Ward 6 // ddot_sign

Tour Bus Loading Zone sign authorizes coaches to park inside the crosswalk setback at 6th & M SW -- the corner where Kathy Tanner was killed

Location: 6th Street SW & M Street SW (NE corner, by St. Augustine's Episcopal Church), Southwest Waterfront, Washington, DC 20024
Ward: 6
Documented: May 28, 2026
Category: ddot_sign
Plate: MD 044 P27 (Apportioned) -- Van Hool coach, Gunther Charters
311 tickets: 26-00320938

A 45-foot Van Hool coach bus parked in the Tour Bus Loading Zone at the NE corner of 6th St SW and M St SW, by St. Augustine's Episcopal Church. The loading-zone sign begins right at the pole next to the marked continental crosswalk, so the bus sits inside the daylighting setback and blocks pedestrian and driver sightlines. The violation is in DDOT's sign placement -- the bus is parked legally per the current sign.

01What is wrong here

The Tour Bus Loading Zone sign at this corner begins right at the pole, too close to the marked crosswalk, so it authorizes 45-foot coaches to stand and park inside the daylighting setback. A coach parked in the zone blocked pedestrian and driver sightlines across the continental crosswalk. The loading-zone designation does not preserve the 40-foot symmetric sightline required near a crosswalk under 18 DCMR 2405.2(c). The fix is in DDOT's signage, not the driver -- the bus is parked legally per the current sign. Relocate the Tour Bus Loading Zone sign, or extend the No Standing or Parking Anytime segment, so the loading zone begins at least 40 feet back from the crosswalk.

Fatality context 74-year-old Kathy Tanner was struck and killed at this exact corner -- 6th & M Street SW -- on April 16, 2025.

02DC 311

DC 311 Ticket 26-00320938 · Roadway Signs · Submitted May 28, 2026 · Open · Resolution by Dec 6, 2026

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