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With some technology this does not strike me as a difficult problem to solve.

Why not just use some sort of GPS enabled ticketing tool and ticket people who are parked more than say one quarter of a mile from their home?

Link the RPP to the license plate and give parking enforcement some sort of scanner (I think they may already have them) that reads license plates and tells them if the car is within the quarter mile of home or not.

This allows folks who live in neighborhoods with scarce parking some discretion to park on adjacent streets but it needs to be a short enough distance that people won't drive for trips they could otherwise walk.

And then based on the context (traffic, parking availability, possibly the proximity to Metro and the need for on street parking for local businesses) each neighborhood could decide what to do with the resulting excess spaces.

Trying to use Ward or ANC boundaries is just silly and potentially contentious.

This does not strike me as a difficult problem to solve and without the boundaries everyone gets treated equally so politically it should be a lot easier to take on.

by TomQ on Mar 7, 2012 4:10 pm • link • report