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July 27, 2007

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Steve

A few weeks ago I was walking to the Westover shopping center from my house. I was about 200 yards away from the Post Office on a residential street when I overheard two women who were coming out of the house I was passing. One said, "I need to go over to the Post Office," and then she got in her car and drove there!! Honestly! I was totally aghast. It could not have been more than a 90-second walk.

It was actually quite depressing to see that even when you put goods and services within spitting distance, it is so ingrained in people to drive everywhere, that they can't even walk 200 yards.

nashpaul

Depending upon the time of day/week, the meters on Clarendon Blvd. would be in effect while the Starbucks spots would be free. Now I know the $0.25 for the meter seems silly when you're spending $4 for a cup of coffee, but might be part of the reason.

Chris Hamilton

I went to that Starbucks Monday morning to get the gang some coffee and observed the same thing. One person parked at what looked liked a "no parking anytime spot" (while empty legal spots sat a few car lengths away), blocked the bike lane and left her car running while she dashed in to get her morning fill-up. Could it be that SOV drivers just feel it is their right to do whatever they want? These are likely the same people complaining about the new higher fees for law-breakers on Virginia's roads. Oy!

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