Posts Tagged ‘Parking’
Passive Aggressive Notes About Parking Spaces
‘Stella is Free!’
courtesy of ‘mollytics’
Now that the snow is melting and parking on streets is becoming easier by the day, we’re seeing fewer spaces marked with chairs or tables. Sure, if you spend hours digging out a parking space, it’s understandable that you’d want it to be there when you return, and you’d be angry [...]
Yes, I want a $250 ticket
Parking in the snow route
Originally uploaded by carlweaver
Okay, people. It says “snow route” on the sign and the radio stations are warning people that there’s a snow emergency in the District. Even our very own lovable Tom Bridge warned us that parking here could lead to some heavy fines. Is $250 worth the cost of [...]
More »Downtown Parking, Now With Less Price Gouging
‘Parking’
courtesy of ‘Amberture’
Because of the District’s height limit and a variety of other factors, DC doesn’t have many surface parking lots or above-ground parking garages. No, our city is full of a crazy number of underground parking garages, many of which are hidden and hard to find if you don’t know where to look. Luckily, [...]
To Dream the Impossible Dream: Parking in Adams Morgan
‘Adams Morgan’
courtesy of ‘N.S.’
Ah, Adams Morgan: quaint, bustling, and completely impossible to park in. The lack of a metro stop and the narrow streets has long been the bane of DC drivers out for a night on the town. Apparently, this problem doesn’t extend only to non-residents. The popularity of Adams Morgan is making it [...]
D.C. Parking Injustice – Tow Me… Blow Me…
Law enforcement scofflaws
Originally uploaded by philliefan99
Did you hear me Mr. Fenty and Ms. Babers? D.C.’s quest to now emulate Chicago with the new administration has reached new lows. As the Democrats and Obama administration have been touting friendliness to green technologies, smart transportation alternatives, and conservation, the city they now hold a majority in, took [...]
Talkin Transit: Parking Power
DC Transit System Map, courtesy of Cowtools
So another Inauguration Day hype has been deflated. Metro announced that they’ll be opening up thousands of parking spaces for cars at all Metrorail stations (save one) for Inauguration Day festivities. The prophesied “parkapocalypse” has been debunked.
So what happened?
When setting up initial plans for January 20th, WMATA set aside [...]
We Love to Travel – But Waking Up At 3:30 am? Get Serious.
I’m a big fan of traveling. And when I go on vacation, or just away for work, I usually end up traveling out of Dulles airport. That’s because I live in Arlington, so the two closest airports to me are Dulles and National. And although I take National any time I can, Dulles still ends [...]
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