Make DC Auto-Free!

The Moonie Times sez:

City Will Charge Georgetown Residents for Extra Parking
WASHINGTON - Monday May 21, 2007 6:14 am

Many Georgetown residents are upset that D.C. officials want to charge them a fee for parking in front of their driveways.

The effort to ease the neighborhood parking shortage is a six-month pilot project set to begin this summer. The Department of Transportation will allow Georgetown residents to buy a permit to block their own access.

DCDOT spokeswoman Karyn LeBlanc says officials haven't decided how much to charge.

Residents already pay $15 a year for permits allowing them to park their cars on blocks near their houses.

Al Wheeler of the Georgetown Kiwanis Club says D-DOT staffers have told him they could cost about $180. He says it's good that the city is bringing parking relief to Georgetown, but it's unfair to generate revenue at the neighborhood's expense.

Slangwhanger sez: Need to plow National Airport under, build a 27-story parking garage, have people park there and take the metro home to Georgetown or wherever. Make DC auto-free!