Quote of the day

Zipcar on 8th Street NW
Originally uploaded by rllayman

"We look at the cost of parking. The higher the parking costs, the less attractive it is to own a car. "
-- Scott Griffith, chief executive, Zipcar | On the Hot Seat

From the Boston Globe, "Zipcar is shifting into higher gear as market widens."

I argue this all the time, that as long is parking is free or practically free (even if difficult--I'd say street parking in DC is difficult in NE and SE, and probably close to impossible in various places in NW and of course Manhattan) it's very difficult for transit to compete.