Getting rid of residential parking in Cleveland Park

[Anonymous]

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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.

No there should be priority given how much I pay in property tax relative to others

[Anonymous]

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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.

How exactly are we getting a free lunch? Do you not understand that our property taxes fund the city?

Your property taxes pay for your house, not the road in front of you. If you want to rent space on the public road to park your car, you should pay up. Regular middle class DC taxpayers should not be subsidizing rich city dwellers like you so you can warehouse your oversize Mercedes SUVs on public property for free.

I promise you, middle class people are NOT subsidizing me between my income and property tax.

Why are people so jealous of wealthier individuals who fund the entire city

[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.

No there should be priority given how much I pay in property tax relative to others

Damn you, Poe's Law.

[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.

How exactly are we getting a free lunch? Do you not understand that our property taxes fund the city?

Your property taxes pay for your house, not the road in front of you. If you want to rent space on the public road to park your car, you should pay up. Regular middle class DC taxpayers should not be subsidizing rich city dwellers like you so you can warehouse your oversize Mercedes SUVs on public property for free.

I promise you, middle class people are NOT subsidizing me between my income and property tax.

Why are people so jealous of wealthier individuals who fund the entire city

And yet you insist on your free parking spot... Your sense of entitlement is telling.

[Anonymous]

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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.

How exactly are we getting a free lunch? Do you not understand that our property taxes fund the city?

Your property taxes pay for your house, not the road in front of you. If you want to rent space on the public road to park your car, you should pay up. Regular middle class DC taxpayers should not be subsidizing rich city dwellers like you so you can warehouse your oversize Mercedes SUVs on public property for free.

Thanks but I have a driveway. And 4 cars.

Don't worry, soon they will come and also put a parking meter on your driveway. This DC Council is out of control.

Imagine being unable to distinguish between public policy with respect to storing your private property (a car) on public property (the street), and public policy with respect to storing your private property (a car) on private property (your driveway).

Imagine not knowing that anything past your front door is technically city property, in most cases.

https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/the-city-park-outside-your-front-door/

"Technically"? Is it private property, or is it not private property? If the driveway is on public property, then the driveway is not on private property; it's on public property.

In most cases, anything beyond your front door in DC is public property, including driveways. This would never happen, but the city could legally charge you to park in your driveway.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Billions??? Lol.. wth man. You realize most of the $$ spent during a "cycling" project are going toward the repaying of the street that.. you know.. the heav-ass suvs and trucks destroy by simply driving on it, right? Paint and a little concrete (if applicable) isn't all that expensive.

Stop surmising and look at the city’s budget. It spends billions on bike stuff. It would be cheaper to buy every cyclist in the city a Ferrari.

No, the city has not even come close to hundreds of millions on "bike stuff". Again, the allocation for a major streetscape project, which may or may not include bike lanes, is mostly the car part.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

How exactly are we getting a free lunch? Do you not understand that our property taxes fund the city?

Your property taxes pay for your house, not the road in front of you. If you want to rent space on the public road to park your car, you should pay up. Regular middle class DC taxpayers should not be subsidizing rich city dwellers like you so you can warehouse your oversize Mercedes SUVs on public property for free.

Thanks but I have a driveway. And 4 cars.

Don't worry, soon they will come and also put a parking meter on your driveway. This DC Council is out of control.

Imagine being unable to distinguish between public policy with respect to storing your private property (a car) on public property (the street), and public policy with respect to storing your private property (a car) on private property (your driveway).

Imagine not knowing that anything past your front door is technically city property, in most cases.

https://www.foresthillsconnection.com/home-front/the-city-park-outside-your-front-door/

"Technically"? Is it private property, or is it not private property? If the driveway is on public property, then the driveway is not on private property; it's on public property.

In most cases, anything beyond your front door in DC is public property, including driveways. This would never happen, but the city could legally charge you to park in your driveway.

Or the city could widen the road to your front door, then charge you to park on the street. Would that be better?

