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[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]
Discouraging people from going to U Street for dining and entertainment seems like the exactly opposite of what U Street needs right now.[/quote]

It's not discouraging people from going to U Street. It's simply discouraging people who drive to U Street from parking on the street for hours and hours. If anything, it will encourage people who drive to U Street, because street parking spaces will be more available.[/quote]

This is just bizarre. Do you think people go to U Street for an hour? They go there for the night. If they have to pay $8 an hour to park, they'll just go elsewhere. Silver Spring has free parking garages on the weekend.[/quote]

Sure, why go to U Street when you can park for free in Silver Spring? :roll: [/quote]
If you are already living in Silver Spring, you will probably be asking yourself that exact question. Why bother.[/quote]

Have you been to downtown Silver Spring at night? There are people everywhere. More than a lot of DC neighborhoods can say right now. We have so many empty storefronts it's ridiculous. [/quote]

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