A Curb Management App in Washington, DC Improved Safety and Reduced Double Parking by 64 Percent.

Initial findings from a public-private collaborative parking management project at nine locations in DC.

Date Posted

11/20/2020

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Washington DC, District of Columbia,

United States

Identifier

2020-B01506

CurbFlow pilot reduced double parking in DC by 64%

Summary Information

The Washington, DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) and digital curb space management company curbFlow released results from a three month pilot project that evaluated curb space management for commercial vehicles.

During the pilot, a curb management app was launched that enabled drivers to reserve, either on-demand or in advance, time slots in loading zones. Loading zones were established at nine locations in the city where commercial vehicles were often observed to be double parked.

FINDINGS

DDOT found that the pilot immediately improved safety in crosswalks and bike lanes.
Initial findings suggested that double parking went down by 64 percent in the pilot project area.
Over 6,350 drivers from more than 900 companies registered to use the service and commercial drivers made more than 15,000 reservations.
The gathered data from the pilot helped DDOT to better understand the overall volume of activity at the curb and what types of activities are occurring.