Posts tagged Performance Parking
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Breakfast links: Inadequate public policies
Cash for new clunkers; Carpooling recently illegal in Ontario; Inadequate for Elrich; Walking is transportation, even in Houston; Wheelchair users will get taxis; Performance parking is good for residents; One burglar down. Keep reading…
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Last call for comments on Arlington parking, K Street
The comment periods are about to close for two important projects: Arlington’s parking and curbspace management policy and the K Street Transitway. Keep reading…
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San Francisco parking data has lessons for Washington
The San Francisco County Transportation Authority recently finalized an extensive on street parking management and pricing report. The study team put together some neighborhood case studies that are relevant to DC, Arlington, and other parts of the region. Some interesting findings from the report: Resident permit parking fees are $76 per year, more than five times as high… Keep reading…
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Post’s Rein knows your dreams: circling for parking
I spoke too soon about the Washington Post moving away from “war on drivers”-style reporting. Today, Lisa Rein and Yamiche Alcindor mar the Metro section with a biased article about Arlington’s performance parking proposals that not only inflames suburban-urban divides but gets the policy issues completely wrong as well. Like Amy Gardner and Sandhya… Keep reading…
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Why should the most convenient parking spaces also be free?
People are used to paying a little more for convenience. We generally pay more for food prepared in a restaurant, for pre-packaged convenience foods, and even pre-made mixes than for consumer staples. We pay more for tickets through a ticket broker to save us the trouble of going to the box office. We even pay more for groceries, hardware, or other goods if we buy them at a small shop close… Keep reading…
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Arlington plans performance parking pilot, other progressive parking policies
Arlington is ready to put a lot of Dr. Shoup’s ideas from The High Cost of Free Parking, and other progressive urban ideas, into the County’s parking policy. At the September 26 meeting of the County Board, Arlington officially proposed major changes to its parking and curbspace policies by advertising a new Parking and Curb Space Element (PDF) for the Master Transportation… Keep reading…
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I just got a parking ticket
This afternoon, Greater Greater Wife and I parked at a metered space downtown to eat at an outdoor sidewalk cafe. I put a few quarters in the meter, which was about 10 feet from the cafe. When we finished eating, the meter wasn’t yet blinking “expired.” I turned around to say goodbye to her, walked over to the car, checked my email for no more than a minute, and then when… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Keep the blood flowing
Sign up for Bikestation; A little less Circulation; Corner stores now healthier; Rail guns; Ethics time; Reality vs. formula for rail lines; Performance parking at the beach; Rolling back parking enforcement. Keep reading…
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Arlington pilots new meters
In some Arlington locations, drivers are now able to pay for parking by credit card, right at the curb. Unlike the multi-space pay and display meters showing up around the region, these parking meters are conveniently located right at each parking space, and do not require the driver to place a receipt on their dashboard. Keep reading…
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Revenue increases should also internalize environmental externalities
This week, the DC Council will decide how to close a $190 million shortfall in the FY2009 budget, and discuss how to begin tackling the additional $150 million projected gap for 2010. Lawmakers are inevitably going to look for a mix of spending cuts and revenue increases. This morning, Jenny Reed suggested ending the special tax exemption for other states’ municipal bonds as… Keep reading…