tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9871512.post8703304130678269732..comments2022-09-03T20:56:46.577-04:00Comments on Tumbolia: Nashvillejtohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03968844388108605008noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9871512.post-66355363250440746892012-01-01T17:00:31.069-05:002012-01-01T17:00:31.069-05:00Circling back a whole lot later, but: regarding pa...Circling back a whole lot later, but: regarding passing regulations in response to something like this, it seems like a a sort of tragedy-of-the-commons issue. If no need had previously been seen for some regulation, it wouldn't be particularly surprising for existing regulations to not address it. When it becomes an issue, that seems the natural time to correct the lack.<br /><br />The Jeff Waldenhttp://whereswalden.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9871512.post-46606739030148171552011-10-29T16:07:01.203-04:002011-10-29T16:07:01.203-04:00Thanks for the great comment. I was really hoping ...Thanks for the great comment. I was really hoping to hear from you on this!<br /><br />If I understand correctly, the new permit is for any public gathering on the plaza. So, weddings too, for example. And the curfew forbids anyone from being on the plaza from 10 to 6, not just hippies.<br /><br />The specific thing that bothers me about this change is, of course, the thing you said courts try tojtohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03968844388108605008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9871512.post-20218002773609335362011-10-28T16:07:52.910-04:002011-10-28T16:07:52.910-04:00Traditional restrictions for these sorts of things...Traditional restrictions for these sorts of things fall into three categories: restrictions in time, restrictions in manner, and restrictions in place.<br /><br />Closing the plaza at night is a restriction in time that has wide precedent. I'd think that would comfortably pass muster.<br /><br />Requiring a permit to use a park is also not unusual. $65 sounds maybe steep to me, but I hardlyJeff Waldenhttp://whereswalden.com/noreply@blogger.com