Getting rid of residential parking in Cleveland Park

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

There is no "right" to a free parking space in front of your home. It is public space and there should be a public benefit for ALL residents for those who use it.

I'm OK with rich gentrifiers feeding the meter in front of their home so the less fortunate in the city can finally eat. That's why I only have a bike you might want to try it sometime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

There is no "right" to a free parking space in front of your home. It is public space and there should be a public benefit for ALL residents for those who use it.

I'm OK with rich gentrifiers feeding the meter in front of their home so the less fortunate in the city can finally eat. That's why I only have a bike you might want to try it sometime.

Gentrifiers in Cleveland Park? You new here?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

There is no "right" to a free parking space in front of your home. It is public space and there should be a public benefit for ALL residents for those who use it.

I'm OK with rich gentrifiers feeding the meter in front of their home so the less fortunate in the city can finally eat. That's why I only have a bike you might want to try it sometime.

Gentrifiers in Cleveland Park? You new here?

If you can pay $3M for your McMansion, you can have your housekeeper keep feeding the meter for your oversized Mercedes. Next!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

There is no "right" to a free parking space in front of your home. It is public space and there should be a public benefit for ALL residents for those who use it.

I'm OK with rich gentrifiers feeding the meter in front of their home so the less fortunate in the city can finally eat. That's why I only have a bike you might want to try it sometime.

Damn you, Poe's Law!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a great idea. Metered parking for EVERYONE would be the most equitable. No more free lunch for rich folks in million dollar mansions when there is so much need across the city.

Everyone! Let’s have metered parking everywhere on all streets in all wards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are venturing into Cleveland Park for a night out and you are afraid of the lack of parking, may I recommend the tons of spaces open on Connecticut, the many on Porter if you are willing to walk two blocks, and, if you in incredible shape, there are plenty of spots at grade on Quebec Street by Adas Israel.

If blocks are too much, please consider Metro.

Has anyone done this in the last decade? I don't think Cleveland Park has been an entertainment destination since the '90s, really!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are venturing into Cleveland Park for a night out and you are afraid of the lack of parking, may I recommend the tons of spaces open on Connecticut, the many on Porter if you are willing to walk two blocks, and, if you in incredible shape, there are plenty of spots at grade on Quebec Street by Adas Israel.

If blocks are too much, please consider Metro.

Has anyone done this in the last decade? I don't think Cleveland Park has been an entertainment destination since the '90s, really!

There was Club Soda in the mid-1980s... Maybe some people are trying to recreate their memories from 40 years ago?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/04/13/club-soda-the-50s-and-60s-keep-on-rockin-n-rollin/8fdead29-b26c-4fbf-8703-f152da285239/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you are venturing into Cleveland Park for a night out and you are afraid of the lack of parking, may I recommend the tons of spaces open on Connecticut, the many on Porter if you are willing to walk two blocks, and, if you in incredible shape, there are plenty of spots at grade on Quebec Street by Adas Israel.

If blocks are too much, please consider Metro.

Has anyone done this in the last decade? I don't think Cleveland Park has been an entertainment destination since the '90s, really!

Exactly the way Nancy likes it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a great idea. Metered parking for EVERYONE would be the most equitable. No more free lunch for rich folks in million dollar mansions when there is so much need across the city.

Everyone! Let’s have metered parking everywhere on all streets in all wards.

That wouldn't be fair. It makes sense to ask the rich chip in a little more but we shouldn't be hounding low income people with needless parking tickets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a great idea. Metered parking for EVERYONE would be the most equitable. No more free lunch for rich folks in million dollar mansions when there is so much need across the city.

Everyone! Let’s have metered parking everywhere on all streets in all wards.

That wouldn't be fair. It makes sense to ask the rich chip in a little more but we shouldn't be hounding low income people with needless parking tickets.

Or any type of moving violation. It’s ok to have residents and visitors in poor communities flout existing laws and/or have no laws at all. The residents love that whole lawlessness thing going on. And different laws for different people is not only equitable but makes neighborhoods safer and promotes good citizenship in all wards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a great idea. Metered parking for EVERYONE would be the most equitable. No more free lunch for rich folks in million dollar mansions when there is so much need across the city.

Everyone! Let’s have metered parking everywhere on all streets in all wards.

That wouldn't be fair. It makes sense to ask the rich chip in a little more but we shouldn't be hounding low income people with needless parking tickets.

Or any type of moving violation. It’s ok to have residents and visitors in poor communities flout existing laws and/or have no laws at all. The residents love that whole lawlessness thing going on. And different laws for different people is not only equitable but makes neighborhoods safer and promotes good citizenship in all wards.

You're not very good at this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a great idea. Metered parking for EVERYONE would be the most equitable. No more free lunch for rich folks in million dollar mansions when there is so much need across the city.

Everyone! Let’s have metered parking everywhere on all streets in all wards.

That wouldn't be fair. It makes sense to ask the rich chip in a little more but we shouldn't be hounding low income people with needless parking tickets.

Or any type of moving violation. It’s ok to have residents and visitors in poor communities flout existing laws and/or have no laws at all. The residents love that whole lawlessness thing going on. And different laws for different people is not only equitable but makes neighborhoods safer and promotes good citizenship in all wards.

You're not very good at this.

Don’t need to be to get you to respond.

[Anonymous]

You Cleveland Parkers crack me up. No more cars on CT Avenue! Bike lanes, bike lanes! No more cars! Oh, except I need to have my car, along with free storage for it, and right in front of my house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

There is no "right" to a free parking space in front of your home. It is public space and there should be a public benefit for ALL residents for those who use it.

I'm OK with rich gentrifiers feeding the meter in front of their home so the less fortunate in the city can finally eat. That's why I only have a bike you might want to try it sometime.

Do you even live here? The DC government is drowning in tax dollars paid almost entirely by rich people. Bicyclists can thank them for the *billions* of dollars the city has spent on biking infrastructure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You Cleveland Parkers crack me up. No more cars on CT Avenue! Bike lanes, bike lanes! No more cars! Oh, except I need to have my car, along with free storage for it, and right in front of my house.

The same people blocking densification, more restaurants, bike lanes, the closure of the service lane, any new construction whatsoever are the same people who want free parking in front of their house.