Tommy Blog Q&A Regarding Ward 6 Residential Parking Protection | Q&A Regarding Ward 6 Residential Parking Protection |
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| Written by Anne Phelps | |
| Monday, 18 May 2009 | |
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The Committee on Public Works and Transportation, chaired by Councilmember Jim Graham, has scheduled a public hearing for the Ward 6 Residential Parking Protection Pilot Act of 2009.
We’ve received a number of thoughtful questions and comments regarding our May 6th post on the Ward 6 Residential Parking Protection Pilot Act of 2009. One neighborhood listserv has had a lively discussion as well. We’d like to address some of the common questions that have popped up thus far. Visitor Passes: What exactly is a Visitor Parking Pass? A Visitor Parking Pass (VPP) allows visitor parking for longer than two hours on blocks where RPP limits non-resident parking. In areas where DDOT employs this particular parking tool, each household address located on an RPP zoned block would receive a VPP with that household’s unique ID number – it is tied to the residence, not a particular vehicle or visitor. The VPP is intended to alleviate the inconvenience caused by having to get parking passes each time an in-home worker, a guest, or contractor visits; at the end of each visit, the visitor should return the VPP to the resident. Is there an active model of a visitor pass program in the city? The Visitor Parking Pass program has been piloted here in Ward 6 in the blocks surrounding Nationals Park and Barracks Row; Mt. Pleasant has a similar pilot. You can read a bit more about those at the DDOT Visitor Parking Pass page. How did the Visitor Pass Pilot in Ward 4 turn out? Is there available documentation? The Ward 4 pilot included a number of different elements, including subzones for RPP, based on the Advisory Neighborhood Commissions and their single member districts, so there are differences in how it works from similar programs in Mt. Pleasant and the Ballpark District. DDOT has not yet compiled the data from the survey, but the general sense is that the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. RPP: Do you happen to know if they will continue the practice of reserving parking spaces for specific handicap permit holders? This bill does not change any rules regarding handicap permit holders. Are there any other wards that have specialized RPP rates for multiple vehicles? Councilmember Jim Graham has introduced the same pilot for Ward 1. It is a policy tool designed to relieve neighborhood parking congestion by placing a higher value on multiple RPP passes registered at the same household. How does this proposal compare with other areas of the city that have similar restrictions in place (ex. permit parking on one side of the street in the Mt. Vernon/Convention Center area)? This is essentially the same in scope as CM Graham’s Ward 1 proposal. It also offers the whole of Ward 6 the basket of parking tools available in the Ballpark area. Is every street in Ward 6 only going to have one side for zoned permit parking? The bill includes all of Ward 6 in the pilot zone, which means this particular tool is available to every street should the need for it exist. For streets that suffer a particularly high influx of nonresidents parking in the area, this would help relieve that congestion. Keep in mind that zone 6 permit holders would still be able to park on both sides of the street at any time – only nonresidents are restricted to one side of the street. Readers have left 5 comments. (1) Untitled 2009-05-18 14:33:00 Where will the dumpster, moving boxes park? Do these thing have to have a permit? Written by Guest User () (2) Untitled 2009-05-18 14:36:27 To Guest User: DDOT requies that dumpsters or storage boxes get a permit before being placed on the curb already. This legislation wouldn't change that requirement. Written by Charles Allen () (3) Untitled 2009-05-18 15:16:50 1. Please explain what is meant by "specialized RPP rates for multiple vehicles" and provide an example. 2. Please list the items in the "the basket of parking tools available in the Ballpark area." 3. Will subzone options be available to Ward 6? How will they be made available? (4) Untitled 2009-05-26 13:46:22 To Guest User: 1. The question used the phrase "specialized RPP rates for multiple vehicles" and we took it to mean the portion of the bill that calls for graduated rates for RPP stickers for multiple vehicles in the same household: $15 for the first RPP sticker, $50 for the second, and $100 for the third and any additional vehicles. 2. The basket of tools includes the option of: extended RPP hours; one-side resident only parking; and visitor parking passes. 3. This bill does not currently contemplate subzones for Ward-wide RPP, but is something that has been raised with regard to the Visitor Parking Pass piece. Written by Anne Phelps () (5) Untitled 2009-06-03 21:25:58 The current residential parking scheme for Southwest is silly -- Fourth Street is limited on one side from N to P Streets for residents only, but plenty of spaces closer to the ballpark are not. This ends up hampering residents' ability to find parking for friends and family who visit (unless all such friends/family) pile into one car. If nothing else, the two-hour limit should be altered to end at 10p or earlier than midnight to allow visitors to park legally. Written by Guest User () |
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