Get ready to slow your roll this weekend, drivers. The Wonderland Ballroom Sundress Festival is set to sashay onto the streets of Northwest D.C. this Sunday, June 2, and with it comes a slew of traffic changes city slickers should be wise to if they plan on navigating the area.
The Metropolitan Police Department has announced, via release, that 11th Street from Kenyon Street to Lamont Street, NW, will be a no-go zone for cars. The festival, an annual harbinger of summer whimsy, prompts road closures from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and parking restrictions to match. Traffic tie-ups are on the menu, for those who aren't reading the signs.
For those caught unaware, and parked illegally — avenue adventurers take heed: the MPD will enforce the street's Emergency No Parking status with both tickets and in cases of noncompliance, the dreaded tow. Details on the restrictions, which are subject to change should the winds shift, can be found on the department's traffic X feed. Time your travels or find alternate routes unless you fancy a side of gridlock with your Sunday.
Those looking to join the floral festivity should plan ahead, as the parking predicaments pose a challenge, don't let the parking pains put a damper on your day. Attendees are urged to obey the emergency parking signage decking the thoroughfare to avoid unwelcome surprises. After all, the focus should be on the swishing of sundresses, not the swiping of credit cards at the impound lot.
