Will space in other streets be adjusted to serve ride-hailing? Image source: Shutterstock (#636442532) by Truba7113.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the neighborhood’s business improvement district have started a pilot program on Connecticut Avenue in Washington, D.C., where they will take 60 parking spaces out of commission on weekends to reserve them for pickup and dropoff zones because traffic could not be handled there.
Going on for a year at first, the program has the potential to become a real trendsetter as ride-hailing services continue to grow and more concerted efforts to support and regulate urban nightlife emerge everywhere.
Uber and Lyft are, of course, helping the program by sharing anonymized rider data with the DDOT.
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