In early March, several hundred people demonstrated in Reston Town Center against a major injustice. No, this wasn’t a protest about ending Obamacare or about violence against Muslim-Americans or gutting the EPA’s budget. It was against paying for parking.
Since January, shoppers and workers in the nouveau downtown off the Dulles Toll Road have had to pay $2 to $3 an hour, or up to $24 a day, to store their cars while visiting the likes of the Apple Store or Ted’s Bulletin. Drivers can pay either at a machine or using a smartphone app. Those who don’t pay get a bright-yellow shell called a Bumble Bee affixed to their windshield, preventing them from driving away.
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