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District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 50-1951.05. Publication of information relating to citizen petitions for traffic calming measures.

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) DDOT shall publish on its website, at least once per month, the following information related to citizen petitions for traffic calming measures submitted to the agency in the preceding month:

(1) The location of the requested traffic calming measure, by ward and block or intersection;

(2) The date that the citizen petition was submitted to the agency;

(3) The change or modification requested under the citizen petition for traffic calming; and

(4) The status of the citizen petition within the agency's review of citizen petitions for traffic calming measures.

<Text of subsec. (a-1) applicable upon the date of inclusion of the fiscal effect of D.C. Law 23-158 in an approved budget and financial plan.>

(a-1) DDOT shall publish on its website, at least once per month, the following information related to citizen petitions, submitted to DDOT in the preceding 3 months and for which information has not already been published pursuant to this subsection, to convert an intersection of local, collector, or minor arterial streets to an all-way stop or signalized intersection:

(1) The location of the intersection;

(2) The date that the citizen petition was submitted to DDOT;

(3) The change or modification requested under the citizen petition; and

(4) For a request to convert an intersection to a signalized intersection, DDOT's reasoning as to why it approved or denied the request for that particular intersection; or

(5) For a request to convert an intersection to an all-way stop:

(A) If the request is approved, an estimated timeline for the conversion; or

(B) If the request is denied, a brief description of why approving the request would decrease pedestrian safety.

<Text of subsec. (b) applicable until the date of inclusion of the fiscal effect of D.C. Law 23-158 in an approved budget and financial plan.>

(b) If complete data about the citizen petitions for traffic calming measures is not available at the time of publication, DDOT shall publish the information that is available at the time of publication, and update the data as additional information becomes available.

<Text of subsec. (b) applicable upon the date of inclusion of the fiscal effect of D.C. Law 23-158 in an approved budget and financial plan.>

(b) If complete data about the citizen petitions for traffic calming measures and all-way or signalized stops is not available at the time of publication, DDOT shall publish the information that is available at the time of publication, and update the data as additional information becomes available.

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