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DDOT-sanctioned daylighting violation -- parking sign authorizes parking within the setback of a crosswalk

Location
6th Street SW, Southwest Waterfront, Washington, DC 20024
Ward
6
Documented
April 1, 2026
Category
ddot_sign
311 tickets
26-00222034
Parking sign at 6th and K Street SW authorizes parking within the daylighting zone of the crosswalk. A white sedan is parked in the zone exactly as the sign allows. The violation is in the signage itself, not the driver's behavior.

01What is wrong here

Parking sign at 6th and K Street SW authorizes parking within the daylighting zone of the crosswalk. A white sedan is parked in the zone exactly as the sign allows. The violation is in the signage itself, not the driver's behavior. DDOT is creating the sightline violation with its own signage. The sign needs to come down.

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

02DC 311

DC 311 Ticket 26-00222034 · Roadway Signs · Submitted Apr 12, 2026 · Closed Apr 15, 2026 · boilerplate close, no remedy described -- physical verification pending
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