500 block of 8th St NW
Between E St and F St, in Chinatown. Single-member district 2C03.
On this block
All blocks →| Trash pickup | Not on DPW's route mapDPW residential collection |
|---|---|
| Recycling pickup | Not on DPW's route map |
| Leaf collection | Not yet this seasonZone 2A. The first pass for leaf collection in Section A in Wards 1-8 is underway. |
| Street sweeping | See the posted signsDC doesn’t publish a current block-by-block schedule; residential sweeping runs March to October. |
| Snow emergency route | No |
| Parking | West side: Zone 2 residential permit parking; meters 07:00AM-11:00AM Mon-Fri, $3.25 120,11:00AM-04:00PM Mon-Fri $6.50 120,04:00PM-06:30PM Mon-Fri $5.50 120,06:30PM-10:00PM Mon-Fri $5.50 210,07:00AM-06:30PM Sat-Sat $6.50 120,06:30PM-10:00PM Sat-Sat $6.50, 210-minute limitEast side: Zone 2 residential permit parking; meters 07:00AM-11:00AM Mon-Fri, $2.30 120,11:00AM-04:00PM Mon-Fri $4.00 120,04:00PM-06:30PM Mon-Fri $3.25 120,06:30PM-10:00PM Mon-Fri $3.25 210,07:00AM-06:30PM Sat-Sat $3.25 120,06:30PM-10:00PM Sat-Sat $3.25, 210-minute limit |
| Zoned elementary school | Thomson |
| Zoned middle school | School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens |
| Zoned high school | Cardozo |
| Speed limit | 15 mph |
| Pavement | GoodDDOT condition rating, inspected 2023 |
| Nearest Metro | Gallery Pl-Chinatown200 m away as the crow flies |
| Nearest bus stop | 9 St NW & G St NWStop 1001084, 240 m away · live arrivals |
| Nearest bikeshare | 9th & F St NW / National Portrait Gallery90 m away |
Where
← 400 block · 700 block → of 8th St
What’s happening here
Building permits, last 30 days
- 500 8th St NW: electrical, plumbing & mechanical
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.