Posts tagged Rpp
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Why do we fight over parking?
On Friday, Councilmember Mary Cheh and the DC Council’s transportation committee held a hearing on the Residential Permit Parking (RPP) program. This is adapted from the author’s testimony on behalf of Ward 3 Vision. Every neighborhood controversy, sooner or later, seems to come down to parking. Why is parking such a difficult issue? This might seem like… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: More bikes in more places
More are biking; Fairfax gets friendlier to bikes, peds; Stuck in park on parking; Pick a tagline; Yes! changes; Why Intelsat picked Tysons; Corporate incentives don’t work; And…. Keep reading…
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At summit, people ask for free parking for themselves
Comments at a DDOT “parking summit” last night gave a glimpse into the diverse range of attitudes about parking in the District: almost everyone wants more readily available, free parking for people like them. Some who spoke were residents who wanted more available and free parking on their local streets. Some people with disabilities wanted to have more available… Keep reading…
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Smart Growth and business folks talk parking
Cheryl Cort of the Coalition for Smarter Growth, the Downtown BID’s Alex Block, and I talked with Bruce DePuyt this morning about parking policy. Keep reading…
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Sausage machine generates great contractor parking bill, enfeebles speed camera bill
Today, Mary Cheh’s DC Council committee, which oversees transportation, is marking up 13 bills on topics from Bloomingdale flooding (affected homeowners can get money) to recycling demolished building materials (contractors have to do it). 2 we’ve been closely following have changed significantly in this round: one to let contractors park on residential streets,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Contested transportation
GMU pushes sprawl some more; ANC agrees to no parking; Arlington candidates cold on streetcar; Graham vs. WMATA ethics; Got 11 cars?; TOD underway, awaits transit; Expanded transfers expands bus service; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Different opinions
Approaches to cameras; Pennsylvania Ave. in danger, or not?; The at-large candidates talk parking; A brief history of bumpy tiles; Hill East in smaller bites; Montgomery planners are open; The train of Versailles; And…. Keep reading…
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Give DDOT your parking feedback in person and online
DDOT’s new parking manager, Angelo Rao, genuinely wants your input on parking in DC. Please give him your thoughts through an online survey, and please try to attend one of the upcoming “Parking Think Tanks.” The “Think Tanks” are public meetings where residents talk directly to DDOT officials about their thoughts on parking issues. DDOT has… Keep reading…
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Evans move cuts Shaw parking privileges
Shaw residents will soon not be able to enjoy resident parking privileges in Logan Circle, while far more distant residents of neighborhoods like Georgetown and Kalorama will get special entitlements. That’s the consequence of the recent redistricting and Evans’ successful fight 2 weeks ago against a bill that would have kept parking zones from changing. Shaw… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Paying for transportation
Agreement on transpo bill; No BRT soon; DC would not be alone; How to fix parking?; Cities grow; What about health care?; And…. Keep reading…