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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think there’s *space* for more car friendliness.  Do you want to replace the national mall with parking lots?[/quote]

They actually looked at building one underneath which would have been a dream idea. They also need to stop this development nonsense, especially building multi families and apt buildings without dedicated parking . It's chaotic. And btw I don't own a car and I pretty much walk/bus. Metro makes me shudder. [/quote]

(1) The proposed plan for building parking under the mall was mostly to accommodate tourist parking, including the giant tour buses. It likely would not have been priced or accessible in a way that improve parking for daily commuters, beyond reducing some of the load on downtown parking.

(2) Multi-family developments in DC are almost always required to incorporate dedicated parking. However, multi-family buildings are also more likely to attract residents who are not car-dependent, because people live in these buildings precisely because of their proximity to work and commercial areas. Building more multi-family development close to commercial and transportation hubs should reduce traffic congestion because it allows more people to live without cars. Likewise, restricting multi-family development forces more people to the suburbs, increases commutes, and increases reliance on cars.[/quote]

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