Thanks to Anna for sharing from DDOT:
“Welcome to the District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) Visitor Parking Pass
online registration!
District of Columbia residents may register for a visitor parking pass online, or by contacting the DDOT Call Center at (202) 671-2700. An annual VPP is free for eligible residents.
To register for a 2018 Visitor Parking Pass online, please follow these six easy steps: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
During the lunch rush in Dupont yesterday, I saw three illegally parked USPS trucks and a crowd of postal workers eating at the McDonalds on 17th Street. When I asked them why they could park illegally, they told me that the rules don’t apply to them and to call the police if I felt so inclined. I did so and a few minutes later a traffic officer went in and sat with them to eat. Why exactly do I get so many tickets when I miss the meter by 2 minutes?”
“Dear PoPville,
I am renovating an abandoned house in Georgetown and have been hit hard with parking tickets.
The house does not have off street parking. We got construction staging area permit through DDOT and got “No Parking” signs. We were granted the use of 44′ of the parking lane in front of the house. The parking lane has a sign that says “No Parking during school hours”. The school, Hyde-Addison, is closed for the next two years for renovation.
Then we park there and got tickets every day. What can we do?”
hahaha Truth! Thanks to Susann for sending:
“It’s the most glorious day in all of @PoPville DC… the end of street sweeping!!”
The following was written by PoPville contributor David McAuley, founder of Short Articles about Long Meetings.
Southwest On-street Parking to Get Worse
[Ed. Note: Or better depending on your perspective.]
It will soon become even more difficult for visitors to park on-street near DC’s shiny new Waterfront. A resolution passed last night (October 16) by Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6D/Waterfront urges DC authorities to extend the resident parking hours from 8:30pm daily to midnight, seven days a week, throughout the Waterfront area. (more…)
Thanks to Andy for sending:
“One last thing – an amazing parking job by 13th and T NW. That car is backed hard in to the bumper of the other car.”
Respect or reject?
Photo by PoPville flickr user nevermindtheend
“Dear PoPville,
I’m wondering if you might be able to help me right a wrong in my neighborhood that has proven difficult to address. We park on the street in Lanier heights, which is nestled between Adams Morgan, Columbia Heights and mount Pleasant. It can be a pain depending on when you are looking for a spot. (As an illustration: a couple weeks ago my wife had a spot stolen from her by some guy who then verbally berated her for being angry that he had stolen the spot she waited 10 minutes for. It took her 20 mins to find another spot)
There is a large parking spot outside of an apartment building called the Chalfonte. The spot in question is on the south side of Harvard where it intersects with Argonne Place, and is big enough to fit a small car and a smart car, a REALLY big car, or a big-ish car like a Jeep SUV and a motorcycle.
The issue is that I’ve noticed over the last few weeks that it is ALWAYS the same black jeep and the same motorcycle parked there. (more…)
hahaha thanks to Will for sending Council Member Jack Evans’ latest parking exploits at the Social Safeway.
“Dear PoPville,
This horse trailer has been parked on 10th St NE just North of K St for more than a week. It was moved once, but only a few feet. The truck towing it has DC tags, but the trailer has Maine tags. It’s taking up at least 2 spots (maybe 3) in an area with little parking to spare, but I assume it’s legal because enforcement MUST have seen it by now. I could see it being here for a day or two while someone moved in or out, but at this point, it seems they’re just storing it here, which is pretty obnoxious if you ask me. According to DC regs, it’s illegal to park a trailer on the street in front of a residence (18-2405.5). But a 311 report was rejected for no violation. Not sure what’s going on there.”
“Dear PoPville,
I was out of town last week and the emergency/moving parking permit signs for trucks were posted on the 24th, for a move on the 29th. From what I’m reading they’re only required to be posted 72 hours beforehand. I was ticketed $30 and towed (Able Towing on Eldwin NE – towed Saturday, they’re closed Sunday, arrived and waited 1.5hrs for a tow truck to free my car from being boxed in in their lot) $160. Looking for anyone’s advice on avoiding this in the future… or if it’s worth contesting the ticket?”