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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's funny we put all these bike lanes everywhere and hardly anyone even uses them. [/quote]

:lol:  :lol:  This is so true. I don’t understand why all the anti parking and anti car people don’t understand that not everyone wants to or can Über or carshare, not everyone wants to live in DC, some people enjoy living in the burbs and thus choices should include city parking. There is no need to get rid of parking when people are planning to use  Amtrak to commute to another city. No one can “commute” from places like Loudon County, VA/Waldorf, MD/ or Olney, MD via public transportation, because it doesn’t exist. Carpooling from these places to Union Station would cost over $50. Driving from these places to park at the nearest metro garage isn’t exactly always guaranteed. Metro is NOT RELIABLE. Last weekend I caught an Uber to Glenmont station with the intention of catching the red line train downtown. Unfortunately, the red line stations from Fort Totten to Glenmont were completely shut down. I was told to catch a shuttle from Glenmont to Fort Totten and then try to catch the train there. That kind of ride on the bus was projected to be well over 2 hours because of all the passenger stops. I decided the city wasn’t worth the weekend stress.

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Not everyone wants to or can uber - yep
Not everyone wants to live in DC - yep
Some people enjoy living in the burbs - yep
Thus choices should include city parking - nope

If you choose to drive yourself, that's fine, but the city doesn't have to provide parking for you.

Here's a useful site for you to check in advance, the next time you're thinking about taking Metro on a weekend: https://www.wmata.com/service/track-work.cfm

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Actually I have an idea. If suburban PP wants DC to build parking for her, then I would gladly agree to it ... in exchange for a commuter tax for all MD and VA residents who work in DC. Fair?[/quote]

Lol.  You’re “idea” is hardly new, and all it would do is drive jobs out of DC.[/quote]

obviously I know that. what's truly lol-worthy is suburban PP who DOESN'T EVEN LIVE IN DC claiming an entitlement to park in my DC neighborhod, while insulting bikelanes that I and my neighbors use every day.  PP is a guest in DC.  she has no basis to make any demands. [/quote]

Funny, I thought that the District was federally owned (so all taxpayers have a say).  The people living in the District are guests of the federal government.[/quote]

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