{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-1152","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 9-1152","heading":"The franchise agreement.","body":"(a)\nThe Mayor is directed, within 1 year of May 10, 1980, and based upon an evaluation of the proposals received following an open request for proposals, to enter into a franchise agreement for the installation and maintenance of bus shelters on public space of the District of Columbia.\n\n(b)\nThe Mayor shall permit the franchisee to place advertisements on no more than 90% of the bus shelters installed pursuant to the franchise agreement.\n\n(c)\nThe franchise agreement shall, for its term, be the exclusive agreement in the District of Columbia for private installation and maintenance of bus shelters in public spaces which display commercial advertisements.\n\n(d)\nThe franchise agreement shall be for a period of 20 years, to expire on December 31, 2025. After December 31, 2025, the term shall be 10 years. One year prior to the termination of the franchise agreement each party shall notify the other, in writing, as to whether or not it wants to renegotiate the franchise agreement for an additional period of time. Absent satisfactory renegotiation for a renewal period, the Mayor is directed, based upon an evaluation of the proposals received following an open request for proposals, to enter into a new franchise agreement for the installation and maintenance of bus shelters on public space of the District of Columbia. The terms of the new franchise agreement shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.\n\n(e)\nUnder the terms of the franchise agreement the franchisee shall be responsible for:\n(1)\nAll of the costs and expenses for the bus shelter design approved by the Mayor;\n(2)\nThe construction, maintenance, and lighting of the bus shelters and repair of all structures including sidewalks, curbs, streets or utilities which shall in any way be disturbed by the installation of the bus shelters;\n(3)\nThe costs associated with moving bus shelters maintained by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which are located on sites which have been approved for bus shelters with advertisement displayed on them; and\n(4)\nThe costs associated with changing, within 3 months, the location of any bus shelters which are no longer needed where originally placed due to changes in bus routes or other factors.\n\n(f)\nThe franchise agreement shall establish:\n(1)\nThe minimum number of bus shelters, both with and without advertisement, which are to be installed in the District of Columbia pursuant to the franchise agreement;\n(2)\nThe specific location of the first 100 of the bus shelters referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection and approximate locations for the second 100 bus shelters;\n(3)\nThe order for installing the first 200 bus shelters;\n(4)\nThat subsequent to signing the franchise agreement, the Mayor and the franchisee shall enter into an agreement specifying the locations and the order for installing the remaining bus shelters to be installed or moved pursuant to the franchise agreement. This agreement may be amended as necessary to include additional bus shelter locations;\n(5)\nThe design of the bus shelters; and\n(6)\nStandards which the franchisee is to follow for the minimum maintenance and replacement of the bus shelters installed pursuant to the franchise agreement.\n\n(g)\nThe Mayor shall include in the franchise agreement those provisions which are so specified in this chapter and any other provisions which the Mayor deems appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter.\n\n(h)\nUpon the expiration of the franchise agreement, or upon the expiration of the renewal term provided for herein, or if the franchise is terminated according to the provisions of § 9-1157, whichever shall occur first, the bus shelters installed pursuant to the franchise agreement shall become the property of the District of Columbia without cost to the District of Columbia.","path":["Title 9. Transportation Systems.","Chapter 11A. Bus Shelters."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/9-1152","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"6e43f2b44c0b3acdf1710073494d90ad694ee51a607907340e31001929abd7c5","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-1151","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-1153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}