District of Columbia Code Division VIII. General Laws. § 50-921. Duties.

(A) Identify transportation needs of the District and design, manage, and implement transportation improvement plans and projects, including design, engineering, and related support;

(B) Develop and update the Intermodal State Transportation Plan, corridor management plans, and other traffic studies on a regular basis, focusing on the safe and efficient movement of people, goods, and information;

(C) Conduct planning studies on the condition and quality of the District's transportation system in order to locate areas where future investment is required;

(D) Manage and construct capital projects related to the design and installation of streets, alleys, curbs, gutters, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, streetscapes, and medians;

(E) Review and approve the use of construction materials for capital projects;

(F) Administer the full range of processing required to execute construction contracts for transportation, from initial preparation of bid documents through final construction completion;

(G) Implement managed lane policies, including lane pricing, vehicle eligibility, and access control;  provided, that at least one lane of traffic on a street with managed lanes shall be free of charge;  provided further, that DDOT shall submit to the Council any policy created pursuant to this subparagraph for approval by act before implementation;

(H) With the consent of the Chief Property Management Officer, acquire real property by purchase, lease, grant, or gift for use by DDOT, and dispose of real property through sale, lease, or other authorized method, and exercise other acquisition and property disposition authority delegated to the Mayor;

(I) Conduct studies;

(J) Develop streetscape standards;

(K) Develop policies and programs to encourage and provide for the safe use of bicycles for recreation and work-related travel, including planning, developing, operating, and regulating a Bicycle Sharing program, and administering the Bicycle Sharing Fund established by § 50-921.16 to fund a Bicycle Sharing program;

(L) Develop and update the District's various transportation improvement plans, consistent with federal and local requirements;

(M) Plan, manage, and contract for all, or any part of, the design, engineering, construction, operation, and maintenance of any element of the Integrated Premium Transit System;

(N) Develop paratransit systems, water taxis, tour bus support systems, light rail streetcar transit systems, and other transportation services to provide for safe and efficient movement of persons throughout the city;

(O) Operate the District of Columbia School Transit Subsidy Program;

(P) Prepare studies on transit policy, mass transit, and alternative transit needs of District residents, including rail and bus services, review and revise bus routes, review and revise the location of bus shelter locations, support WMATA Board members, and act as a liaison between WMATA and the District government;

(Q) Operate, maintain, and regulate the DC Circulator pursuant to subchapter II of this chapter;

(R) Operate, maintain, and regulate the DC Streetcar pursuant to subchapter IV of this chapter;

(S) Submit to the Transit Rider Advisory Council proposed fare or service adjustments, as that term is defined in § 50-921.35(a-1)(3);

(T) Submit to the Transit Rider Advisory Council strategic or long-term plans to expand and improve local transit service;

(U) Develop and implement transportation safety programs;

(V) Incorporate transportation safety features in the development, design, and construction of pedestrian, bicycle, motor vehicle, and mass transportation facilities and programs;

(W) Carry out duties related to freight and passenger rail, to the extent such authority has been delegated or required by federal law, and duties relating to State Transportation Environmental Compliance;  and

(X) Manage, control, and implement transportation improvement plans and projects on land transferred from the federal government for recreational use pursuant to 40 U.S.C. § 8124 and § 10-111, in cases where the land transferred is adjacent to public space and is part of a transportation improvement plan or project.

(A) Implements a project or recommendation listed in the Multimodal Long-Range Transportation Plan (“Transportation Plan”);

(B) Increases safety for users of modes of transportation other than motor vehicles, as that term is defined in § 50-1108;

(C) Increases equitable access to public transportation by furthering the Transportation Plan's goal of 50% of all commuter trips by public transportation by 2032, including a description of whether the capital project improves equitable access to public transportation in an area identified as a transit priority need area in the Transportation Plan;

(D) Fulfills a public safety goal of the District;  or

(E) Is required by law or as a condition of a federal grant.

