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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Smart Growthers are trying to encourage more development that enables less car-dependence[/b][/quote]

Total BS.  There's a new development going in on Connecticut Avenue with no off-street parking.  The Smart Growth lobby said, no problem, this is smart infill growth, no one will have cars and will not need to park on the street.  So Council Member Mary Cheh proposed legislation to enforce no-RPP promises made by the developer, so that street parking for nearby businesses would not be impacted.  Then the same Smart Growthers turned around and opposed Cheh's legislation as being unfair to all those new residents who would never have cars and not park on the street.

Claiming that new development will not be car dependent is just a talking point so that developers don't have to build on-site parking and thereby make bigger profits.  They just assume that people will own cars and park on the street.

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Your issue is with car storage on public streets. That has nothing to do with what you claim to be complaining about. Would you agree that the RPP system is flawed and should be totally revamped and be much more expensive than it currently is? Or, are you one of those people who simply wants to pay $35/yr for the right to park in front of your own house, near the metro and near commercial areas in your ward without regard to anyone else?[/quote]

RPP already has progressive pricing, which I support.  RPP needs to be revised further into micro-zones as in other cities, so that drivers who live in the same ward or even the same large ANC area, can't drive close a mile or two to a Metro stop and park all day for free on the street.  That totally defeats the purpose of RPP.  And I also believe in preserving street parking for business customers on Connecticut Avenue, which a DC survey showed is the #1 concern by far of local businesses on Connecticut Avenue.  Yet the DDOT plan for reconfiguring Connecticut Ave. removes most of those vital commercial parking spots.[/quote]

And people who have garages and driveways should not be eligible for RPP, particulrly if they live within a half mile of a metro station, because that defeats the purpose too.[/quote]

And ADUs (auxiliary dwelling units) should not be eligible for RPP, or at least should have to pay progressive high fees for using an RPP at the same address as the primary dwelling.[/quote]

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