Chicago is held hostage by a 75 year lease of its parking meters to Morgan Stanley, impacting public transport and alternate transportation funding.

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    8 months ago

    Yet another example of how terrible privatizing public infrastructure turns out in most cases.

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      8 months ago

      And how terrible cities are. And how terrible First Past the Post is, which is what enabled an incompetent mayor to rule qith impunity.