The city already legislates how many parking spaces the mall should have, so you can't say there's no civic control over private parking.
Why couldn't our city councils tax each parking space? Landlords would pass that on as a parking fee.
Why couldn't our city councils tax each parking space? Landlords would pass that on as a parking fee.
Car owners kind of already pay for infrastructure for their vehicles through excise tax, gas tax, and tolls (not really, but at least its something). Why not charge for parking too?