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It was a sight to behold: D.C.’s Zoning Commission meeting was running behind schedule because so many citizens had come to testify in favor of reduced parking requirements. One after another, young professionals explained that they had chosen to live in Washington, D.C., because they wanted to get around without a car for reasons of physical, ecological and environmental health.
“It was great turnout,” said Cheryl Cort, policy director for the Coalition for Smarter Growth, a local advocacy organization. “It was very exciting because it probably wasn’t the kind of people that the Zoning Commission is used to hearing from.”
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