I regularly park in the motorcycle only street spots scattered throughout the city, and over the past year I have remarked on the inconsistency of these spots. There are a number of convenient locations, but unfortunately the rates, time limits, and meters vary widely. Spots on 11 st nw between G and H are 12 hours with coin operated meters at 25 cents per half hour. Virginia ave SW has spots at the same rate but with a 4 hour limit. Moto spots in DuPont circle and most recently at GWU on Eye st nw have upgraded meters that accept credit cards directly, but don't have motorcycle specific rates- despite the fact that there are 4 Moto spots in the space of one car, these meters charge $2/hour. At GWU these new meters are marked as 12 hour parking, but the meters are programmed to max out at 1 hour of parking. Further, the parkmobile an pay-by-phone options do not respect motorcycle only parking rates, and I have been told that some people have gotten tickets and been told that it doesn't apply to motorcycles.
All that to say- how can we advocate for consistency in Moto street parking regulation in DC? I get the impression that, rather than intentionally excluding motorcycles and raising the parking rates for them, no one has considered motorcycle parking when technology and policy is updated. Ideas? Can we talk to DDoT as a group about this?
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