The Metropolitan
Police Department, D.C. Fire Department, Alcohol Beverage Control
Division, Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Emergency Preparedness, along with the Georgetown Business
and Professional Association and Citizens Association of Georgetown,
are all working together to ensure a safe, festive Halloween
celebration for everyone.
The normal weekend parking restrictions in Georgetown will be
in effect, along with additional restrictions. Wisconsin Avenue
and M Street, NW will remain open to vehicular traffic at all
times. However, no parking will be allowed from 4:00 p.m.
through 4:00 a.m. on Friday, Saturday and Tuesday, on the following
streets:
M
Street, from 28th Street to the Key Bridge;
Wisconsin
Avenue, from K to P Streets;
K Street, from 29th Street to Wisconsin Avenue;
South Street, from 31st Street to Wisconsin Avenue; and
26th Street, Pennsylvania Avenue to M Street.
NO PARKING
signs will be posted on these routes.
The cordon area is 28th Street to 34th Street, from M Street
on the south to P Street on the north. To this end, barricades
and cones will block access to side streets. Officers will be
assigned to posts at the entrance to side streets. Officers
shall direct traffic as needed.
Vehicular traffic on the side streets in the cordon area will
be restricted to local residents and their guests only. Anyone
else desiring to enter the cordon area in an automobile shall
provide the name and address of the person they wish to visit.
Vehicular traffic will be restricted on all side streets beginning
at 8:00 p.m. on each night, with the exceptions noted above.
No pedestrian traffic will be allowed to walk in the streets.
All pedestrians shall be directed to use sidewalks and crosswalks,
so as not to impede vehicular traffic and endanger themselves.
Links To Organizations and Agencies Mentioned
- D.C. Fire Department
- Department
of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
- Office
of Emergency Preparedness