Parking Enforcement

A traffic control officer issues a parking ticket.

A "desperate parker" obstructs the street and will surely earn a parking ticket. This image is from a 1930 report on parking problems in D.C.

A parking sign.

A parking sign with conflicting information.

Parking enforcement is a familiar sight throughout the district, though enforcement methods and the agency responsible for them have changed as smartphones and new ideas have revolutionized parking in the city.