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Washington Post: Inside D.C.’s struggle to rein in ticket scofflaws

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A vehicle with $30,000 in traffic tickets is towed on U Street in September. (Shedrick Pelt for The Washington Post)

By Rachel Weiner | December 3, 2024

Council member Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1), who oversees the [the Department of Public Works], says she has been trying to shift its priorities to bad drivers over bad parkers.

“If you think of parking enforcement as the tip of the spear of getting dangerous drivers off the road, that’s the direction I’ve been really pushing it,” she said.

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