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Transportation Options Needed
RECEIVED Mon., Aug. 1, 2022
Dear Editor,
In response to the letter writer who perceived the $24-per-day cost of parking his personal vehicle at the airport as exorbitant ["Feedback: Parking Problems," July 11], one could just as easily argue that this service is underpriced in that it fails to reflect or offset the “high cost of free parking” revealed by UCLA urban planning professor Donald Shoup in his 2005 book of the same name.
My partner and I recently traveled to and from AUS as well. We rode our folding bicycles, packed them up when we got there, and hopped on the light rail in Minneapolis. Until such time as Austin catches up to most cities of its echelon in offering airport transit by train, those averse to the automobile parking price tag are welcome to take a bike, bus, shuttle, taxicab, ride share, or ride from a friend to get to and fro. It then costs $0.00 per day to park, though admittedly perhaps somewhat more in hassle, which may serve to shift the focus on the topic of airport parking from why it’s so dang expensive to what other, more innovative transportation options exist.
In response to the letter writer who perceived the $24-per-day cost of parking his personal vehicle at the airport as exorbitant ["Feedback: Parking Problems," July 11], one could just as easily argue that this service is underpriced in that it fails to reflect or offset the “high cost of free parking” revealed by UCLA urban planning professor Donald Shoup in his 2005 book of the same name.
My partner and I recently traveled to and from AUS as well. We rode our folding bicycles, packed them up when we got there, and hopped on the light rail in Minneapolis. Until such time as Austin catches up to most cities of its echelon in offering airport transit by train, those averse to the automobile parking price tag are welcome to take a bike, bus, shuttle, taxicab, ride share, or ride from a friend to get to and fro. It then costs $0.00 per day to park, though admittedly perhaps somewhat more in hassle, which may serve to shift the focus on the topic of airport parking from why it’s so dang expensive to what other, more innovative transportation options exist.
Sincerely, Katrin Abel
