5448410 Public Hearing on The State of Accessible Parking in the District and B21-175, Accessible Parking Amendment Act of 2015

Notice of Public Hearing on

 

The State of Accessible Parking in the District

 

and

 

Bill 21-175, the Accessible Parking Amendment Act of 2015

 

Thursday, June 4, 2015

at 11:00 a.m.

in Room 500 of the

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20004

 

On Thursday, June 4, 2015, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on the Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public hearing on the state of accessible parking in the District and on Bill 21-175, the Accessible Parking Amendment Act of 2015. The hearing will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.   

 

The purpose of this hearing is to consider the approach taken in the District to provide parking for persons with disabilities. The Committee will review the District Department of Transportation’s Red Top Meter Program and the availability of parking in the District for persons with disabilities.

 

Additionally, the Committee will receive testimony on Bill 21-175, the Accessible Parking Amendment Act of 2015, which would provide reserved accessible, metered, on-street parking spaces within the Central Employment area.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official Hearing Record. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony. Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony. Witnesses should bring 8 copies of their written testimony and should submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify in person, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 108, Washington, D.C. 20004.  They may also be e-mailed to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone]. The record will close at the end of the business day on June 18, 2015.