Pay to Park signage authorizes parking up to a National Mall tourist crosswalk on 7th St SW -- the No Standing restriction only runs 7-9:30 AM weekdays
- Location
- 1 7th Street SW (south edge of the National Mall), National Mall, Washington, DC 20024
- Ward
- 6
- Documented
- April 12, 2026
- Category
- ddot_sign
- 311 tickets
- 26-00266166
01What is wrong here
The corner pole at this National Mall crossing carries a green Pay to Park sign authorizing 2-hour and 3-hour paid parking. The red Tow Away / No Standing or Parking restriction above it applies only 7AM-9:30AM Monday through Friday -- so for most of the day, and all weekend, DDOT's own signage authorizes vehicles to park right up to the marked crosswalk. Cars in the spaces nearest the corner sit inside the daylighting zone and block sightlines between drivers and the tourists entering this crossing. The paid-parking designation does not preserve the 40-foot symmetric sightline required near a crosswalk under 18 DCMR 2405.2(c). Move the Pay to Park signs (and the metered spaces) back at least 40 feet from the crosswalk, or designate the curb nearest the crossing as No Parking at all times. The fix is in DDOT's signage, not the driver.