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400 block of 12th St NW

Between Pennsylvania Ave and E St, in Chinatown. Single-member district 2C03.

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-06:30PM Sat-Sat, $2.30 120,09:30AM-04:00PM Mon-Fri $2.30 120,06:30PM-10:00PM Mon-Sat $2.30, 210-minute limitWest side: Zone 2 residential permit parking; meters 07:00AM-10:00PM Mon-Sat, $2.30, 240-minute limit
Zoned elementary schoolThomson
Zoned middle schoolSchool Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
Zoned high schoolCardozo
Speed limit20 mphbike lane
PavementFairDDOT condition rating, inspected 2023
Nearest MetroArchives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter570 m away as the crow flies
Nearest bus stopE St NW & 10 St NWStop 1001004, 170 m away · live arrivals
Nearest bikeshare10th & E St NW180 m away

Where

500 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.