WASHINGTON - While many people are excited about the presidential inauguration, others are starting to get annoyed.

Some D.C. residents are wondering where they're supposed to park and how they're going to get around their own neighborhood.

The D.C. Department of Transportation (web | news) teams were out Monday marking off the no-parking territory. In the area near National's stadium in Southeast, only buses will be allowed to park.

All non-inauguration activity must stop there between 9:00 p.m. Jan. 19 and 6:00 p.m. Jan. 20. That came as news to some construction workers who are busy building houses in the area. "We can't work here due to the shutdown of the roads...," said Bill Dowd, a construction manager.

Also surprised were the residents of the 900 block of 5th Street, where no parking signs went up on their block. "We expected there to be signs, but we expected them to be on the side, not right in front of our house," said D.C. resident Jacob Chmara.

Across the city, residents are seeing online maps which suggest buses may be taking over their residential streets. The city administrator insists residents should not worry. "But where there are residential streets, we're not marking them," said D.C. City Administrator Dan Tangherlini.

Meanwhile, some residents are complaining the maps online that designate bus areas are confusing for residents who fear they'll lose their parking. The city insists residential parking will be protected. 

Monday night, city employees began taking down no-parking signs from residential areas that were incorrectly marked.

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