District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 50-2372. Public Life and Activity Zones Program.

(1) Designate corridors in the District that shall be closed to personal vehicle traffic;  and

(2) Advise the Mayor on the issuance of grants to support efforts to close the designated corridors to personal vehicles.

(b)(1) The Program shall publish on DDOT's website a report no later than December 31, 2026, selecting 3 roadways in the District, each no less than one-eighth of a mile in contiguous length, that are suitable for closure to personal vehicles (“designated corridors”) for at least 24 cumulative hours per week.

(2) At least one of the roadways selected for closure shall be in a neighborhood in Ward 5, Ward 7, or Ward 8 that suffers from high levels of traffic violence, air pollution, lack of safe access to public space, or low rates of physical activity.

(3) Before publishing the report identifying the designated corridors, the Program shall solicit feedback from residents, business owners, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, Business Improvement Districts, Community Improvement Districts, Main Streets, and other entities within or abutting the designated corridor to personal vehicle traffic.

(1) If the designated corridor has been closed to personal vehicle traffic for another event, such as an Open Streets event, farmer's market, or festival:

(2) Notable safety concerns regarding the designated corridor as identified by DDOT or the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency;

(3) Recommendations for any new or improved traffic infrastructure that would promote:

(4) Plans for ensuring public transportation, government fleet, emergency and first responder vehicles, and freight and delivery vehicles maintain access to the designated corridor;

(5) How the street closure can be implemented without additional agency staffing, including the use of barricades;

(6) The anticipated cost of closing personal vehicle traffic on the designated corridor, including any traffic infrastructure described in paragraph (3) of this subsection or grants issued pursuant to subsection (a)(2) of this section;

(7) The number of parking spaces eliminated by the proposal to close personal vehicle travel within the designated corridor and its anticipated impact on businesses within the designated corridor;

(8) The feasibility of permanently closing the designated corridor to personal vehicles;  and

(9) Feedback received from the residents, business owners, Advisory Neighborhood Commissions, Business Improvement Districts, Community Improvement Districts, Main Streets, and other entities within or abutting the designated corridor to personal vehicle traffic, and the Program's responses to that feedback.

(1) Publish on its website a form through which District residents may provide feedback regarding which of the 3 designated corridors should be closed to personal vehicle traffic;

(2) Convene at least one public meeting, properly noticed in the D.C. Register at least 30 days prior to each public meeting, for each designated corridor;  and

(3) No later than March 31, 2027, announce which of the 3 designated corridors will be closed to personal vehicle traffic for, at a minimum, 24 cumulative hours per week, beginning October 1, 2027.

(1) Issue grants to businesses and other entities not to exceed $2 million in total to support efforts to close the designated corridor to personal vehicle traffic and promote the use of the designated corridor by residents and visitors, including grants to:

(2) Implement the recommendations for any new or improved traffic infrastructure as described in subsection (c)(3) of this section.”.