Only reason none of my hard earned money is ever spent in the short north or campus area, because of this practice. I get issuing a ticket for not paying at a meter, but everything else is bs. My friend got bent over in the short north (pun intended) he had a broken tail light, no front plate, cracked windshield and something else and was written for all of them all while his meter was legit. SMH
I live in Westerville, I now have no reason to patron anything down there if every time I park here it will cost me $50. Nothing there that I can't accomplish at Easton or Polaris. The city keeps investing money down here to try to entice spending, but many friends of mine just refuse anymore. Maybe if the city stopped this shit more people would come downtown.