Getting rid of residential parking in Cleveland Park

[Anonymous]

I heard a rumor that DDOT plans to get rid of residential parking on Macomb, Newark, and Ordway Streets and replace those spots with meters. This will make it extremely difficult for residents, many of whom do not have driveways. Does anyone have any details on this plan and how we can oppose it? This could be a pilot that is eventually implemented across the city.

[Anonymous]

That sounds like a rumor. if you don't have a driveway, that makes no sense. I assume this is just near Connecticut Avenue? Are they going to give curb cuts as relief for all of the homes affected? Or are you just not using your tiny little driveways and garages and using street parking instead? That makes a difference in what you are spreading rumors about.

[Anonymous]

It was posted on our neighborhood listserv that DDOT plans to put a proposal out for comment shortly. No further details.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard a rumor that DDOT plans to get rid of residential parking on Macomb, Newark, and Ordway Streets and replace those spots with meters. This will make it extremely difficult for residents, many of whom do not have driveways. Does anyone have any details on this plan and how we can oppose it? This could be a pilot that is eventually implemented across the city.

Getting rid of unmetered parking? Getting rid of RPP parking? Which?

[Anonymous]

More likely what we would see is metered parking with zoned cars exempted.

[Anonymous]

So a zoned car could park all day without paying, but a visitor would have to pay the meter?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So a zoned car could park all day without paying, but a visitor would have to pay the meter?

That would be great! So long as they ticket

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So a zoned car could park all day without paying, but a visitor would have to pay the meter?

Seems like this will only work if they return to using microzones, otherwise people like me who live in Ward 3 but not in Cleveland Park could park there all day for free, which is not desirable from a public policy standpoint, even if it might be convenient for me.

[Anonymous]

They have this on some of the streets adjacent to Georgetown hospital. Residents in the zone must also pay the meter.

Example:
https://goo.gl/maps/m9di8G9dsGtXbwyLA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So a zoned car could park all day without paying, but a visitor would have to pay the meter?

Seems like this will only work if they return to using microzones, otherwise people like me who live in Ward 3 but not in Cleveland Park could park there all day for free, which is not desirable from a public policy standpoint, even if it might be convenient for me.

My ANC rep said that DDOT will be shrinking the RPP zone, most likely to align with your home's ANC boundaries. Ward-based RPPs are definitely going away because the zone is just way too big and incentivizes driving.

[Anonymous]

Word is it’s to make bike lanes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So a zoned car could park all day without paying, but a visitor would have to pay the meter?

Seems like this will only work if they return to using microzones, otherwise people like me who live in Ward 3 but not in Cleveland Park could park there all day for free, which is not desirable from a public policy standpoint, even if it might be convenient for me.

My ANC rep said that DDOT will be shrinking the RPP zone, most likely to align with your home's ANC boundaries. Ward-based RPPs are definitely going away because the zone is just way too big and incentivizes driving.

I wouldn't be so sure of that, and saying it's "definitely" happening is not at all true (and shows a profound ignorance of DC politics). Anytime that is proposed -- and it's been brought up a number of times over the past, oh, 20-30 years -- it quickly gets shot down after the council member who proposes it gets a massive amount of pushback.

It might be going away in Cleveland Park, but not citywide.

[Anonymous]

I'm fine with shrinking the zones, but getting rid of parking in residential neighborhoods? I hope people would object to that. People can't feed the meters in front of their own homes all day.

[Anonymous]

Those streets are ill-equipped for heavy traffic.

[Anonymous]

if this if for metered spots and door-dash/dry cleaners pick-up and drop-off on the sides of the library, along the condo building on Ordway, along the St Arnolds side of Ordway and by the apartment on the Imaj side of Macomb, I think that's great. Should have been done a long time ago.