Title 50, Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic.

(a) The offices of the DDOT shall plan, program, operate, manage, control, and maintain systems, processes, and programs to meet transportation needs as follows: (1) Infrastructure Project Management Administration shall: (A) Manage and implement transportation improvement plans …

(a) All positions, personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds available or to be made available to the Department of Public Works for transportation and other functions, as set forth in section III(A), III(B), III(C), III…

Except as provided in § 50-921.04, the Director of DDOT is the successor to all transportation related authority delegated to the Director of the Department of Public Works and is authorized to act, either personally or through a designated representative, as a member of any comm…

The Director of DDOT is authorized to organize the personnel and property transferred herein within any organizational unit of DDOT as the Director deems appropriate.

All orders and parts of orders in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed, except that any regulations adopted or promulgated by virtue of the authority granted by such orders, shall remain in force until properly revised, amended or repealed.

Any reference in law or regulation to the Department of Transportation established by this chapter, or to its former acronym DOT shall be deemed to be a reference to the District Department of Transportation and to DDOT, respectively.

(a) Beginning October 1, 2011, the Mayor shall submit to the Council, on a quarterly basis, a report certified by the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia that details the activities, budget, expenditures, and variances, at the program level, of all programs, activ…

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the District Department of Transportation Enterprise Fund for Transportation Initiatives (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director of the District Department of Transportation and which shall be used by the District Depart…

(a) There is established the District Department of Transportation Parking Meter Pay- by-Phone Transaction Fee Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director of the District Department of Transportation and used by the District Department of Transportation to pay the …

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing fund the Sustainable Transportation Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director of the District Department of Transportation and be used by the District Department of Transportation on approved capital projects for bus-opera…

(a) There is established as a nonlapsing, special purpose revenue fund the Bicycle Sharing Fund (“Fund”). The fund shall be administered by the Director of the District Department of Transportation and used to pay for goods, services, property and for any other purpose under the …

(a) There is established as a special fund the Transportation Infrastructure Project Review Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director of the DDOT in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) The Fund shall consist of the revenue collected from the follo…

(a) The Director, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter. (b) The rules may establish fees as may be necessary or useful for implementation of the subchapter, including permit application …

(a) The Director may inspect private property located on public space and private work performed within public space and may perform such other inspections necessary to protect the public space or public safety or ensure compliance with this subchapter, the regulations promulgate…

(a) There is established as a special fund the Vision Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director of DDOT in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) There shall be deposited in the Fund $500,000 per fiscal year from th…

No later than September 30, 2016, the Department shall make publicly available a congestion management study that includes at a minimum: (1) An assessment of the current state of congestion in the District; (2) A collection of data, using objective criteria, that demonstrates the…

(a) There is established as a special fund the DDOT Stormwater Retention Credit Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Director in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the Fund: (1) Revenue receive…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “DC Circulator” means a local transit facility passenger bus service operated by the District of Columbia government that provides a network of fixed-route bus service solely within the District of Columbia. (2) “DC Circulator Fu…

The Department shall have the power to: (1) Plan, develop, finance, operate, control, and regulate the DC Circulator, including fares, charges, tickets, fines, and the establishment of routes and schedules; (2) Sell space on and within DC Circulator vehicles or other assets for t…

(a) There is hereby established the DC Circulator Fund as a nonlapsing special fund, the funds of which shall be for the Department to pay for goods, services, property, or for any other authorized purpose, subject to authorization by Congress, into which shall be deposited all r…

(a) Insofar as practicable, and consistent with the provision of adequate service at reasonable fares, the rates and fares and service shall be fixed by the Department, so as to result in revenues that shall: (1) Pay the operating expenses and provide for repairs, maintenance, an…

(a) The Mayor, or his designee, may promulgate, amend, or repeal rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter, including the manner and amount of any fares, fees, or fines, pursuant to the Mayor’s authority under subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2. (b) Civil fines, pena…

The District Department of Transportation shall coordinate with WMATA to evaluate whether operations under this subchapter should be consolidated with existing services provided by WMATA, while maintaining the distinctive features of the DC Circulator service.

The District Department of Transportation is authorized to plan, develop, finance, and operate the DC Circulator, as set forth in this subchapter, solely within the District of Columbia. Any expansion of the DC Circulator or such like service by another name into a jurisdiction b…

(a) Pursuant to § 50-921.37, the Council approves the expansion of the DC Circulator to and from Rossyln Metro station in Arlington, Virginia, once it assumes the route for the Georgetown Metro Connection. (b) No later than 6 months after the initiation of service authorized in s…

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “CFO” means the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. (2) “Director of Capital Programs” means the Director of Capital Programs within the Office of Budget and Planning of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer.…

(a) For any capital project funded from revenues in the Local Transportation Fund, the CFO, in consultation with the Mayor, may close the project if the project: (1) Has obligated or expended funds in excess of its approved budget; or (2) Has been inactive for 12 months or longer…

(a) Funds resulting from the closure of a capital project pursuant to § 50-921.52(a) shall be allocated to restore funding to the Vision Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Fund, established by § 50-921.20, up to an annual level of $1.5 million and then equally among the Local Str…

The CFO shall submit to the Mayor and the Council a quarterly summary of all capital project closures conducted pursuant to this subchapter.

For the purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) “DC Streetcar” means a local fixed guideway transit network offering rail passenger service operated by the District government or its agent. (2) “DC Streetcar Fund” or “Fund” means the fund established by § 50-921.73. (3) “Ticke…

The Department shall have the power to: (1) Plan, develop, operate, control, and regulate the DC Streetcar, including establishing fares, charges, tickets, fines, and routes and schedules; (2) Sell space on and within DC Streetcar vehicles or other assets for the display of adver…

(a) There is established as a special fund the DC Streetcar Fund (“Fund”), which shall be administered by the Department in accordance with subsection (c) of this section. (b) The Fund shall consist of revenue from the following sources: (1) Revenue collected pursuant to §§ 50-92…

(a) The Department shall set the rates and fares for the DC Streetcar. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) of this section shall prevent the Department from offering tickets at no cost or at discounted prices as part of the Department’s marketing of the DC Streetcar. (c) The Department…

If federal funds are used to operate the Streetcar program, the Department shall ensure that employee protective arrangements for employees of the DC Streetcar program comply with 49 U.S.C. § 5333(b) .

(a) The Mayor, pursuant to subchapter I of Chapter 5 of Title 2 [§ 2-501 et seq.], may issue rules to implement the provisions of this subchapter, including the manner and amount of a fare, fee, or fine. (b) Civil fines, penalties, and fees may be imposed as sanctions for an infr…

The Department shall coordinate DC Streetcar planning and operations with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to ensure efficient, cost-effective, and coordinated transit service throughout the District of Columbia.