(A) Maintain a tree inventory system;

(B) Perform routine tree maintenance;

(C) Review transportation related construction plans to ensure the provision of adequate rights-of-way for tree planting;

(D) Plant and maintain trees on public space and on District-owned land, including parks and school property;

(D-i) Remove and trim trees citywide;

(D-ii) Review construction plans for the District of Columbia Public Schools, the Department of General Services, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and other District agencies to ensure the tree canopy is protected;

(E) Review, approve, and issue public space permit requests for occupancy, work within, or other use of the public space, including private use and utility work public space requests, and ensure that transportation services are maintained and that the infrastructure is restored after the occupancy, work within, or other use is complete;

(F) Maintain official public space records;

(G) Perform regular inspections of the transportation infrastructure and maintain all DDOT assets;

(H) Enter into agreements to allow the placement of advertisements on District property, under the control of DDOT, and collect payments under the agreements, if:

(I) Develop, implement, and enforce a comprehensive plan that covers the care, maintenance, and upkeep of public space and federal reservations under the control of DDOT;

(J) Ensure that the transportation system is maintained to the highest standards;

(K) Perform routine repair and maintenance activities to maintain a high quality of transportation infrastructure;

(L) Coordinate seasonal snow removal operation on streets throughout the District in conjunction with the Department of Public Works and other District agencies;

(M) Maintain the mechanical and electrical street light systems that support the transportation infrastructure;

(N) Provide a safe transportation system by maintaining a high-quality traffic control system, including traffic signals and street lights;

(O) Maintain the mechanical and electrical systems signal systems that support the transportation infrastructure;

(P) Where necessary to manage the flow of traffic, respond to incidents, or manage special events, concurrent with any other agency's authority to do so, enforce all violations of statutes, regulations, executive orders, or rules relating to motor vehicle parking offenses and the operation of a motor vehicle, except those violations contained in § 50-2302.02;

(Q) Allocate and regulate on-street parking;

(R) Develop a city-wide parking management program to balance the needs of parking in support of economic development;

(S) Establish citywide parking and curbside management regulations, taking into account input from other District agencies, as necessary;

(T) Install and maintain parking meters and other parking control devices and systems on public rights-of-way and other public spaces in the District;  and

(U) Establish policies encouraging energy conservation, the reduction of pollution, including through the use of alternative-fuel vehicles, the reduction of traffic congestion, and an increase in transportation services to persons with disabilities.

(A) The applicant's project plan includes:

(B) DDOT certifies that, for any past project that required any road reconstruction or major repair, installation of a curb and gutter, or curb and gutter replacement for which the applicant received a public space permit described in paragraph (3)(E) of this subsection after the applicability date of section 4 of the Vision Zero Omnibus Enhancement Amendment Act of 2020 [D.C. Law 23-158], the applicant has complied with all requirements of past project plans, as required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.

(3B)(A) DDOT shall not issue a public space permit for electric vehicle charging infrastructure that, if approved, would result in that person having a permit for more than 5 electric vehicle charging ports in the District cumulatively, unless the person has agreed to:

(B) After determining that a permit is required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, or after issuing a permit under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, if the Mayor determines that there is a violation of subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, the Mayor may:

(A) Perform financial planning, financial management, and budgeting activities;

(B) Perform functions relating to workforce development and the management of human resources;

(C) Support the contracting and procurement of goods and services required to fulfill DDOT's functions;  and

(D) Manage DDOT's fleet, warehouses, and other facilities.

(A) Develop and maintain a performance monitoring system to measure the quality and effectiveness of transportation services;

(B) Develop and maintain the transportation elements of the Geographic Information System;

(C) Maintain a webpage that makes publicly available and easily searchable:

(D) Develop and maintain a tutorial maintained on the webpage required by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph describing how to access the data published on the webpage required by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph;  and

(E) Provide customer service.

(A) Providing legal counsel;

(B) Civil rights matters;

(C) Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, approved July 26, 1990 (104 Stat. 327;  42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.);

(D) Senior and elderly affairs;  and

(E) Policy and legislative affairs.