Bowser said enforcement of expired parking meters and residential parking permits would return soon. Street sweeping in residential zones is canceled, as is enforcement of related parking ...

That continues a decline that has gone on for seven years, and which Townsend attributes it to smart meters ... the fines for parking tickets by $5 in premium demand zones and for illegally ...

WASHINGTON — After years of delays, rules for red top parking meters ... it’s a red top meter that’s available for you and requires payment when you’re in that zone,” he said.

In a normal demand zone that means it will go up $1.55 an hour. Motorcycle parking will be $.25 an hour. The D.C. Council approved the measure last year to help make up for lost revenue.

So why did they write 85,000 fewer expired-meter tickets last year than they ... Drivers who stopped or parked in zones where parking is banned during rush hours were given 79,621 tickets.

If you walk out and see a parking ticket on your windshield and you’re certain you have parked illegally and paid your meter ... you park in a legal parking zone or pay to park on the street ...

And residents with a $15, Zone 1 residential parking permit can park without paying at meters — but the parking privilege does not extend to all of the Zone 1 streets near the shopping mall.