[Anonymous]

Some, it seems, would be happy if every family in a single family home moved out to the suburbs. I am by no means wealthy, but I have a house with no driveway, and I park on the street. I don't purport to own the space in front of my house, but I pay for a zone sticker that generally allows me to park near home. If they put meters in all residential neighborhoods, I will have to move. Like it or not, I rely on a car to get to work, take my kids to certain activities, birthday parties, etc. I use it as little as possible, but I will move if I can't have a car here. Does DC want everyone in my situation to leave town?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some, it seems, would be happy if every family in a single family home moved out to the suburbs. I am by no means wealthy, but I have a house with no driveway, and I park on the street. I don't purport to own the space in front of my house, but I pay for a zone sticker that generally allows me to park near home. If they put meters in all residential neighborhoods, I will have to move. Like it or not, I rely on a car to get to work, take my kids to certain activities, birthday parties, etc. I use it as little as possible, but I will move if I can't have a car here. Does DC want everyone in my situation to leave town?

Are you saying that if you had to pay more than $50 a year to park your vehicle on the street, you would move to Maryland or Virginia?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some, it seems, would be happy if every family in a single family home moved out to the suburbs. I am by no means wealthy, but I have a house with no driveway, and I park on the street. I don't purport to own the space in front of my house, but I pay for a zone sticker that generally allows me to park near home. If they put meters in all residential neighborhoods, I will have to move. Like it or not, I rely on a car to get to work, take my kids to certain activities, birthday parties, etc. I use it as little as possible, but I will move if I can't have a car here. Does DC want everyone in my situation to leave town?

Welcome to the club! DC gov basically caters to certain favored constituencies. Everyone else is welcome to keep paying sky-high taxes and enjoy the crime until they finally leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some, it seems, would be happy if every family in a single family home moved out to the suburbs. I am by no means wealthy, but I have a house with no driveway, and I park on the street. I don't purport to own the space in front of my house, but I pay for a zone sticker that generally allows me to park near home. If they put meters in all residential neighborhoods, I will have to move. Like it or not, I rely on a car to get to work, take my kids to certain activities, birthday parties, etc. I use it as little as possible, but I will move if I can't have a car here. Does DC want everyone in my situation to leave town?

Welcome to the club! DC gov basically caters to certain favored constituencies. Everyone else is welcome to keep paying sky-high taxes and enjoy the crime until they finally leave.

For example, people who can't afford a car and/or don't live in the most expensive housing type. Such favoritism!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some, it seems, would be happy if every family in a single family home moved out to the suburbs. I am by no means wealthy, but I have a house with no driveway, and I park on the street. I don't purport to own the space in front of my house, but I pay for a zone sticker that generally allows me to park near home. If they put meters in all residential neighborhoods, I will have to move. Like it or not, I rely on a car to get to work, take my kids to certain activities, birthday parties, etc. I use it as little as possible, but I will move if I can't have a car here. Does DC want everyone in my situation to leave town?

Welcome to the club! DC gov basically caters to certain favored constituencies. Everyone else is welcome to keep paying sky-high taxes and enjoy the crime until they finally leave.

For example, people who can't afford a car and/or don't live in the most expensive housing type. Such favoritism!

And that would be OK if DC gov wasn't basically making anyone else feel unwelcome...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some, it seems, would be happy if every family in a single family home moved out to the suburbs. I am by no means wealthy, but I have a house with no driveway, and I park on the street. I don't purport to own the space in front of my house, but I pay for a zone sticker that generally allows me to park near home. If they put meters in all residential neighborhoods, I will have to move. Like it or not, I rely on a car to get to work, take my kids to certain activities, birthday parties, etc. I use it as little as possible, but I will move if I can't have a car here. Does DC want everyone in my situation to leave town?

Are you saying that if you had to pay more than $50 a year to park your vehicle on the street, you would move to Maryland or Virginia?

Are you purposefully misunderstanding the issue? You'd have to pay to park your car 24/7. That would easily be $20 a day. Multiply that by 365 and you are talking $7500 a year. Per Car. Or about the cost of a semester of tuition at University of Mary Washington. Shall we mock those that struggel to pay college debt instead?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

Billions??? Lol.. wth man. You realize most of the $$ spent during a "cycling" project are going toward the repaying of the street that.. you know.. the heav-ass suvs and trucks destroy by simply driving on it, right? Paint and a little concrete (if applicable) isn't all that expensive.

Trucks that supply the businesses you frequent by bike?

Trucks can make their deliveries during off hours and from, in many cases, the rear alleys and parking areas.

[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.

No there should be priority given how much I pay in property tax relative to others

Then move to a place that holds those values, that isn't the US of A.