
We ride our bikes to the art shows, air and water show, fests. Life is full and interesting experiences. We regularly go to Millennium Park and listen to free awesome concerts on beautiful summer evenings. We have never had a problem with a gang banger. Although, we do pay attention to our surroundings and don't hang out at bars at 3:00 in the morning.
When we go out to dinner we can choose Greektown (complimentary valet), Little Italy along Taylor (self-park and complimentary parking in some of the restaurants), Chinatown (there are spots that are not metered). If worse comes to worst we pay $12.00 to valet our car. I guess we can afford that "outrageous" fee.
The 'experts' out there might know
the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th district, etc., but they don't know their own city.
Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking.
12/27/2012 12:43:00 PM
Give me some of that Koolaid, I need some, is it like Timothy Leary passed out in 1967? I don't go to those places without a 9mm loaded with +P ammo and an extra magazine. But I had my rose colored glasses stolen by a flashmob. I last rode my bike downtown along the lake several years ago and some thugs tried to steal my bike out from under me at Oak St in the middle of the day. I had to wrestle my bike away from the Cabrini savages right at Oak St Beach. Crowded sidewalk and people pretended they didn't see anything. No one helped me. Have another sip of that Koolaid and pass it over to me.
"And if you ride the CTA, on the new cars you can't look out of the windows anymore unless you are standing. And like another poster wrote, these new cars are just mobile SRO rooms with someones crotch or rear-end in your face if you are sitting."
12/27/2012 03:02:00 PM
Rahm -- who doesn't have to ride them -- wanted those new L cars like that. New Yawk Style, and good for 40 years of suffering. The ONLY good thing about commuting was that you could look out over the city and be alone with your own thoughts.
Not anymore.
Not on buses either. Windows sprayed over with advertising. People with normal vision can often hardly read street signs. Problems? Elderly? Screw you.
...and of course everything is designed for "too much a on me" crowd, nothing opens.
Of course this does not bother people with no frame of reference. Never rode an old commuter train on a lovely day with doors open all the way through the train, great breeze. 35 cents to get downtown, and you felt good.
After school matters was created so Daley could sleep at night and Maggie could deal with the guilt if any. Daleynever used cell phones or email evidently. So the Feds are chasing small fries to get someone to talk. I do not drive but parking is a pain. There are lots that are competitive though.
This increase made the NBC national news tonight. Between that and Obama mentioning the murders on the streets of Chicago in his speech at Newtown Ct the tourists will be busting down the doors to get here. Throw in a few wilding videos and in no time our downtown will be nothing but beggars and crooks.
Kinda like city hall....beggars and crooks!
Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking.
12/27/2012 12:43:00 PM
Nope, it's not Koolaid. You must be smoking crystal meth on the balcony of the condo you cannot sell. Keep smoking it so you never have a rude awakening.
My question is this. How does a mayor sell off parking meters, skyways or anything else that the city owns?
Take Midway for example, wasn't federal funds used in its construction?
How do elected officials who are only temporary office holders sell assets that they don't legally own?
Can anyone explain this?
If the mayor wanted to break the back of the lease holders he could publicly announce the city no longer will I force the meters.
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The lease includes language that CPM/LAZ can hire their own enforcers, and they have.
Just bought gas in Hammond, $3.25 per gallon, in Avondale,Belmont & Kimball $4.95 per
wow dude thats a long ride. I purchased gas at the shell station on western and roosevelt this morining for 3.28 on my wqy to juv court. the price was like that yesterday and this morning, i'm sure its still at that price
12/27/2012 07:44:00 PM
You're blind. It's nowhere NEAR that price at Belmont/Kimball.
Get used to that feeling of Rahm having his hand in your pocket .... he's going to be reaching deeper in 2013.
Don't worry though he knows what's best for us and he's always looking out for the taxpayers!
I thought Rahm is forever looking out to "protect" the taxpayer, make sure they get the most "bang for their buck"?
