Thanks to Bob for sending: “From the corner of Brown Street and Newton this morning.” (more…)
parking
“Dear PoPville,
My car, which was legally parked in a Resident Only Zone on 3rd Street NE, between L and M Street (East side, closest to M Street) was ticketed and towed on Monday at 9:37am. I learned of the ticket on Tuesday morning, via an e-mail notification from the DMV Ticket Alert Service. I didn’t learn of the tow until the third inquiry call made to the Towing Control Dispatch Center, but that’s another story.
The stated reason for the ticket was that I was parked in an Emergency No Parking spot which, per the DMV Associate I’d spoken with, had been reserved for the day by a resident/neighbor. It’s my understanding that these notices are supposed to be put up 72 hours prior to the time the area is being reserved, meaning that there would have been a sign up on Friday on/before 9:37am. There was no sign up on Friday at 4:00pm and there was no sign up when my boyfriend walked by the car on Saturday. (more…)
Thanks to Rob for sending: “So Sad, Too Bad – Red Sharpie Parking Pig strikes again!
Spotted this note laying on the sidewalk on S Street near the dog park in Dupont. When I picked it up I realized this isn’t the note from yesterday, but a new one that picks up where the first one left off. Unfortunately the recipient must have ripped the top corner when they removed it.”
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Thanks to pithypants for sending another instant classic:
“Spotted on 17th Street, across from the dog park. I want to meet the author of this note because red Sharpie + ! + 🐷 = they seem INSPIRED!”
Photo by PoPville flickr user fromcaliw/love
“Dear PoPville,
I saw a car park this weekend at the end of a block at 3rd and I St NE and get a ticket with 30 min for being too close to the stop sign at the end of the street. That car was then towed away only a few hours later only to have another car park in the “spot” a few minutes later.
DC law is you have to park at least 25 feet short of a stop sign but there is no sign marking the distance or staying no parking in this location. (more…)
Thanks to Terry for sending not one but two of these curious parking signs in Dupont: (more…)
Jay sends the above from SW: “Almost got run over by a biker when clearly there was no reason to be on a sidewalk.”
And Frank sends the shot below from Georgetown: “A contender for the Jack Evans Park Anywhere Award.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I need parking help.
I have a zone 6 residential parking pass and park on a zone 6 residential block. However, I have received two tickets in the past two months for “failure to pay the meter.” It’s in MVT where the blocks alternate between meter and residential. I was under the below sign. Am I missing something or receiving incorrect tickets? Is this normal?”
Ward 2 Council member Jack Evans
Tom Sherwood breaks the news on twitter at 12:58pm:
“Veteran Ward 2 DC Council member Jack Evans resigned today, stepping aside in the face of an almost certain Council move to expel him Jan. 21st over ethics issues that have dogged him for two years.”
The resignation letter: (more…)
Thanks to Grant for sending from near Judiciary Square.
*Because there’s always one… D.C. does not really have a ‘Make Your Own Street Sign Parking Initiative’, yet.