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1000 block of 12th St NW

Between K St and L St, in Chinatown. Single-member district 2C04.

On this block

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Trash pickupNot on DPW's route mapDPW residential collection
Recycling pickupNot on DPW's route map
Leaf collectionNot yet this seasonZone 2A. The first pass for leaf collection in Section A in Wards 1-8 is underway.
Street sweepingSee the posted signsDC doesn’t publish a current block-by-block schedule; residential sweeping runs March to October.
Snow emergency routeNo
ParkingEast side: Zone 2 residential permit parking; meters 07:00AM-10:00PM Mon-Sat, $2.30, 240-minute limitWest side: Zone 2 residential permit parking
Zoned elementary schoolThomson
Zoned middle schoolSchool Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
Zoned high schoolCardozo
ANC commissionerJim L. Swart2C04, ANC 2C · ANC site
Speed limit20 mphbike lane
Nearest MetroGallery Pl-Chinatown750 m away as the crow flies
Nearest bus stop13TH ST NW & K ST NWStop 1001257, 150 m away · live arrivals
Nearest bikeshare12th & L St NW80 m away

Where

← 900 block · 1100 block → of 12th St

What’s happening here

Nothing recorded on this block in the last month: no building permits, recent sales, 311 requests or curb permits.

Sources: DDOT Roadway Blocks (Open Data DC) · DPW trash collection days (Open Data DC) · DPW recycling collection days (Open Data DC) · DPW leaf collection zones and progress · DCPS school attendance zones, SY2025-26 onward (Open Data DC) · DCPS school locations (Open Data DC) · DDOT parking blockfaces: RPP zones and meters (Open Data DC). Collection days and school zones are matched at the middle of the block; check the official source before relying on them.