Porter St Paving Coming Soon
Traveling down Porter St today, I noticed a series of “Emergency no parking” signs that have been put up. Unfortunately, as is apparently common, the company failed to comply with DC regulations which requires 72 hours notice for all unmetered parking spaces. These signs were put up on January 31st for “no parking” beginning on February 1 (less than 24 hours notice). Sorry about those tickets, folks. Additionally, the regulations clearly state that you cannot put your signs on trees (see below) or other people’s property. In both cases Capitol Paving Company of DC has failed. Given that their website declares that they have been in business for 20 years, it’s surprising to see this.
Oh ya, the good news is that it seems likely that the street is going to be paved.
Update: It seems as if many cars have been ticketed on Porter St. today (Feb 1). One unfortunate soul is pictured below. Also, unfortunately, it does not appear that the paving being done is to complete the unfinished water main project.
Is there anything to be done about this? My car is currently parked there, but I thought I had some time to move it (72 hours, in fact!) If I have a ticket I am not going to be happy!!!
Hopefully you were not ticketed. If you were, unfortunately all you can do is appeal. That could be a losing proposition, however. Clearly detail the date, time, and maybe even contact Capital Paving of DC (website linked above).
Good luck!
Thanks for the info, because that is, in fact, my car pictured above – ha!
Ick! You weren’t the only one! I hope you can get out of it. What a pain.
[...] Poor Porter St. Not only do they have to contend with walking up the hill, but they also have the speed cameras, terrible road conditions, and unfair parking tickets galore. [...]