D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 10-A, § 422
422.1 Intercity bus operators provide service for the District to and from New York City, Philadelphia, Richmond, and other locations. Intercity buses operate from the early morning to the late evening, with staging times in between. Many intercity buses are centrally located at the transportation hub, Union Station. The list of specific companies includes Greyhound, Bolt Bus, and Megabus. However, some intercity buses still operate at the curbside in highly congested areas. This presents a challenge as conflicts with other uses at the curbside arise. Passenger safety is a concern at these locations. Business and building owners also have concerns due to buses blocking highly trafficked curb areas while waiting to disembark on their next trip.
Develop carefully planned parking areas, loading zones, and dedicated routes for motor coaches to prevent motor coach parking in residential neighborhoods. Enforce and apply fines and penalties when motor coach parking and route regulations are violated.
Develop a commuter bus off-street parking facility plan that identifies solutions to the challenge of limited curbside space and eliminates parking in residential neighborhoods.
Develop a plan for intercity buses to operate at off-street locations, and restrict the permits for intercity bus on-street locations. Enforce and implement fines when intercity bus on-street regulations are violated.
Implement the recommendations of the DDOT Tour Bus Management Initiative, prepared to ameliorate long-standing problems associated with motor coach parking, roaming, and idling around the District’s major visitor attractions.
Maximize the efficiency of existing layover and staging zones. Coordinate with WMATA and District agencies to identify areas of shared use for on-street and off-street layover and staging zones.
Develop carefully planned staging zones for shuttle and sightseeing buses to prevent them from double-parking or circling the block, which adds to congestion. Enforce and apply fines and penalties when sightseeing and shuttle bus permit regulations are violated.
422.8 Action T-3.8.D: Motor Coach Off-Street Parking Initiative Coordinate with District and federal agencies and stakeholders to create a plan to build an off-street bus parking facility for short-term, long-term, and staging needs of all motor coaches.
422.9 Action T-3.8.E: Consolidate Intercity Buses at Union Station Coordinate with the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Railway Administration (FRA), Amtrak and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation to promote the consolidation of intercity buses in the transportation hub expansion plan. Explore termination of the lease agreement with the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation for bus parking at the Crummell School site in Ivy City to allow for other uses.
SOURCE: District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984, effective April 10, 1984 (D.C. Law 5-76; 31 DCR 1049 (March 9, 1984)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Element Amendment Act of 1984, effective March 16, 1985 (D.C. Law 5-187; 32 DCR 873 (February 15, 1985)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-129; 37 DCR 55 (January 5, 1990)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1989 NCPC-Recommended Amendments, and Closing of Public Alleys in Square 669, S.O. 88-452, Act of 1990, effective May 23, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-132; 37 DCR 2213 (April 6, 1990)); as amended by District Government Land Use Temporary Amendment Act of 1994, effective October 1, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-190; 41 DCR 5360 (August 12, 1994)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994, effective October 6, 1994 (D.C. Law 10-193; 41 DCR 5536 (August 19, 1994)); as amended by District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Amendment Act of 1994, effective March 21, 1995 (D.C. Law 10-235; 42 DCR 30 (January 6, 1995)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1996 effective April 18, 1996 (D.C. Law 11-110; 43 DCR 530 (February 9, 1996)); as amended by Second Technical Amendments Act of 1996 effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-255; 44 DCR 1271 (March 7, 1997)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 1998, effective April 27, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-275; 46 DCR 1441 (February 19, 1999)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 1999, effective April 12, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-91; 47 DCR 520 (January 28, 2000)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 8, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-300; 54 DCR 924 (February 2, 2007)); as amended by Technical Amendments Act of 2008, effective March 25, 2009 (D.C. Law 17-353; 56 DCR 1117 (February 6, 2009)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-361; 58 DCR 908 (February 4, 2011)); as amended by Comprehensive Plan Amendment Act of 2021, effective August 21, 2021 (D.C. Law 24-20; 68 DCR 006918 (July 16, 2021)).