Garage Company to Charge Lower Rate for Smaller Cars
Here's a proposition for Meyers Parking, the company that recently decided to give Smart Cars discount rates to park in its New York garages:
By
Ben Fried
2:55 PM EDT on September 11, 2008
Here’s a proposition for Meyers Parking, the company that recently decided to give Smart Cars discount rates to park in its New York garages:
If it makes sense to charge half as much for a vehicle that takes up half the size of a normal car, how about, say, a 90 percent discount for a bicycle?
Photo: Auto Blog
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.
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