Looking for a parking spot on N. Glebe Road? Be sure to read the signs.
A roughly 0.7-mile section of the road is home to Arlington’s lone “rush hour zones,” portions of the roadway where drivers may only park outside of hours of peak road congestion.
The zones, which stretch from 11th Street N. to N. Randolph Street, restrict parking each weekday from 6-9 a.m. and from 4-7 p.m. This provides an extra lane to accommodate an increase in vehicle traffic.
Despite the restrictions, some drivers have noted that unlawful parking can limit the zones’ effectiveness.
Every single morning! 3 lanes become on Glebe approaching Fairfax drive because of overnight parkers and Starbucks customers. When is somebody going to get towed? @ARLnowDOTcom @ArlingtonDES pic.twitter.com/7XbWxekDgt
— M.E. (@NotErik703) October 22, 2024
Between Jan. 1 and last week, 238 vehicles were towed from this stretch of N. Glebe Road for violating the guidelines, according to Arlington County Police Department spokeswoman Ashley Savage. That’s roughly five each week.
Nearly 300 total citations have also been issued for parking in the restricted area.
The county relies on a team of parking service aides to enforce the rules, Savage said.
“Their duties include issuing citations and warnings for parking violations, installing and removing immobilization devices, coordinating vehicles for towing and impound, identifying abandoned vehicles and educating community members on parking regulations,” she said.
Beyond N. Glebe Road, no other rush hour zones exist in Arlington, county spokesperson Katie O’Brien told ARLnow.
“There are a few other areas with alternate parking restrictions but these are areas where the paid parking changes to 15-minute parking at certain times of day, usually around day cares for pick up and drop off,” she said.
Rush hour zones are designated at the discretion of the county manager, under the Arlington County Code.
“The County Manager’s Office has not considered expanding this practice at this time,” county spokesperson Ryan Hudson told ARLnow.
