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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]So instead of having a higher tax base, wealthier residents moving in and better options you'll take Babes, a Giant stuck in the 1920s and still have the traffic except they're from Maryland not DC. It's not like they plan to develop Newark or Macomb. It's the main thoroughfares![/quote]

It's not thru-traffic, it's the tens of hundreds of cars circling the residential blocks, looking for free on-street parking.  Then they get understandably pissed and create a "spot" hanging over 50% of your driveway.  Think Adams Morgan.   No thanks.[/quote]

We solved that in Clarendon by having County change zone parking restrictions. Non-residents can only park btwn 1am-8am 24/7. No parking for bars/restaurants, traders or whole foods anymore. It went from an Adams Morgan atmosphere back to residential overnight.

Of course-DC would never do that. Business hasn't suffered over here and there's a ton to walk too.[/quote]

They do this in Edgemoor/Bethesda also -- some streets are residential permit (narrow area), 24/7. But I can just here the whining if DC were institute such parking restrictions on the side streets in Cleveland Park or Tenleytown.[/quote]

Yep. I am a former DC resident and they do seem to cater to those that live outside of the District more than their own residents at times. [/quote]

This is mostly because there are extremely powerful ex-resident interests that drive policy:  think Ward 9, the churches, and the fact that most DC government workers are non-residents.  Fortunately, as DC's population grows richer and more diverse, this kind of stuff is slowly coming to an end.  The days of city policy being crafted to satisfy taxi drivers, and the residents of PG County are slowly waning.[/quote]

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