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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People need to really relax about how a big a deal this is.

"Alexandria’s effort was less ambitious — at its most expansive, it allows for four-unit buildings rather than six-unit buildings — and it will affect fewer neighborhoods because much of the city is already zoned to include townhouses and tall apartment towers."
"The new policy is expected to lead to the redevelopment of about 66 properties and add 150 to 178 units over the next decade, according to estimates from Alexandria city planners."
"One- and two-unit buildings will be required to have at least one off-street parking spot and three- and four-unit buildings will be required to have at least two spots."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/11/29/alexandria-single-family-zoning-housing-vote/
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The parking requirements go away within a 1/2 mile on transit, which is not just metro. That’s where a lot of properties will be developed.

Also, again, this is phase 1. Phase two will allow multi family housing in former SFZ to be built on a larger scale than the SFHs. [/quote]

Wait a second- the builders can have fewer spaces but the street parking will still be zoned, right? Please God tell me Council just didn't invite all of Maryland to drive to Rosemont, park, and hop on the metro.[/quote]

I live in Rosemont. People already do that. Parking enforcement is nonexistent. Construction companies even store their equipment and trucks on Russell and Commonwealth overnight and weekends. The city doesn’t care. [/quote]

The city parking unit is severely understaffed and was previously also used for crosswalk guards. I believe TES is working to remediate this issue. [/quote]

That may be true but I’ve lived in Rosemont 20 years. They have never enforced. [/quote]

Outside of the center of Old Town, they only enforce if you put in a 311.  Put one in every day (early), they will come out and mark. If only takes a minute to put it in. [/quote]

Lets get together Rosemont and Del Ray and yell for some enforcement - especially Friday and Saturday nights (at least on the Del Ray end). The enforcement will pay for itself just ticketing the cars that are parked too close to stop signs at the ends of every block and it would also make the sight lines much safer for pedestrians and encourage better future behavior.[/quote]

I live on a street very near Braddock Road Metro that isn't zoned. The truly savvy had learned that they can avoid cabs and airport parking fees by parking on my street, walking the 8 minutes to the metro, get off at National and go on their trip without a dime spent for parking.

Until I ruined it for them. Now I see them attempting it and I call the non emergency police number 703.746.4444 and request a visit by parking enforcement all before theyve even made it to the station. Enforcement chalks the tires and comes back three days later and tickets. Another three days go by and the car is towed. I've had 4 towed this year. Little victories.[/quote]

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