[3AngelaD]

Funny, I don't remember anybody running for local office in Fairfax County on a platform that included lowering the number of parking spaces available in Tysons. Of course County Supervisor, Gerald Connally, who is running for Congress so he can spread this gospel across the nation, did run on an anti-automobile platform but I thought that was just because the company he works for wants to build Metro out there. Silly me. So here it is. They -- being our Overlords, and no doubt including Al Gore -- want to banish our cars and herd us all into "transit systems." This is tyranny as sure as anything I heard in years. Gee, and I wonder who will be collecting all those nice, new parking fees.

[pnh102]

You would think these idiots would learn that no one is going to go out of their way to take transit into the city to go shopping.

[KC_Conspirator]

What a BS article! My firm is headquartered in Tysons and the only good thing about that area is that you can park - if you can survive the traffic jams during rush hour out that way. Plus, they act if there are hardly any jobs out there? There are TONS of jobs out there.

[VeniVidiVici]

Ultimately, Schwartz and other advocates said... drivers should pay a price for choosing to drive or be denied the privilege...

Sounds like the chairman of the local People's Council has his panties in a wad.

[JackOfVA]

Indeed. In fact, most zoning rules mandate a certain ratio of parking spots to square feet of office space.

I imagine that a careful examination would show that our lords and masters in the Fairfax Taj Mahal (a/k/a the Government Center Building) required the number of parking spots found at Tyson’s Corner.

Jack

[kabar]

These pinheads don't understand that charging for and reducing parking will hurt the businesses at Tysons I and II. They also fail to understand that the current ratio of parking to needs will change as the population continues to increase in the area.

I am for a metro link to Tysons and IAD, but it should be below ground into Tysons.

[LS]

People don’t WANT “cities.” They want suburbs. Except for a very few main functions (sports complexes, central government and some banking), EVERYTHING can be “off loaded” to suburbs. I never go to downtown Dayton anymore, and don’t want to.

[MarkL]

Amazing how pols can continually find ways to screw things up... One of the things that killed downtown Kansas City many years ago was a LACK of parking, especially free parking. For instance, if you get jury duty, the per-diem won't even pay your parking charge, IF you can get into a long term lot. If you can't, be prepared to have your car ticketed or towed, since you can't just run out to put more change in the meter.

Mark

[SampleMan]

"Who wants parking spaces to be the hallmark of a development?" said Clark Tyler,

Other than the businesses, the employees, the customers, and anyone using the #1 form of transportation in the United States, I can't think of anyone.

[CharlesWayneCT]

parking lots coat the ground with impervious asphalt that sends dirty runoff into rivers and streams...

There is an asphalt product that allows water to pass through. It's just not used much.

[CharlesWayneCT]

This goes well with the article from Sunday that said DC is looking to make people’s commutes so bad that they have to take Metro. They are taking away switchable lanes, removing parking, and talking about shutting down some major arteries (like the 395 tunnel).

They want people to live in DC, not drive there.

I say, let’s move the jobs into the suburbs. That way people are going both directions in the morning and afternoon, some driving in to jobs, some driving out. Doubles the road capacity for commuting, without switchable lanes.

Also, with $4 gas, it allows people to live 10 miles from work instead of 40.

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

And now we get to the heart of why liberals promote Global Warming. They want to eliminate cars from the face of the earth. Even when all cars emit zero pollution, they will want to eliminate cars from the face of the earth. They want everyone walking in their Birkenstocks or riding public transportation. They want a herd of sheep, not independent people traveling independently. That’s a fact.