Dear Daytonian,
We all know that parking is plentiful in downtown Dayton with over 13,000 spaces between garages, surface lots and parking meters. We pay in the $4 range for two hours of parking during weekdays and love that meters are free on weekends and after 6 p.m. weekdays. Don't expect that love to follow you everywhere.
According to Parkopedia (full report at the link below), New York City leads the world in costly parking, coming in at $32.97 for two hours and $606.37 for monthly privileges. Other U.S. cities that will cost you more than $10 for two hours are Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Detroit and Los Angeles.
Maybe I'm crazy, but having a car payment and a monthly parking bill for about the same amount of money just seems wrong.
https://www.parkopedia.com/static/reports/global_parking_index2017-parkopedia.pdf
The Dayton Metropolitan area totals around 800,000 residents and being that large brings along most of the amenities of the larger cities, but without most of the hassles they live with daily. Combined with Midwest sensibilities, life here is easy, but if you're a Daytonian that doesn't get around much, you might not know how weird things can get out there. If you live elsewhere, you might not realize how comfortable and affordable life in Dayton is. That's the purpose of this weekly blog.
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