Ward 1 // ddot_sign

Pay to Park meters authorize parking up to the crosswalk on both sides of 6th & W St NW -- by Howard University

Location: 6th Street NW & W Street NW (by Howard University Hospital), Washington, DC 20001
Ward: 1
Documented: May 29, 2026
Category: ddot_sign
311 tickets: 26-00323571

Green Pay to Park meter signs at the corner of 6th Street NW and W Street NW, by Howard University, authorize metered parking right up to a marked continental crosswalk -- on both sides of the street -- at the same corner where a Stop for Pedestrians in Crosswalk sign is posted. The fix is in DDOT's sign and meter placement, not the parked vehicles.

01What is wrong here

The Pay to Park meter signs at this corner authorize metered parking right up to the marked continental crosswalk -- on both approaches -- at the same corner where a Stop for Pedestrians in Crosswalk sign is posted. Vehicles in the spaces nearest the crosswalk sit inside the daylighting zone and block sightlines between drivers and pedestrians entering the crosswalk. The metered-parking designation does not preserve the 40-foot symmetric sightline required near a crosswalk under 18 DCMR 2405.2(c). Move the metered spaces (or the Pay to Park signs) on both approaches back at least 40 feet from the crosswalk, or designate the curb nearest the crosswalk as No Parking. The fix is in DDOT's signage, not the driver.

02DC 311

DC 311 Ticket 26-00323571 · Roadway Signs · Submitted May 29, 2026 · Open · Resolution by Dec 7, 2026

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