All comments posted by users on the Greater Greater Washington post "Around the network: Making room for people rather than cars" http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/2498/around-the-network-making-room-for-people-rather-than-cars/ en-us http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/2498/around-the-network-making-room-for-people-rather-than-cars/#comment-26054 we have a similar problem in DC below Florida Avenue. As parking spaces curbside for residents disappear owners cut down trees and pave over their rear yards for parking pads. When I moved in there was not a single rear parking pad between S and Swann. Now almost every house has one instead of rear yards. The increased amount of ground covered by concrete and the loss of trees has pushed us to the limit of what is healthy air quality and sufficient ground water level in neighborhoods below Florida. Increased costs for storm drainage into the Potomac is also astounding. Whether you own a house or not, it's important to all of us to somehow provide incentives for homeowners to take up these concrete pads and restore rear yards and trees. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/2498/around-the-network-making-room-for-people-rather-than-cars/#comment-26054 Fri, 29 May 2009 20:29:59 EDT