Contact (Media Only): Erik Linden (202) 671-2004

(Washington, DC) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) on Wednesday will launch a new traffic calming program—the DC Neighborhood Pace Car.

The Pace Car program encourages residents to take responsibility for the impact of their own driving, while sending a message about traffic calming to other drivers.

About the program: Drivers each sign a “Pace Car” pledge and affix a “DC Neighborhood Pace Car” sticker to their rear car window.

• DC Neighborhood Pace Car

The sticker serves as a symbol that the driver is a resident taking part in a community-based traffic calming effort. The driver also commits to driving within the posted speed limit on city streets. DDOT and WABA devised the project following best practices research into successful pace car programs in cities such as Atlanta, Georgia and Palo Alto, California.

Who		Jim Sebastian, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Coordinator, DDOT Mary Cheh, Councilmember, Ward 3 Andrew Solberg, Commander, MPD, Second District Eric Gilliland, Executive Director, WABA
What		Media Briefing to Launch DC Neighborhood Pace Car
When		Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 11 am
Where		Fort Reno Park, NW (Across from Alice Deal Jr. High School—Davenport Street at Nebraska Avenue)

For more information and to view the sticker please visit www.waba.org/pacecar