Reserving Parking Through DDOT

Reserving Parking Through DDOT
Thank you for donating to A Wider Circle! When we pick up, we require a parking space
for our truck that is legal and within 30 yards of the residence. If you live in Washington,
DC and do not have a driveway or loading dock for the truck to access, we ask that you
reserve a parking permit through the DC Department of Transportation.
Please see pages 2-3 of this guide for step-by-step instructions on how to reserve street
parking through the DC Department of Transportation. For more detailed instructions
with images, see pages 4-20.
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Reserving Parking Through DDOT
1) Go to https://tops.ddot.dc.gov/. Click “Register” to create an account.
2) Select “Individual” for type of application, and enter your information into the User Information form.
3) After you have registered, go back to the homepage and log in to your account.
4) On the My Account page , click “Parking/Occupancy Permit.” On the next page, click “Apply for Parking Signs/Temporary
Occupancy Permits.” Then, click “Moving Truck.”
5) Enter the address of the location where you’d like to reserve parking
6) On the next page, enter a description of where the truck will be parking (e.g., in front of the house). For “Total Moving
Trucks,” you should enter 1.
7) For the date and hours that you need to reserve, enter the date of your pickup. You can choose to reserve the space for the
entire day, but our pickups are usually between 9am and 5pm, so you can also reserve it just for those hours.
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Reserving Parking Through DDOT
8) On the next page, select the type of parking spaces you’re reserving. If you’re reserving legal parking spaces that don’t have
meters, you should only select “Curb/Parking Lane without Meters.” On the following page, enter the number of parking
spaces you’d like to reserve. DDOT requires that you reserve a minimum of four spaces, which is plenty of space for our truck.
You do not need to make any changes to the “Total Length” or “Total Width” fields.
9) The next page asks if the parking spaces you’re reserving block any restricted spaces. Since you should be reserving a legal
parking space, you should select “No” for each type of space listed.
10) If the pickup is at your home, you can check the box for “same as current user” on the Permittee Information page. If you
are reserving parking for someone else’s home, enter their information. You do not need to enter anything for Owner
Information.
11) The next page should show that your permit has been approved. You can continue to the final page to pay the $55 permit
fee and view the addresses of the police stations and permit offices where you can print the signs to reserve your parking
spaces.
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To reserve street parking through the District Department of Transportation, you
need to create an account on their website. Go to https://tops.ddot.dc.gov/ and
click “Register.”
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For type of application, select “Individual” and click “next.”
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Enter your information to create your account. After you have finished
registering, go back to the home page.
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When you are back at the home page, click “Login” and enter
your username and password to log into your account.
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On the My Account page, select “enter” in the box for “Parking/Occupancy
Permit.”
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On the next page, click “Apply for Parking Signs/Temporary Occupancy Permits.”
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Select “Moving Truck.”
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Enter the address of the location where you’d like to reserve parking,
and click “Search/Verify.”
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Select the correct address.
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Enter a description of where the truck will be parking (e.g., in front of the house).
For “Total Moving Trucks,” you should enter 1.
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For the date and hours that you need to reserve, enter the date of your pickup.
You can choose to reserve the space for the entire day, but our pickups are
usually between 9am and 5pm, so you can also reserve it just for those hours.
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Select the type of parking spaces you’re reserving. If you’re reserving legal
parking spaces that don’t have meters, you should only select “Curb/Parking
Lane without Meters.”
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Enter the number of parking spaces you’d like to reserve. DDOT requires
that you reserve a minimum of four spaces, which is plenty of space for our
truck. You do not need to make any changes to the “Total Length” or “Total
Width” fields.
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This page asks if the parking spaces you’re reserving block any restricted spaces. Since you
should be reserving a legal parking space, you should select “No” for each type of space
listed.
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If the pickup is at your home, you can check the box for “same as current user” on the
Permittee Information page. If you are reserving parking for someone else’s home, enter their
information. You do not need to enter anything for Owner Information.
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The next page should show that your permit has been approved. You can continue to
the final page to pay the $55 permit fee and view the addresses of the police stations
and permit offices where you can print the signs to reserve your parking spaces.
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Click “Make Online Payment” to pay the $55 fee to reserve parking.
You can print your “No Parking” signs at any of the locations listed on
this page. You should post your signs at least 72 hours in advance of
your pickup.
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