Posts tagged Performance Parking
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Council At-Large: this Democrat’s voting for Mara
I’ve never voted for a Republican in my life. Of course, growing up in Massachusetts, then living in Northern California, New York City, and Washington DC, there aren’t so many Republicans to choose from. I’ve been a lifelong Democrat and see no way, for any federal office, that I could in good conscience support any Republican, no matter how good, since they will… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Two sides of many coins
Adams Morgan ANC commissioner arrested: Nancy Shia, representing northeastern Adams Morgan on ANC 1C, was arrested Sunday for taking pictures of a crime scene. Shia claims she was “just trying to document the scene,” while police claim she was “impeding a police investigation” and opened the door of a police vehicle to get a picture of a juvenile suspect. Keep reading…
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Graham proposes performance parking expansion
Jim Graham just announced a new bill to expand the Columbia Heights performance parking pilot to the other neighborhoods in Ward 1, with input from ANCs. The bill will also expand the recently-announced Mount Pleasant visitor parking pass program to the rest of the ward. The Mount Pleasant program, with day passes for sale to employees and business owners, is a big improvement over… Keep reading…
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Transportation across the nation: from fantasy to reality
Boston’s big blank Boylston wall: The Globe’s Alex Beam criticizes Boston’s new Mandarin Oriental, whose long, flat facade lacks cafes or stores and (at least in Beam’s opinion) looms too darkly over the street. Keep reading…
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Performance parking solved Redwood City’s parking problems
Redwood City, California was expecting big parking problems when it started revitalizing its downtown recently. The revitalization was expected to add a lot of parking demand, especially in the evening. Fox Theater, Little Fox Theater and Century Theaters formed the nexus of a burgeoning entertainment district, billed to be the “Entertainment Capital of… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Paved paradise edition
AP covers parking minimums: This Associated Press article summarizes the debate over relaxing parking minimums. The article quotes Jeff Speck, who testified in favor of relaxing minumums, and Capitol Hill ANC Commissioner Ken Jarboe, who testified against. It also gives an example of a historic Milwaukee building which burned down and couldn’t redevelop until the city… Keep reading…
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“Affordable housing for cars”
I should be finishing packing, but I just noticed that Ken Archer’s op-ed in this week’s Current is online. Archer, a Georgetown resident who told the parking zoning hearing that he and his wife would be bringing their upcoming baby home on the D3 bus, rebuts many arguments made against reducing or eliminating parking minimums. Keep reading…
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Show me the (performance parking) money!
Six months ago, the DC Council established performance parking pilot zones in Capitol Hill (around Eastern Market) and in Columbia Heights. In keeping with Donald Shoup’s ideas, the legislation required all revenue from the new parking zones to go directly toward streetscape and transportation improvements in each area, with the community deciding what improvements… Keep reading…
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U Street biz debate BID
Should the U Street area create a BID? Last night, business leaders from the U Street and 14th Street corridors debated that very question. A BID can clean the streets better and more often than DPW would on their own, add additional police officers, and better coordinate with city agencies. On the other hand, businesses and apartment buildings would pay for those services through… Keep reading…
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Free parking near the Navy Yard given away to commuters
Do you agree with this statement? Keep reading…