{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-203.01","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 9-203.01","heading":"Scope of Mayor’s authority.","body":"The Mayor may open, extend, widen, or straighten:\n\n(1)\nAny street to conform with the highway plan; or\n\n(2)\nAny minor street or alley, upon the petition of the owners of more than 1/2 of the property fronting on the proposed street or alley, or when the Mayor finds that the public interest would be served best by the action.","path":["Title 9. Transportation Systems.","Chapter 2. Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures.","Subchapter III. New Streets or Alleys."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/9-203.01","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"d61fb2538a96365cb4083982d2d6b64ac88befbda877069766d379197e3aa474","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-202.15","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-9-203.02"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}