In recent weeks, Mayor Adrian Fenty gave DC a parting gift to kick off the holiday season. Months ago, the District Department of Transporation (DDOT) announced new unlimited parking meter rates after 6:30 PM in the busiest parts of the city. However, new signs which are worded in a way that seems deliberately confusing are only just now being installed.

As the Washington Post reported in July, the new signs include contradictory wording, and in the months since the original announcement, neither the DC Government or the DDOT has made any additional efforts to explain the new rules or the new signs. Despite the lack of community outreach, DDOT has nevertheless started issuing tickets in areas where the new signs have recently been installed.