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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Smart Growthers are trying to encourage more development that enables less car-dependence[/b][/quote]

Total BS.  There's a new development going in on Connecticut Avenue with no off-street parking.  The Smart Growth lobby said, no problem, this is smart infill growth, no one will have cars and will not need to park on the street.  So Council Member Mary Cheh proposed legislation to enforce no-RPP promises made by the developer, so that street parking for nearby businesses would not be impacted.  Then the same Smart Growthers turned around and opposed Cheh's legislation as being unfair to all those new residents who would never have cars and not park on the street.

Claiming that new development will not be car dependent is just a talking point so that developers don't have to build on-site parking and thereby make bigger profits.  They just assume that people will own cars and park on the street.

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Your issue is with car storage on public streets. That has nothing to do with what you claim to be complaining about. Would you agree that the RPP system is flawed and should be totally revamped and be much more expensive than it currently is? Or, are you one of those people who simply wants to pay $35/yr for the right to park in front of your own house, near the metro and near commercial areas in your ward without regard to anyone else?[/quote]

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