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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hear the Giant is closing it parking to the public. They are going to charge for parking and if you use the Giant you will get a discount...like a dollar for an hour.[/quote]

Maybe if those who opposed the initial development had thought outside the box, they could have compelled Giant to allow patrons from the nearby restaurants to use their lot, rather than park on the neighborhood streets.  It is Giant's property.  There is no reason they should be providing this amenity to the community for free, particularly when there are people fighting it.  Good for them for either making some money or encouraging those patrons to park in the neighborhood.

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Noting that something like 90% of Giant's spaces are filled in the evening (esp. Friday and Saturday) by patrons going to 2 Amys, Cactus, etc, when stores on Giant's property are shuttered and the present store is "under-performing", the ANC and residents asked Giant to build more parking in their new development, even if they charge off-site patrons.  Instead, Giant got the zoning board to agree to less off-street parking than the zoning code minimums.  (Giant said that less parking was needed because so many patrons would take the bus to get there - ha!).   There may be a train wreck for off-site restaurants coming.  The blocks nearest Wisconsin are already parked up at night, especially in McLean Gardens, and DDOT is considering extending parking permit hours later in the evening and/or making some blocks residents only like they do in neighbrhoods close to downtown Bethesda.   [/quote]

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