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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not going to talk about schools with 30 million dollar atriums and second floor kilns, but I will make the suggestion one more time to the DC community:

GIVE TEACHERS RESIDENTIAL PARKING PERMITS that allow them to park near the schools they serve. Murch is a perfect example of how this would work well--and cheaper than building your underground parking garage and losing your preK playground. [/quote]

Janney has underground parking and pre-K.  Why should Murch have to choose just because it's getting the leftovers after many other schools have gorged themselves?

Giving teachers free RPP permits to park in residential areas near schools sounds appealing, but it raises questions:  First, it encourages more driving when other public policies are to encourage transit use, ride sharing, etc.  Granted some teachers may have no choice but to drive, but handing out free RPP passes will just encourage more car use.  Second, if teachers get free RPPs, who else "deserves" them?  The school custodians?  Why not.  Cops?  Sure.  Fire fighters?  Absolutely.  Sanitation workers?  Uh, well.  DMV bureaucrats?  Maybe not.  And for residents who live in the vicinity of a school, etc. where employees have free street parking will find that the RPP program no longer works for them as they have to park blocks from their homes.  So the best solution is to provide on-site (underground if possible) parking and then control (or require a needs based showing) for employees who get the parking.  And charge them something for using it.[/quote]

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