Shared Mobility Preferred Parking Zones in Washington, D.C.

A geospatial dataset from the District of Columbia government, last updated in March 2026, identifying preferred parking zones for shared fleet devices like scooters and bikes. The data supports parking incentive programs and corral installations to ensure safe pedestrian environments and meet a District requirement to install 1,000 racks per year through 2024. It includes both public and privately owned parking zones upon request.

Use Cases

• Map designated parking zones for shared mobility vehicles based on the described parking corral locations.
• Analyze the distribution of parking incentives for shared fleet users based on the described program goals.
• Plan infrastructure to meet annual bike rack installation targets based on the DC Code requirement mentioned in the description.
• Monitor safe and accessible pedestrian environments by identifying compliant parking areas for shared devices.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly linked to a legal requirement (DC Code 50-2201.03c) for installing 1,000 racks per year through 2024.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, KML, WMS) for interoperability.
• License is clearly defined as CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description notes this is not a complete list of all public bike racks in the District.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 08:15:35.601559; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Washington, D.C., District of Columbia