Posts tagged Performance Parking
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Zoo tram an opportunity to not need parking
The National Zoo will propose an aerial tram and 1,428 new parking spaces, according to the Examiner (via DCist). The tram will connect all of the Zoo’s entrances, of which only one is near Metro and half a mile away. Meanwhile, they will construct a new entrance near the Small Mammal House for a huge new parking lot. Keep reading…
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City Paper notices ballparking non-crisis
It’s partly the convenience of Metro and the warnings about parking. It’s partly the fact that the Nats are not exactly pennant contenders. But what parking exists, both the pay parking near the new ballpark and the free parking at RFK, are going mostly empty. Keep reading…
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Coverage of world not ending at ballpark
JDLand notices the media’s incessant doomsaying about impending traffic disasters and the world nonetheless not ending. ABC has quotes from a business owner pleased with the added parking turnover (and another unhappy) as well as good quotes from Tommy Wells. Keep reading…
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The market works, for stadium parking
Not to endlessly harp on the stadium, but Marc Fisher verifies that Metro is handling crowds much better than many expected. Moreover, private entrepreneurs are filling the parking demand by letting fans park in private spaces for an appropriate fee. Keep reading…
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Stadium opens without parking, world doesn’t end
If you are in the DC area and haven’t been living under a rock, you know that DC’s brand-new (and entirely taxpayer-funded) stadium opened last weekend. You also know that the city built remarkably few parking lots, telling fans to take Metro, bike (using the free bike valet) or take a shuttle from parking lots at RFK Stadium. Keep reading…
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Streetsblog gives Wells some love
Streetsblog tells New Yorkers and readers around the country about DC’s new performance parking program and its Shoupista author, Councilmember Tommy Wells. Keep reading…
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Parking and “equity”
The most common objection to Shoupian parking principles is equity. What about all the poor people who can’t afford to pay to park? The truth is that many more poor people don’t park, and would benefit far more from better neighborhoods and better transit. Rob Goodspeed has more. Keep reading…
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DC versus New York
New York on baseball: Gave away the only park in a poor neighborhood so the Yankees could build a stadium next to their old one instead of replacing the old one. Spent $400 million in public money on the stadium, Keep reading…
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Shoupism arrives in DC
DC is now the latest city and the first major East Coast metropolis to implement performance parking pricing as recommended by the prophet of parking, Professor Donald Shoup. Legislation passed yesterday by the DC Council sets up two performance parking pilot programs, near the ballpark and in Columbia Heights. The bill is really four bills in one: Tommy Wells’ plan for… Keep reading…
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Parking review part 2: But for spillover, we all agree
In my earlier parking post, I concluded with this key slide from the Nelson\Nygaard presentation that kicked off the zoning review process (at right). The minimums in the zoning code operate on the premise that since some people will drive and park, we need to provide parking. If we don’t, they’ll park on the street, interfering with residents. Therefore, we must require… Keep reading…