DPW, in Conjunction With DDOT's Traffic Calming Measures, Adds Extra Muscle to Rush Hour Enforcement - Releases

Although vehicles towed to the I Street lot will not have to pay a tow fee, they may have to pay a $20-per-day storage fee if the vehicle remains there for over 24 hours. AnA’s lot will be open to release vehicles from 8 am to 6 pm, Monday through Friday and from 8 am to noon on Saturday. If you believe that your vehicle has been towed, call (202) 727-5000. You may also use DPW’s online Towed Vehicle Locator.

The move occurs in conjunction with work that the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is performing to install traffic calming measures in targeted areas across the District. The traffic calming measures aim to slow traffic on neighborhood streets and increase traffic safety for pedestrians and motorists.

With increased enforcement by DPW on arterial roads, commuters can make better use of main streets and have less interest in using neighborhood streets as ‘cut-throughs’.

“Our goal is to protect residential streets from motorists who continue to try and use these streets as ‘cut-throughs,’” said Emeka Moneme, DDOT’s acting director. “Traffic calming measures such as speed humps are a great way toward improving road safety and pedestrian safety in the District.”

Among the locations targeted by DDOT in the coming weeks for speed hump installation (weather permitting) include the following:

Gresham Place, NW (Ward 1–installed)
Wallach Place, NW (Ward 1)
46th Street from River Road to Massachusetts Avenue (Ward 3)
3600 and 3700 Blocks of Upton Street, NW (Ward 4)
32nd Street Between Alabama Avenue and Park Drive, SE (Ward 7)
3400 Block of Bangor Street Between 34th and 36 Streets, SE (Ward 7)
200 Block of 57th Place, NE (Ward 7)
1800 and 1900 Blocks of T Place, SE (Ward 7)
53rd Street Between East Capital and Blaine Street (Ward 7)
E Street Between Benning Road and Falls Terrace, SE (Ward 7)
Hayes Street Between 46th and 49th Streets, NE (Ward 7)
2600 Block of 12 Place, SE (Ward 8)
1300 Block of W Street, SE (Ward 8)
300 Block of 53rd Street, SE (Ward 8)
2300 Block of 34th Street, SE (Ward 8)