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OscarImposter t1_jef3bol wrote

Reply to Best place to park for a day?? by Electronic_Ad8520

I agree with everyone else, go to the closest Metro station, park, and ride the train downtown, but if you insist on driving and parking, when I'm going all the way down to the Mall I always park at the Watergate. $23 daily max. $15 if you go to the "New Hampshire Ave" garage. It's not the cheapest, but I never forget where I've parked.

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nrith t1_jef2yrq wrote

Reply to Best place to park for a day?? by Electronic_Ad8520

My parking garage preference is the one under The Washington Post at 1301 K St NW. (The entrance is on 13th St, just south of the firehouse.) It’s a self-park, open 24 hours, doesn’t need reservations, and shouldn’t cost more than $15 (last I checked). Some spaces are double-depth, so you’ll have to leave your key with the attendant, but that won’t be a problem on weekends. It’s a bit of a walk down to The Mall, but less hassle than street parking.

If you need street parking, the west side of the FBI building almost always has spots, and it’s a short walk to the east building of the National Gallery of Art.

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MidnightSlinks t1_jef2kpu wrote

Reply to The Metro is the reason my car stays in the garage for weeks at a time. Without it, I would be driving 3-4 days a week. How much more frequently would you be driving if it weren’t for the Metro? by SuperBethesda

For me, it's not so much that I'm driving less but that I'm going to things that I just wouldn't do if driving (and then paying for parking!) were the only option. Especially now that I'm WFH, there's no way I'd go to evening events downtown without the bus/train. I'd probably go to the Nats once per year vs 10-15. We'd also need to be a two car household instead of one.

So it's a mix of saving money and opening up the city for me. Plus spending more money in ways that stay in the community vs sending it out to multinational companies via higher oil/gas consumption and buying more cars.

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BoozAlien t1_jef22ur wrote

Reply to What’s new at Nationals Park for 2023 by washingtonpost

I thought the Swizzler burger and fries were excellent. The line was slow, but I'll cut 'em some slack since it was just their second day in operation there, and everything came out hot and fresh. And the lines will be much shorter soon when we're seeing less than 5,000 people in the seats every night.

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