Parking

D.C. officials are so desperate for more solutions to the city’s parking and traffic problems that they’re considering recruiting citizens to help enforce the rules of the road.

A recent proposal to raise the city’s current $35 annual fee for an on-street residential parking permit to $50 has run into predictable opposition from those who protest that increasing the fee is regressive and unaffordable for many…

Free DC Circulator rides and potential increases in residential parking fees are two issues in a bruising budget battle between Mayor Muriel Bowser and the D.C. Council.

Changes to allow parking enforcement officers to mail tickets to drivers who take off before the ticket can be placed on their windshields or handed to them are on track for D.C. Council approval.

Several members of the D.C. Council’s transportation committee think the $35 residents pay each year for most residential street parking is way too low. They’ve proposed raising the fee to $50, with additional vehicles costing more.

The District Department of Transportation wants to make clear to drivers that the city’s bike lanes are not to be used for parking, or to pick up or drop off passengers; it also wants to leave no doubt about the rules for traffic…

A Twitter bot created last year by a Washington, D.C., resident has put a clever and interactive focus on the city’s scourge of unpaid parking and traffic tickets. And the account could soon partner with the D.C. government to shame…

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are the most hyperlocal form of D.C. government—each commissioner serves about 2,000 people without any pay except for one big perk: a free parking pass. Now, more than 20 commissioners have decided to…

Seventeen (and counting) Advisory Neighborhood Comissioners are pledging to give up their free parking passes, making them our latest Urbanist Heroes of the Week. Signees are urging the DC Council to prioritize making the city better for…

The D.C. Council is nearing final approval on new legislation designed to break the logjam of food trucks squatting on some of the District’s most prized parking meter spaces.

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is planning to expand a pilot program to manage parking in the city, now that officials say ride-sharing services have made curbside safety a key concern.

The District’s top transportation and public works officials are asking three of the biggest mail carriers in the country to ensure that their delivery trucks do not obstruct bike lanes after an apparent uptick in such incidents reported by…