Car-Sharing

Mission

DDOT shall promote car-sharing in the District of Columbia, as it expands transportation options for residents, visitors, and commuters; enhances mobility and access to jobs, housing, education, shopping, and recreation; and innovatively reduces both traffic congestion and competition for parking spaces.

Procedures & Services

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) offers a public space permit program to companies interested in operating a carsharing service in public space.

The goals of this program are to:

• Decrease parking demand by more efficiently using the District’s curbside
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions, per the District’s sustainability goals
• Better availability of shared mobility services in the District (get people out of cars)
• Equitable access to shared mobility services across the District
• Collect program data for evaluation and transportation improvement
• Improve the safety of District streets in order to support the District’s Vision Zero effort

DDOT offers permits for two types of carsharing on-street in the District Point-to-point carsharing, sometimes called one-way or free-floating, allows customers to pick up a vehicle at one location and drop it off at another location. Reserved-space carsharing, sometimes called two-way or traditional, has customers to borrow from and return vehicles to the same reserved carsharing space. The following companies have been granted a permit to operate a carsharing service in the District’s public right-of-way:

• Zipcar
• Free2Move

Car-Share Parking

DDOT may reserve on-street parking spaces for the exclusive use of car-sharing vehicles. Only those vehicles registered to and operated by the contracted CSF may park in designated car-sharing spaces. DDOT may also allow car-sharing vehicles to be parked in any residential permit parking zone or at parking meters without payment at the time of parking, subject to certain provisions. (DCMR 18-2406.12,-.13, -.18).

See Related

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  Car-Sharing (Compendium)