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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DDOT wants to charge $8 an hour to park on the street. They also think people should have to feed the meter 24 hours a day. They're going to charge these sky high rates in what they call the "New Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone" but if you look at the map, it covers a large chunk of NW. Likely only a matter of time before they expand this to other neighborhoods.

The Greater U Street Performance Parking Zone centers on the U Street NW Corridor and extends across a significant area in NW, Washington. In the southeast quadrant, the zone starts at the intersection of Florida Avenue NW and S Street NW and extends to Georgia Avenue NE and 17th Street NW. In the southwest quadrant, the zone runs from 17th Street NW heading east along U Street NW, then south down 14th Street and back to Florida Avenue NW via S Street NW. Parking rates vary between $3/hour and $8/hour throughout the zone. Rates change at three intervals throughout the day: 10am, 6pm, and 3am.

https://www.parkdc.com/pages/meters#performance_parking[/quote]

I don't think they expect people to feed meters, but rather use an app.

Why should parking on public space be free? A lot of people don't own cars and are thus subsidizing the free parking for people who do. How is that fair?[/quote]

Yeah, and why should public schools be free? A lot of people don't have kids and are thus subsidizing the educations of people who do. How is that fair?

Yeah, and why should public libraries be free? A lot of people buy their own books and are thus subsidizing people who refuse to buy their own books. How is that fair?

Yeah, and why are parks free to use? A lot of people don't like parks and are thus subsidizing people who like parks. How is that fair?[/quote]

One of these things is not like the other:

Public schools
Public libraries
Public parks
On-street parking for the cars of people going to bars[/quote]

Actually none of them are free. None of them would exist without the absurdly high taxes were pay for a grossly wasteful government. [/quote]

Imagine complaining about schools, libraries, and parks, while insisting on the priority of being able to leave your car on the street without having to pay much.[/quote]

Acting like street parking is some giveaway is like saying public schools are a giveaway to parents. Parents already paid for the schools with their tax dollars, and ditto for drivers and the streets. [/quote]

Everyone benefits from free public schools, whether they have children or not.

Who benefits from free (or cheap) on-street car parking in high-demand areas?[/quote]

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