An innovative pilot project is under way in Washington, D.C., which is pursuing radical steps to rethink the use of on-street curb spaces in an era of transformative transportation technology.
"Delivery drivers jockeying for parking on D.C. streets can now reserve curb space in advance — part of the city’s attempts to discourage double-parked vehicles that block traffic, bike lanes and crosswalks," reports Katherine Shaver.
The curbside pickup-dropoff program is part of the District's ongoing effort to leverage technology to make more efficient use of increasingly contested curb space.
Drivers can reserve curb space using the curbFlow website, explained in the video below.
curbFlow Intro from Kevan Moniri on Vimeo.
"Three to five parking spaces will be removed from each of the nine curbFlow locations during the pilot project," adds Shaver. "Street parking will be removed to make way for the loading zones."
Additional coverage of the curbFlow pilot program is available from Caitlin Rogger for Greater Greater Washington.
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