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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does this bother people so much?  None of you are complaining that residents can't find parking places, which would seem to be the only legitimate concern.  Otherwise you're just mad that you think someone else is getting away with something.[/quote]

Abuse of the guess pass placard completely defeats the purpose of the RPP program.  As it stands, despite RPP, anyone who lives within several blocks of a Metro station like Tenley, Friendship, Van Ness or Cleveland Park finds commuters parking all day in scarce spots on residential side streets, and making it very difficult for a resident with a baby or older parent, etc. to find any parking nearby their homes.  It's tough enough that RPP boundaries are set by ward, although there is talk of making them smaller.  But it's really annoying when soneone is using a guest parking permit for commuting purposes.

The best changes to the guest pass prgoram would be (1) to charge for them and (2) to print the homeowner's address (but not name) on them.  That should cut down on the abuse.

The OP should call Councilmember Cheh's office.  She's in charge of DDOT and has been looking at the program.[/quote]

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