I am glad to see some sense in this list.I have been working in Crystal City for twenty years.I live just four miles south in Alexandria and love the neighborhood and feel very safe.I always keep my car door locked and have dead bolts on my house doors,but that is just common sense.About parking in Crystal City it is no big deal.The hotel has a large garage and there is a place called the Plaza Shops near the Hilton that has a very convient indoor garage.The metered parking is metered parking.If you don't put enough money in the meter you are going to get a ticket.Is that not the way it is in most towns.It is true that the county of Arlington is very quick about writeing tickets,but what are you looking for.Furthermore Crystal City is not that big so you can easily walk to most restaurants.There are also a string of meters along Hayes street between 15th and 17th that are for all day parking at just a quarter per hour.
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