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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    17 days ago

    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.

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      17 days ago

      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.

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        17 days 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.