(a) One hundred percent of annual curbside parking fee revenue from each performance parking pilot zone shall be used for the following purposes:
(1) Twenty percent shall be for general purposes of the District Department of Transportation Operating Fund;
(2) Up to 60% shall be used to repay the cost of procurement and maintenance of new meters and related signage for the pilot program in that zone;
(3) Once the cost of meter procurement is paid in full for a zone, up to 5% shall be used to pay for meter maintenance and related signage in that zone; and
(4) The remaining balance of curbside parking revenues shall be used solely for the purpose of non-automobile transportation improvements in that zone.
(b) The Mayor shall involve performance parking pilot zone residents, businesses, ANCs, and Ward Councilmembers in prioritizing non-automobile transportation improvements. The improvements may include:
(1) Enhancements to bus and rail facilities to improve access and level of service such as electronic real-time schedule displays outside of stations and stops, display of large, full-color bus and rail maps, bus-only and bus priority lanes, and programs to increase electronic fare payment technologies;
(2) Enhancements to increase the safety, convenience, and comfort of pedestrians, such as new or improved sidewalks, lighting, signage, benches, improved streetscapes, countdown crosswalk signals, and neighborhood traffic calming;
(3) Improvements to bicycling infrastructure, such as painted and separated bicycle lanes, installation of public bicycle racks, and way-finding signage for bicyclists; and
(4) Improvements, which support retail and small businesses, that enhance the pedestrian and customer experience within the zone, such as clean-up and hospitality activities, public safety initiatives, and streetscape and storefront upgrades.
CREDIT(S)
(Nov. 25, 2008, D.C. Law 17-279, § 5, 55 DCR 11059; Sept. 14, 2011, D.C. Law 19-21, § 6083(d), 58 DCR 6226.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 19-21, in subsec. (b), deleted “and” from the end of par. (2), substituted “; and” for a period the end of par. (3), and added par. (4).
Legislative History of Laws
For Law 17-279, see notes following § 50-2531.
For history of Law 19-21, see notes under § 50-231.