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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have a problem with restaurants being allowed to set up tables in a parking lane provided they pay "rent" to the city. They shouldn't be allowed to take over public spaces for free.

Also agree with the PP re: sidewalks.[/quote]

Cool, we can charge them the same "rent" that the city charges drivers who take over those public spaces. Currently I believe that's $2.25 an hour between the hours of 7am and 6:30pm, so, roughly $26 per day per parking space. I doubt the restaurants will find that too much of a burden.   [/quote]

Where do you think the money for roads comes from in the first place? Do you think it falls from the sky? We pay for roads and road maintenance through a combination of gas taxes (paid by drivers), user fees (paid by drivers) and income taxes (paid primarily by drivers). [/quote]

Less than half the people who live in DC drive. So the idea that income taxes in DC are primarily covered by drivers is misplaced. And gas taxes haven't covered the cost of roads since the early 1980's.

You may want to get your facts straight.[/quote]

Actually there are more cars in DC than households. There’s 300,000 cars currently registered with the city. I would bet there’s another 150,000 that aren’t registered because it costs an arm and a leg. [/quote]

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