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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like the idea of turning some of the empty office space into more affordable parking downtown.  Currently it’s about $24 to park for the day near the WH.  And metro isn’t much better if you’re bringing in a family or group of more than 3.  If you’re thinking of going out to eat or something, why not just choose Old Town, Tysons or Bethesda?  When my out of town family visits, they are appalled at how expensive it is to park or take metro into the city to see the sights.  So instead of spending several days downtown, they spent one.   Lots that have a 4-6 hour maximum (to keep the commuters out but attract tourists or shoppers/diners) would probably work well.[/quote]

You could do this with existing garages and minor subsidies from the city/BID. Just incentivize garages to offer mid-day specials, say 9:30-3 for $10 and night out specials, say from 6-close for the same. They already do early-bird specials so this shouldn't be too hard a concept for the operators. [/quote]

Subsidies are not and cannot be the answer to everything.  Just build a few public parking garages like Bethesda.[/quote]

I don't think you understand just how expensive it is to build parking structures. It was around $24,000 per space in DC prior to the run up in construction costs that came with COVID. At current cost levels and a downtown location, it probably would be in the $35,000-$40,000 per space range. That's just construction cost assuming you had a lot you already owned and was cleared. Then the city has to operate and maintain it.

People don't appreciate just how expensive parking really is. [/quote]

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