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Today we’re pointing out a way to help you park without the use of parking space jockeys. Fire up the trusty Internet browser and head over to www.parkingspotter.com. A simple entry of 20004 as an address yielded 18 parking garages ranked in order by price from $196 per month to $255 month. Maybe you have a favorite garage with extra large spaces. Maybe you arbitrage the daily price by parking in one garage if you’re in early and another if you’re in late. Consider this story an invitation to let people know where you like to park and why.
Ed. Note: 20004 is one of two zip codes mapping to the Penn Quarter. The other is 20001.
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I wonder if there is actually a law in place reserving those zip car spots or if its like those “Mother with Children Parking” spots
Yes, those spots for Zipcar and Flexcar are reserved and provided free by the D.C. government to promote car sharing. The city makes money from the taxes, of course. Moreover, there’s a $100 fine for illegally parking in one of those spaces.
I recall that there are about 80 spaces in the city reserved for these cars. Metro provides over 300 throughout the region.
You can get ticketed for parking in those spots. I’ve called the police and had them ticket non-zipcars in zipcar spaces.
Not having to look for a parking space is definitely one of the best things about zipcar!
You closed the comments on the Parking Jockeys, but Fox 5 News just showed the comments to the post on the news. They were focusing on aggressive panhadlers at 7th & H. I was glad to see the story, and I say if it is important residents, keep the comments coming. Or I guess we could talk about digital parking instead.
Unless something’s changed recently, the car sharing spots are being provided to Zipcar and Flexcar for free. But the law requires yearly renewals on the contracts, determinations of their effectiveness, and the possibility of rental payments in the future.
If you consider how many cars and parking spaces they represent, I think shared cars are a great expense for the city. Perhaps they may not provide the immediate gratification that commenter #6 would like, but if it means fewer cars and less congestion, maybe that’s a good thing.
I use Flex car and have had no problem having it there when I need it. Sometimes it may be a block or two a way, instead of outside my door, but one is usually always available.
Don’t ASSUME, if you haven’t tried it.
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I park in the Zipcar spots, since Zipcar owns my car. Much simpler.