In early April, a DDOT crew placed flexible bollards and planters across 36th Street where it intersects with Reno Road. Goodbye to Reno Road’s northbound exit onto 36th Street. The […]
Neighborhood in the News: Protected Connecticut Ave. bike lanes are out, the embassy protesters are always in, and DCist 2.0
Still on DDOT’s Connecticut Avenue safety to-do list: Left-turn lanes and curb extensions. No longer on the list: bike lanes. DDOT Director Sharon Kershbaum revealed the new plan during the […]
Opinion: DDOT can make its safety projects more impactful by keeping ANCs’ “great weight” in mind
by Marlene Berlin DDOT is making traffic and pedestrian safety improvements in the Forest Hills neighborhood under two of its programs and a green infrastructure project. The agency would maximize […]
Read: CM Frumin’s letter to the mayor about Connecticut Ave. (Updated)
This article has been updated to include some new math on DDOT crash statistics. December 15th was the second anniversary of the day Mayor Muriel Bowser and DDOT announced “the […]
Upper Connecticut Avenue has three new speed cameras. Fines for speeders will soon follow.
Three speed cameras now on upper Connecticut Avenue are among 17 placed across the District “where data analysis identified speeding as a safety issue,” DDOT said. An October 10th press […]
Opinion: The Connecticut Ave. safety project should not be weakened – it holds the promise of Vision Zero.
by Julia K. Stevenson When committing to Vision Zero in 2015, Mayor Bowser made us all a promise: She pledged to bring roadway fatalities and serious injury numbers down to […]
Opinion: The case for better Connecticut Avenue bus service, and how advocacy could make it happen
by Marlene Berlin As WMATA develops its “Better Bus” regionwide plan, a big question for residents along upper Connecticut Avenue is whether bus service really will be better: faster, more […]
DDOT installs a raised crosswalk at 32nd and Albemarle Streets
by Paul Harrison A raised crosswalk and curb cuts have been installed at Albemarle and 32nd Streets, a location where many seniors and young families cross to go to school, […]
The story of a speed table: Navigating DDOT’s new traffic-calming request system
by Marlene Berlin On May 22nd, DDOT notified ANC 3F that the 3100 block of Albemarle Street would be getting a speed table. The ANC was given ten business days […]
WMATA is accepting comments on its “Better Bus” route proposals through June 18
The previous version of this article was written to promote ANC 3F’s May 16th meeting. WMATA did not attend. The article has been further updated to include the new deadline […]