Posts about Parking
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Curses! Foiled again… by zoning!
Here’s a great example of why we need to get rid of parking minimums. The owner of a former KFC at 15th and Pennsylvania SE (a block from Potomac Ave Metro) wants to make the neighbors happy by building a two-story building over the entire lot instead of a (legal) four-story building on half the lot. Covering the whole lot is good, since it will create a continuous line of buildings… Keep reading…
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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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Afternoon roundup
Rail isn’t just for crazy lefties anymore: Two leaders of “centrist” Democratic policy organizations say high-speed rail is the solution to air traffic woes in key corridors. We know Mary Peters disagrees and Barack Obama agrees. Via Yglesias. Keep reading…
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Hot issues in Greater Washington
Welcome Marc Fisher and Atrios readers! Here are a few of the most popular recent posts on Greater Greater Washington: Keep reading…
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New Kalorama ANC member wants one-way streets for more parking
Is parking really such a problem in Kalorama Heights, a neighborhood of large single-family mansions? The new ANC Commissioner for ANC 2D01, the northern half of Sheridan-Kalorama, wants to make more streets one-way to provide more residential parking. Keep reading…
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Another donut with too much parking at Eastern Market?
Reader D. attended a community meeting in late April about redeveloping the site of Hine Junior High at 8th and C Southeast, one of the school buildings slated to be closed. Barracks Row Main Street and Capitol Hill Restoration Society both passed identical resolutions calling for smart growth, mixed use facing Pennsylvania Avenue, green space, live-work studios, reconnecting… Keep reading…
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Unnecessary parking of the day: Hyde-Addison Elementary
The currently-unused Addison Elementary School building, on P Street right off Wisconsin Ave in Georgetown, is returning to use as a Differentiated Learning Lab. The open space next to the building is now under construction. Keep reading…
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Nineteen parking spaces for one family?
Some developments end up with way too much parking, but this takes the cake. A historic 1926 mansion that formerly housed the Italian Embassy will be renovated into a single-family residence with nine new townhouses built on the site. These ten residences will get… 28 parking spaces? Keep reading…
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DC USA garage still mostly empty
The DC USA garage will cost DC about $28 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…