City considers banning construction workers from downtown parking

November 1, 2019
With construction on the rise, the Burlington Downtown Business Association is looking for ways to ease travel and parking in the city center. According to the local InsideHalton.com, the association’s proposals include requiring increased communication with downtown businesses and enhanced construction cleanup. More controversial is the proposal to require construction workers to park outside of…To read more — login/subscribe

 

Chalking tires of parked cars? You might be violating motorists’ rights

October 1, 2019
The age-old parking practice of using chalk to mark the tires of parked cars faces legal scrutiny - and it just might be unconstitutional. A federal appellate court has sided with a motorist who sued Saginaw, MI (est. pop. 49,366), for violating her Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable search. The motorist, Alison Taylor, sued after…To read more — login/subscribe