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La Crosse falls short on traffic-related revenue

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Ramps, however, bring
in much more than expected

The city of La Crosse narrowly fell short of its predictions for traffic-related revenue in 2015, despite getting much more cash than expected from downtown parking ramps.

A new monthly report shows the city missing its parking revenue goal for the year by $12,000.

The parking ramps, however, took in $27,000 more than predicted from the $.75-per-hour fee. The ramps made $135,000 from those gates – $13,000 from the holiday shopping season, which included three days when the ramps were free.

Money from on-street parking tickets, including tickets at the Western Technical College campus, appear to account for much of the shortfall.

A native of Prairie du Chien, Brad graduated from UW - La Crosse and has worked in radio news for more than 30 years, mostly in the La Crosse area. He regularly covers local courts and city and county government. Brad produces the features "Yesterday in La Crosse" and "What's Buried on Brad's Desk." He also writes the website "Triviazoids," which finds odd connections between events that happen on a certain date, and he writes and performs with the local comedy group Heart of La Crosse. Brad been featured on several national TV programs because of his memory skills.

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