They're typically small businesses, what reason do they have to lie about business being down?
I'm sure they have the data, and I'm sure if a local government or journalist wanted to, they could look at tax records to see revenue impact
I don't think anyone would argue that such enhancements are a bad thing in the long run if 1) If the enhancements ultimately bring in more shoppers/customers, 2) there is still parking available in the area, and 3) the businesses can survive 6-12 months of reduced revenues
My response was really directed at comments implying that the businesses are essentially whining. There's a very real impact during construction, and certain businesses could be hurt by reduced parking, particularly in the states where the car is king
I haven't looked into this, but why aren't states creating a very expensive tier for energy consumption?
And if the problem is that it would impact other businesses, why not narrowly tailor such a tier that AI companies would be the ones impacted?
If it's going to take infrastructure to support AI, then the AI companies should fund it via taxes.
Oh, right, that's socialism according to the GOP