“Dear PoPville,
Not sure what can be done, but maybe someone knows the owner of this Toyota Corolla [Gold color with license plate starting DA] on Hobart St NW and can warn the owner. They are parked in an illegal spot and have received at least 6 or 7 $50 tickets!”
I guess you gotta do what you gotta do. From 14th and R St, NW. Not sure how many blocks you have to drive up and down before completely losing it and doing this:
And the guy did get a ticket:
“Dear PoPville,
Since reading your post regarding guest parking passes, I’ve been waiting to receive mine but it’s never arrived. Today I called DOT to learn that residents in Zone 2 (I live in Shaw) will not receive these passes. Do you know anything about this? Please tell me it’s not true and it’s all a bad dream.”
Kilbourne Place
“Dear PoPville,
DDOT not only removed the bogus arrowhead from that no-parking sign, they installed a sign below it indicating that parking to the right of the sign is explicitly legal. This has been going on, it is said, for a year. A bit of publicity via PoP did the job, and nearby residents are pleased to have that legal parking space back.
It should be noted (for those commenters who were sure that the tickets were written because of a modest intrusion into that no-parking zone) that the ticket code for parking within 25 feet of a stop sign is P050, but the tickets written for parking at this spot have designated P269, a vague “No Standing Anytime” code that does not correspond to any pertinent DC Municipal Regulation. That is, even the ticket writers couldn’t tell what the actual violation of law was.
Now, can the people who paid $50 fines for parking here get their money back?”
Ed. Note: We previously discussed whether or not the service lane should be converted into a pedestrian boulevard back in 2011.
PoP-Ed. posts may be submitted via email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail please include PoP-Ed. in the subject line.
DDOT proposes to PAVE OVER the safety Service Lane in Cleveland Park:
Honestly, folks, this issue has been abundantly addressed and firmly rejected in the past by the neighbors, merchants, visitors and everyone who values safety from high-speed Conn Ave.
The proponents know well that elderly, disabled, infants, toddlers, and general citizens, be they CP residents or visitors, are safer, at less risk, with less anxiety and fear, and overall more conveniently served by this virtually essential Service Lane.
Safer: because we don’t have to exit a car adjacent to fast moving Connecticut Ave traffic, and likewise at less risk both on foot or in a car because while in the service lane we are protected by the mini-island, small as it is, but so advantageous. Has anyone tried to unload a wheelchair bound passenger from a car at the outside curb lane on Connecticut Ave, with traffic going by? And what about the driver’s safety just opening the door?
More conveniently served: because with nearly 30 parking spaces turning over regularly during the day and evening, and especially as the only source of parking during Rush Hours, what are the proponents of TOTAL PAVE OVER proposing we do if we choose to patronize the merchants during those hours? (more…)
From DDOT:
“Today the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced it has started to distribute the 2013/2014 Visitor Parking Pass (VPP). The new passes are being distributed via mail to households located in Wards 1, 3, 4, 5 and parts of Ward 6 (H Street and Ballpark District) and DDOT plans to complete the mailing by December.
The residents in these Wards may expect to receive their pass no later than December 2013. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Last night I luckily walked by my car parked on 15th St NW and saw that an Emergency No Parking sign that had been posted requiring me to move my car today. My car is in a non-street sweeping zone, so I planned to leave it there for weeks and check periodically for no parking signs (about weekly) since it’s a few blocks from where I live. I had just walked by on Saturday night and there were no signs.
But this sign showed up at most 3 days before (with one day being a sunday). I know there have been posts about these signs before, but is there a requirement for how far in advance No Parking signs must be posted? Are people really required to check their car’s location every 2-3 days for such signs? And thus never allowed to leave it on the street if out of town for a few days for personal or business reasons, home sick, godforbid in the hospital, or a range of other reasons? In this case it’s the city doing work on 15th street putting up the sign with very little notice.”
From DDOT:
“District law requires that signs be posted 24 hours in advance at metered spaces and 72 hours in advance at non-metered spaces.”
Do you think that’s a reasonable amount of time?
From the bike racks outside The Coupe in Columbia Heights. Should scooters be allowed to lock up to bike racks too?
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the following updates regarding the Visitor Parking Pass (VPP) Program:
· The current 2012/2013 VPP will remain valid through December 2013.
· Residents that do not have a VPP may obtain a parking pass at a police station or substation in the ward in which they reside.
The 2013/2014 VPP will be made available free of charge and only one pass will be provided per household.
About the Parking Pass Program
The VPP program is designed to allow guests of District residents to park for more than two hours on RPP zoned blocks. A VPP is only valid during the hours of RPP enforcement and in the same RPP zone and ANC boundary as the residence.
Please Note:
District residents cannot use a VPP in lieu of registering their vehicles with the District Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). If residents who receive a pass have guests that stay overnight frequently, then the visitor should register their vehicle through the Registration of Out of State Automobile (ROSA) program once a Warning Citation is issued by DPW parking enforcement personnel.”
“Dear PoPville,
Where is Le Diplomat parking all of the cars they valet? The can’t even find reasonable parking for their delivery trucks and frequently block the driveway behind the restaurant (see Pic above).
I’ve noticed a large decrease in parking in the neighborhood since they have opened. What are the rules for valet companies? Do they need to have designated parking to run a valet stand or is it typical for them to use on street parking?
On a side note (and I can’t prove it) I’ve seen an increase in orange cones in parking spaces in the evening where no construction or maintenance is being performed (coincidence?).”