Ward 1 // needs_infra

Unprotected daylighting zone on the Howard University corridor where a student was killed -- this corner needs hardened infrastructure, not signage

Location: 601 Fairmont Street NW (Howard University box office block, 6th & Fairmont), Howard University, Washington, DC 20059
Ward: 1
Documented: October 7, 2025
Category: needs_infra
311 tickets: 26-00321868

Red sedan parked right up against the crosswalk on the Howard University box office block of 6th St NW at Fairmont. Nothing physically protects the daylighting zone at this corner -- no bollards, no curb extension, no setback marking -- so vehicles park flush to the crosswalk on the same corridor where a Howard student was killed by a speeding driver. The only sign in view is a temporary END ROAD WORK sign.

01What is wrong here

Red sedan parked right up against the crosswalk on the Howard University block of 6th St NW, well inside the 40-foot intersection setback that 18 DCMR 2405.2(c) requires. There is no parking sign and no daylighting marking at this corner -- the only sign in the frame is a temporary END ROAD WORK sign -- so nothing keeps vehicles back from the crosswalk. The fix here is physical: install bollards, a curb extension, or planters to hold the daylighting zone open. Howard students cross here every day.

Fatality context Howard freshman Mohamed Samura, 18, was struck and killed on this corridor in April 2024 by a speeding vehicle.

02DC 311

DC 311 Ticket 26-00321868 · Roadway Markings / Pylons · Submitted May 29, 2026 · Open · Resolution by Jun 22, 2027 · daylighting-infrastructure request -- pedestrian pylons / flex-posts / bollards to hold the crosswalk setback

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