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Businesses and tech firms urge automated curbside program; DDOT warns procurement, timeline and revenue rules need work
Summary
At an Oct. 16 hearing the Committee on Transportation and the Environment considered a bill requiring DDOT to build an automated curbside management system and a smart loading‑zone program. Private firms and business groups cited traffic and double‑parking reductions; DDOT said mandated procurement timelines and funding language should be revised.
Councilmember Charles Allen told the committee on Oct. 16 that the Automated Curbside Management System Amendment Act of 2025 would require DDOT to establish a system that uses cameras, sensors or other technology to collect real‑time curbside data, bill drivers for curb use and automatically detect violations. The bill would also require a focused smart loading zone program to manage pick‑up, drop‑off and loading spaces.
Private providers and cities that have adopted similar systems told the committee the technology can substantially reduce double parking and improve delivery efficiency. Jordan Justice, chief executive officer of Automotus, said smart loading zones in other cities sharply reduced double parking and increased turnover: he cited Pittsburgh (a nearly complete elimination of double parking in the downtown program),…
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