Parking signs like these will soon get more restrictive. Photo by Dave Adams

Parking in parts of Ward 1 can be a daunting affair, but a new change in the way the city doles out sought-after on-street spots might make it easier for residents to park closer to their homes.

Late last week the Post reported that the D.C. Department of Transportation has started installing signs that will reserve one side of the street in many parts of Ward 1 to drivers with Ward 1 residential parking permits:

In a move that redefines city parking rules, the D.C. Department of Transportation is limiting non-resident parking during weekdays on 550 blocks in Ward 1 in Northwest.

Visitors will only be allowed to park on one side of the street, so more space is available for residents who have Ward 1 residential parking permits.

The changes, similar to rules already in place in parts of Capitol Hill, could make it harder for non-residents to park in Columbia Heights, LeDroit Park, Adams Morgan and the U Street corridor.

In the areas of “Enhanced Residential Parking,” non-residents will not be allowed to park between 7:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays. During those times, they’ll have to park on the sides of the street set aside for non-residents. The new residential parking areas will apply throughout the ward, spare in Mt. Pleasant, and were already implemented in some parts of Columbia Heights.