COMMERCIAL PARKING RATES SURVEY 22 AUGUST 1979

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• Publication Date: August 22, 1979
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.GSA Puts U.S.
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By Kenneth Bredemeler
r'? (+ ,wa[hlntten Post Stott Writer
Thousands of federal workers who
i now park near their Washington of-
`fices for free or at a nominal cost will
have to start paying from $22.50 to $40
a month for the sane parking spot
Nov. 1 under, President Carter's plan.,
to promote energy conservation.
While the financial bite will be
steep. for many workers, they still will
be paying only half of what the Gen-
eral Services Administration consid-
ers to be the going commercial rates
at nearby privately owned lots.
But federal workers will feel the
full Impact o('Carter's directive start
ing Oct. 1, 1981, when the GSA will
charge the same rates for Federal lots
as those imposed at nearby commer-
cial lots, as much as $80 a month and
possibly more.
1Carter last April ordered the con-
troversial new parking fees at govern-
ment lots throughout the country as a
means of promoting energy conserva-
tion, 'improving the nation's air qual-
ity and reducing traffic congestion.
But it was not until this week that
GSA announced the rates that it will
charge here and elsewhere. In the
Washington area, the new charges
will be imposed on about 55,000 park-
ing.spaces, with the government ex-
pecting to reap $17 million to $20 mil-
lion in extra revenue each year. Na-
tionally, the government expects to
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collect between $35 million and $40;
Saturday, Obto'b' 6,'I979'
million annually. I
In the commuter-oriented Washing U~? 1 ~1?' ~es
dieted that the extra parking charge>t:,l't
will help increase use of mass tradsit;, "i) Put"AiAlea
eliminate 100.000 miles of daily car^'i
travel and save 6,000 gallons of gaso~i',ai j ?_' ~'~~~~~ ol,ld
liar`. Ir i +iq(;; is I9" A
The GSA rates only apply at federal ~;_, ,'+ y u. y,' ,?,A,. t
agencies, not at the White I?louse arid., ?, PARKING, From Clr
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on Capitol 11111. But GSA re
mended rates for parking near thq,,*,, CS~tcil of Covernmeitts-hase -ail?sup-.~'
White House and some workers ttierpr,,tii, ".~ptirked imposing the parking` charges
probably will have the dubious dis-,,t.l
tinction of paying the highest' federaI on ti?apitol Hill and elsewhere, but`'t ie
rate in the Washington National Association' of~ Cr`o~ernmeitt
month-for the next two years.,. I?;mployces and the Amei?icari 'Federa-
A White House spokeswoman said' Linn of Government Employees' lihve
officials are studying the GSA'rate rydfceclopposition
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recommendations and likely will "t?f.l eder the GSA rate+schedule,'out
adopt at least the minimum rate'sug-, --door or parking spots will .coat $2.50 less
gestion. The $40 rate would apply r foil - d roonth for' the next, two' 5t l $s.
270 parking spaces in the Executivcl less thereafter, than ne'arby' indo$5.
Office Building. A government lot, t .parking spaces at the''satne' agency: ';
1800 G St. NW is the only other Wish-,. rne for or free parking'.for ',
in:;ton lot that will charge as much: : it 1 t ? The i plan anped calls s and vans ,carry, workers -
Workers on Capitol Hill, who notd.''
at least park free, almost certainly will escaliel f' ,ing nine persons. Private cars
paying any parking fees.foil a while 'ejrfying at least two persons will:;be,?`
assigned priority spaces but the'work'
longer. A bill sponsored by Sens. a, a,er W;n still have to pay the full levy.:
ritorib
n
th
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Durenberger (R-Minn.) would Imposer',,
parking charges on the Hlll,'but,haair?l?-,
yet. to be marked up by a committee. ' , r
D.C. Mayor Marion ? Barry, Metso~l
and the Metropolitan Washington,,.',
See PARKING, C8, Col. 1' ;h; ^}"
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e .
ers in
.vyor
Energy Department . buildings-f.will, .
have to shell out $35 a '' month'for'in?
tabs parking spaces, while those at the-1
' ""`F'BI. headquarters 'will' pay.. $32:50..Art.
""'$30'monthly charge wilt',be'assessed at
the main Labor, Justice, Housing and
.'Urban Development, Transportation,;,
',.,;:;.Commerce and Health,. 'Education and
,,Welfare department'y'buildings. The
z:,rat'e will be $27.50 at the Agriculture
-and State : departmehtsr,,$10 at the
...Pentagon.'.,,
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Frank:
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I agree with Danny May's memo
GSA and DDA are implementing as reasonably
as they can a very unpopular program, but
it -is Presidential decision.
Ito DDA:
DDCI - How about having an open forum
on the subject or some memo - we need
to diffus-e growing employees' resistance.
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