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DDOT might extend the current 36th Street “slow street” to Broad Branch Road. Or mark the length of Yuma Street between Connecticut and Massachusetts Avenues with barriers and “15 mph” signs. These are among the proposed additions to the District’s Slow Streets Initiative, which will eventually reserve 20 miles of streets for shared pedestrian, bicycle […]
by Marlene Berlin It happened with remarkable speed. On May 29th, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the Slow Streets Initiative, in which 20 miles of streets would be designated as shared pedestrian, bicyclist and vehicle zones for the purpose of recreation while social distancing. On June 8th, they announced […]
by the Forest Hills Connection editors On May 29th, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DDOT announced a new 20 mile-per-hour speed limit on residential streets. They also announced that 20 miles of DC streets would be designated “slow streets,” restricted to local traffic, with a 15 MPH speed limit. Slow streets allow people on foot and […]
In much of the neighborhood, it’s not terribly difficult to maintain a six-foot physical distance from our fellow pedestrians, or kids on bikes and scooters. The solution can be as simple as stepping into the street. However, even with the drop in vehicle traffic, that solution is less appealing on Connecticut Avenue, for example. Or […]
Movement at last on the Broad Branch Road project? For almost two decades, DDOT has been working on plans to rehabilitate and potentially add pedestrian and bike lanes to Broad Branch between Linnean Avenue and Beach Drive. The last major update on where things stand was in 2016, when DDOT revealed it was getting State […]
by Marlene Berlin Since 2016, ANC 3F has had a committee focused on street and sidewalk safety. Its main and ongoing mission is to assess and address the state of streets and sidewalks throughout this part of DC. The new year is expected to bring additional priorities. ANC 3F Streets and Sidewalks Committee members – […]
by Marlene Berlin Two much-needed transportation maintenance projects are in full swing. Albemarle Street between Connecticut Avenue and 30th Street has been scraped for a new surface and a new crosswalk with ramps is being constructed at 30th. But a familiar cold weather problem remains: a spring running over the roadway just west of 30th […]
DDOT recently told local leaders that WMATA would be performing emergency water work at the Van Ness Metro station and that the sidewalk south of Veazey Terrace would be closed. A map accompanying the advisory showed no accommodations for pedestrians heading to the Metro elevator from the north. The advisory also stated that the southbound […]
Metrobus and private vehicle travel on our section of Connecticut Avenue will be disrupted over the coming month by roadwork. Curbed DC has details: A mile and a half of Connecticut Avenue NW—between Cleveland Park and Chevy Chase, D.C.—is slated for roughly one month of temporary lane closures due to road resurfacing, according to the […]
by Josh Rising and Paul DeMaio Everyone should be able to get around his or her neighborhood and city safely and easily, whether that be by foot, bicycle or car. Unfortunately, for many Ward 3 residents, setting out on a bike can be too daunting given the lack of bike lanes throughout this part of […]