Rahm: GFY you're taxing the middle class into oblivion while taking care of the Link crowd and the wealthy big business buddies of yours. You're a condescending ass wipe.
Why Does Abu Dhabi Own All of Chicago's Parking Meters?
"... t was December 1, 2008. That morning would be the first time that the Chicago City Council would be formally notified that Mayor Richard Daley had struck a deal with Morgan Stanley to lease all of Chicago's parking meters for seventy-five years. The final amount of the bid was $1,156,500,000, a lump sum to be paid to the city of Chicago for seventy-five years' worth of parking meter revenue.
...He then gave them the details: he had arranged a lease deal with Morgan Stanley, which put together a consortium of investors which in turn put a newly created company called Chicago Parking Meters LLC in charge of the city's meters. There was no mention of who the investors were or who the other bidders might have been. ... The council at this time has no idea who's actually behind the deal. "We were never informed," says Hairston. "Not even later."
But while the City of Chicago was deliberating on whether to sell their parking meter system to Morgan Stanley--which they ultimately decided to do--the Wall Street megabank was making plans to offload the parking meters to a third party.
[The investment] process involved [Morgan Stanley]'s Infrastructure group going on a road tour to ask people with lots of cash to pony up. It was these guys from Morgan's Infrastructure desk who took their presentation to the Middle East and pitched Chicago's parking meters to a room full of bankers and analysts in Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, who ultimately agreed to purchase a large stake.
Within two months of selling its parking meters to a coalition of U.S. and Western investors led by Morgan Stanley, Chicago's parking meters came under new, foreign ownership.
So basically Morgan Stanley found a bunch of investors, including themselves, to put up over a billion dollars in December 2008; a big chunk of those investors then bailed out to make way in February 2009 for this Deeside Investments, which was 49.9 percent owned by Abu Dhabi and 50.1 percent owned by a company called Redoma SARL, about which nothing was known except that it had an address in Luxembourg.
Taibbi calls this a "bait and switch" pulled by Morgan Stanley on Chicago. He explains why this is about more than just parking meters. Now if city officials want to do anything that might disrupt parking meter revenue -- let's say close down parking for a street festival or parade -- they need to get the approval of those meters' shadowy, foreign owners. They also need approval to change parking hours or fees. The new ownership has already made unwelcome changes, ending the previous policy of allowing free parking on holidays. But not only did Chicago cede the operation of an entire segment of the city to mysterious private investors -- Taibbi says they could have gotten four times as much money for it, up to $5 billion. "
Next on the for sale block is Midway airport and then they just did that electronic billboard deal.
We're getting f**Ked people. Do you see your taxes going down from all these good deals? eh? Do ya?
The aldermen just rubber stamp this crap too.
Unfortunately for the tax payers, Rhams goofy downtown bike lanes that eliminated parking spots on Dearborn did not eliminate any revenue for LAZ. The city has to pay for all spots put out of service by them.
The 'experts' out there might know
the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th district, etc., but they don't know their own city.
Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking.
12/27/2012 12:43:00 PM
The 'subject matter experts' speak from ALL Districts friend. If you live downtown you couldn't possibly have missed the shift in the demographics.
Since you apparently read this blog, you have chosen to inform yourself. Good thinking.
Now, there are more than a few whiners here, but I think you'll agree that they know this town from experirence, not fancy.
I really hope you continue to experience good luck in your travels. I meet all the ones that aren't as lucky as you. The have nots think they 'deserve' more than they have. They will continue to take it rather than work for it. Their numbers are growing. Class warfare is being pushed. This is making a bad situtation worse.
The 'experts' out there might know
the 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th district, etc., but they don't know their own city.
Now tell me about the Koolaid I'm drinking.
12/27/2012 12:43:00 PM
OK Cowboy.Come work these Districts, or better yet, you and the Mrs. live here.
And yes, the beast hits your area on a regular basis,but is often censored by the msm of rham and obama.
Grow Up & Learn.
Rumor has it that Mayor Rocky Racoon is going to lease out Archer Ave for 200.00 per day.
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