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Leaders of bankrupt Detroit haven\u2019t found many ways to fill its empty coffers, but consultants hired to restructure the local government have identified at least one option that could raise an additional $6 million annually for the city: increasing its parking fines.<\/p>\n

Currently, drivers can be cited parking tickets of $20, $30, or $100, with the lowest amount putting Detroit among cities with the cheapest fines in the country, according to a survey conducted by SFpark.org<\/a>. In fact, it costs the city $2 more to issue and process its $30 tickets.<\/p>\n

\"Detroit<\/a>

Detroit’s motto: “Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus,” or in English, “We hope better things will rise from the ashes.” Keep hoping, Detroit. From jodelli<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n

It doesn\u2019t help that, at any given time, roughly half of Detroit\u2019s parking meters are broken, with the city unaware of how much it\u2019s currently owed in unpaid tickets. Gary Brown, Detroit\u2019s chief operating officer, said the city knows that 70 percent of fines are issued to non-Detroit residents, however.<\/p>\n

But increasing fines, which the city hasn\u2019t done since 2001, would give Detroit the funds to repair or update its 3,404 meters. Specifically, the recommendations call for revising the city\u2019s current fee structure to a two-tiered system that would price tickets at $45 and $150. A one-time amnesty program is likely to be in place at the time of the increase, said Brown.<\/p>\n

The suggestions arrive just ahead of an analysis of Detroit\u2019s parking assets awaited by state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr, who is also considering making the city\u2019s parking department a stand-alone agency.<\/p>\n

But the improvements being considered for Detroit\u2019s parking system will only go so far in fixing the city\u2019s larger parking issue, argue critics, which is a problem of supply and demand. As in many urban areas during the second half of the 20th<\/sup> century, malls began opening in the suburbs, drawing customers away from vibrant shopping areas in cities\u2019 downtowns. Like many of those cities, Detroit thought that if it created more parking in its downtown, it would be able to compete more aggressively against suburban malls, which offered ample parking. This thinking gave rise to the demolition of numerous buildings, and today almost 40 percent of Detroit\u2019s downtown features some kind of parking.<\/p>\n

That situation poses a problem for revitalization efforts, critics continue. Who wants to visit downtown Detroit when much of what\u2019s available there is parking? Public perceptions around safety also play a role. In areas without busy storefronts, crowded cafes, or frequent public transit, the vacant lots and dimly lit garages that instead dominate can be a turnoff to visitors.<\/p>\n

Still, Detroit has to start somewhere, and at-large city councilor Saunteel Jenkins<\/a> says she supports the idea of higher parking fines, \u201cespecially since it\u2019s costing the city more to write and process tickets than the actual parking fines themselves,\u201d she told The Detroit News<\/i>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leaders of bankrupt Detroit haven\u2019t found many ways to fill its empty coffers, but consultants hired to restructure the local government have identified at least one option that could raise an additional $6 million annually for the city: increasing its parking fines. 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