Reply #50: Parking in my trendy urban enclave is now $2/hour. [View All]

[Chan790]

Parking at the new "smart" meters is $.50 for 15 minutes and you're still capped at 2 hours. 24/7/365. The joke is that our parking fees and tickets are buying the chair of the city council a new SUV monthly to match his (rather garish) wardrobe.

It's absurd enough that people living in the neighborhood (Adams Morgan is one of the youngest and noveau-riche in DC; I'd guess that less than 25% of the population drives, we're very bike and public transit oriented) are leasing out their assigned parking spots for enough to pay their rent or condo fees.

The guy who runs the parking garage mid-block is making a killing offering $5 all-day "in-after-9:30AM, out-before-4:50PM" even from people that know that the all-day rate jumps to $8-$10+ if they're not out on-time.