Section: 18-2217

CLOSED STREETS, LOCAL ACCESS STREETS, PLAY STREETS, BUS LANES, AND BUS RESTRICTED STREETS (Rename History)

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 11/17/2023 12:00:00 AM

Authority : Sections 3(b) (delegating to the Director of DDOT authority over agency functions and personnel), 5(a) (allocating and regulating on-street parking, developing a city-wide parking management program, and establishing citywide parking and curbside management regulations), and 6(c) (transferring to DDOT the authority and function to make traffic rules and regulations previously delegated to the Department of Public Works under Section IV(A) of Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1983, the Department of Transportation under Section IV(G) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1975 and the Director of Highways and Traffic under Commissioner Order No. 68-554) of the Department of Transportation Establishment Act of 2002, effective May 21, 2002 (D.C. Law 14-137; D.C. Official Code § 50-921.02(b), §§ 50-921.04(a)(3)(Q), (R), and (S), and § 50-921.05(c)).

Source : Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 4322 (July 3, 1987); and amended by the Personal Mobility Device Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 6, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-224; 53 DCR 10225 (December 29, 2006)); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 14092 (October 30, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 68 DCR 1900 (February 12, 2021); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 70 DCR 015111 (November 17, 2023).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0053429 Adopted Rule CLOSED STREETS, LOCAL ACCESS STREETS, PLAY STREETS, BUS LANES, AND BUS RESTRICTED STREETS View Text Effective:
11/17/2023
N133742 Final Rulemaking Transportation, District Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 18 DCMR Chapters 22, 24, 40, and 99 - Bus Lanes and Bus Zones View Text 11/17/2023
Vol 70/46
N131504 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Transportation, District Department of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 18 DCMR Chapters 22, 24, 40, and 99 - Bus Lanes and Bus Zones View Text 7/28/2023
Vol 70/30
R0048212 Adopted Rule CLOSED STREETS, LOCAL ACCESS STREETS, PLAY STREETS, BUS LANES, AND BUS RESTRICTED STREETS View Text Effective:
2/12/2021
N103162 Final Rulemaking Transportation, District Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Healthcare Facilities, Pedestrian ROW in the Roadway, and Proper Behavior in Bus Lanes View Text 2/12/2021
Vol 68/7
N0098986 Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking Transportation, District Department of - Notice of Emergency and Proposed Rulemaking - Healthcare Facilities, Pedestrian ROW in the Roadway, and Proper Behavior in Bus Lanes View Text 10/30/2020
Vol 67/45
N0055602 Final Rulemaking Transportation, District Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Bus Lanes, Play Streets and Local Access Streets View Text 10/30/2015
Vol 62/45
R0017814 Adopted Rule CLOSED STREETS, LOCAL ACCESS STREETS, PLAY STREETS, BUS LANES, AND BUS RESTRICTED STREETS View Text Effective:
10/30/2015
N0052452 Proposed Rulemaking Transportation, District Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking -Dedicated Bus Lanes and Play Streets View Text 3/27/2015
Vol 62/13
R0003046 Adopted Rule CLOSED STREETS, LOCAL ACCESS STREETS, PLAY STREETS, BUS LANES, AND BUS RESTRICTED STREETS View Text Effective:
1/1/1900