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My Take: Adding more ticket writers to DC is a horrible idea
On My Take, Clinton Yates condemns D.C. Council’s latest idea to empower civilians to issue parking tickets.
4 weeks ago -
Power to the people: DC residents could soon issue parking tickets
A new pilot program that’s part of an overhaul of transportation safety in D.C. would let some residents issue parking tickets on their own.
1 month ago -
Parking tickets may soon be mailed out in DC, increases to street parking proposed
Changes to allow parking enforcement officers to mail tickets to drivers who take off before the ticket can be placed on their windshields or handed to them are on track for D.C. Council approval.
2 months ago -
AAA: Fewer parking tickets issued in DC
Nearly 600,000 fewer citations were issued in the 2017 fiscal year compared with 2011 as more drivers use their smartphones not only to reserve and pay for parking but also to extend their parking time remotely.
9 months ago -
DC parking-ticket revenue drops, even as fees rise
Higher parking meter rates, higher parking-ticket fines, more money? Not in D.C. The District’s parking-ticket revenue was down nearly $20 million in fiscal 2016, said John Townsend with AAA Mid-Atlantic. He gives several reasons why.
2 years ago -
DC mulls dropping 30-day doubling of parking, traffic tickets
The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would eliminate the current doubling of fines for failing to pay parking and traffic tickets within 30 days — but only for District residents.
2 years ago -
Not paying D.C. tickets could impact your credit score
“They can report you to the credit bureau,” an official said. “It’s reported as a debt and that puts a ding on your credit score.”
3 years ago -
AAA Mid-Atlantic: Majority of drivers who fight D.C. tickets win
You might be surprised how many drivers successfully challenge tickets they receive in the District of Columbia.
3 years ago -
AAA: 1 in 4 D.C. parking tickets went unpaid last year
One out of every four traffic and parking tickets issued in the District last fiscal year went unpaid.
3 years ago -
D.C. parking meter hours to be extended in busy neighborhoods
WASHINGTON — Parking meter enforcement hours in certain D.C. neighborhoods will be extended starting next month. Under the D.C. budget that council members approved in late May, enforcement hours in the District’s busiest communities will…
4 years ago -
Feed the meter to watch the Nats on July 4
WASHINGTON — Drivers won’t have to pay to park at most meters across the region this July 4, but those headed to see the Nats take on the Giants at Nationals Park will have to…
4 years ago -
D.C. apologizes for 109 tickets written in error since Monday
More than 100 D.C. residents received bad parking tickets this week.
4 years ago -
Lawmakers quarrel with Inspector General over speed cameras, parking tickets
In an animated back-and-forth with many tense moments, lawmakers on Wednesday spent more than three hours questioning the Inspector General staff and top D.C. agencies about speed cameras and parking tickets.
5 years ago -
Ticketbuster: Parked at a broken meter in D.C.? Confusion rules the day
When you park at a broken meter in the District of Columbia, what should you do? Can you report it broken and legally remain there? These questions confuse not only drivers but D.C. officials as well.
5 years ago -
Major parking ticket crackdown begins in D.C. this week
Starting Monday, ticket writers in the District of Columbia will
crack down on illegal parking along the H Street-Benning Road corridor from
the Hopscotch Bridge to the old Spingarn High School.5 years ago
