[SkateDC] Parking in DC

[Bill English]

If only there was a great place for skaters to meet, convenient to both public transportation and the Beltway, with plenty of free parking in lovely new garages every evening & weekend.

Oh yeah- we already have that in Downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. From there, we can skate to the White House in 40 minutes, or even faster once the Metropolitan Branch Trail opens.

Edge Cities Rule.

http://www.silverspringdowntown.com/

Bill



----- Original Message ----
From: Andrew Baxley <baxlap at msn.com>
To: skate at skatedc.org
Sent: Sat, January 23, 2010 12:05:04 PM
Subject: Re: [SkateDC] Parking in DC


Yeah the new parking regs totally suck.  But, as a DC homeowner, I understand the district's need for creating revenue streams.  Pardon the civics lecture, but here goes:



Even with the most responsible government, DC's tax base is limited. A large chunk of DC is composed of federal agency buildings that pay no property taxes. Allowing no buildings taller than 12 stories in DC cuts into the property taxes that could be generated from high-rise condos.  



And people who live Maryland and Virginia and work in DC don't pay any DC income taxes.  In other parts of the country, people who work in one state, but live another pay income taxes in the state where they work.  Congress isn't about to allow that sort of commuter tax here anytime soon.  



That shiny new baseball park?  Maryland and Virginia didn't pay a dime for it.



Suburbanites have been getting a free ride in DC for a long time and would do well to get over themselves.  So, while the new regs suck, they're entirely understandable.  To amend a long-time motto, "shut up, feed the meter, and skate!"  (;-)  

"That's peanut butter!" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuT5kMoYc1w



> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 08:06:59 -0800
> From: skatewash at yahoo.com
> To: skate at skatedc.org
> Subject: [SkateDC] Parking in DC
> 
> Folks,
> 
> Here's a change I was hoping wouldn't happen, but it looks like it already has:
> 
> D.C. raising parking meter fees, extending enforcement hours
> Briefly, as of 1/19/10 metered parking will now be enforced until 10 PM Monday through Saturday, with rates of $0.75 to $2 per hour depending on location.  Obviously this will impact those who drive to the Wednesday and Friday night skates and any special skates on Saturday.  Sunday parking is still free (so far).
> 
> For more details:
> 
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/09/AR2010010901456.html
> 
> Maybe this will encourage more people to come into the city in the evenings and on weekends </sarc>
> 
> Not a happy skater,
> George
> 
> 
> 
> 
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