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[quote=Anonymous][quote]The original post is about the fact that OP was told he needed a "special resident permit to park [in Edgemoor]" You stated it is not that way in Downtown Silver Spring and I said that in fact, it is, and that I attribute that fact to there being a Metro Stop in both neighborhoods. So I don't see that you have a case for your "moat" argument. This is simply a community trying to limit outsiders taking residents' parking spaces.[/quote]

It's probably more than just Metro stop proximity.  It's true that without street parking restrictions, commuters who don't live near Metro would drive in, park all day for free and ride Metro to work.  (This happens in a lot DC where the zone parking covers the whole ward, so people in Woodley Park, for example, have get no real RPP benefit when folks from Glover Park can park by Metro all day.)  Bethesda office workers might look for free street parking, too.  Evenings and weekends, it's a different problem.  Bethesda is a restaurant and entertainment district which draws people from a wide area.  Some take Metro but a lot drive and need to park.  Finally, a lot of condos and apartments have been built in downtown Bethesda, and my guess is most don't have free parking.  If a street several blocks away were available for free, that would be attractive to them.   I am assuming the Edgemoor restrictions are there for all of these reasons. [/quote]

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