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Even though the District is planning on charging car-sharing companies up to 25 320 times what it charges private residential drivers for curbside space, it doesn’t appear to be dissuading companies from bidding for it. TBD’s John Hendel reports that several companies are vying for the city’s newly-up-for-grabs space:

But drivers, the news is in. I spoke with Scott Kubly, director of the District department of transportation’s progressive transportation services administration, and he revealed that not just Zipcar, not just Connect by Hertz, but four companies in total plus a mystery individual came forward early last week to express interest in the District’s precious commodity of 86 curbside parking spots. The initial deadline for bidding on the city’s parking spots was July 6, though the process has been extended.

“I knew that we’d get more than one,” Kubly told me. “I was surprised we got as many as we did. Four major companies showed up.”

This sounds like good news for local consumers — not only are the spaces likely to be filled quickly, but the presence of several companies could lead to a pricing war and the designation of more convenient spaces for car-sharing purposes.