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: 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 […]
Opinion: The Connecticut Avenue project has a new timeline. And it needs a new name.
by Marlene Berlin DDOT’s name for its Connecticut Avenue project has changed, and so has its timeline. The project involves reconfiguring travel lanes and bus stops, and adding bike lanes […]
DDOT considers narrower bike lanes, more parking and dropoff spaces for next Connecticut Ave. safety study concept
Early DDOT concepts for a safer Connecticut Avenue included removing all street parking in the stretches between commercial areas. DDOT officials hinted at a January 19th public meeting that the […]
Why a 15-year-old Deal alum is advocating for Connecticut Avenue bike lanes
by Marlene Berlin Emerson Rising is not unique in his support for the bike lanes DDOT is planning to install on 2.7 miles of Connecticut Avenue. But he might be […]
Bus stops and protected bike lanes: How they interact in DC and other cities
by Katherine Saltzman DDOT’s initial concept plans for a Connecticut Avenue with bike lanes have not included details on how cyclists and bus riders will safely navigate around each other […]
Connecticut Avenue updates: DDOT walkthroughs; few details on future public engagement; how bikes and walkers might interact
by Marlene Berlin DDOT has not made it clear in its public meetings and communications about the next steps of its Connecticut Avenue safety study, but the design phase now […]
DDOT holding Connecticut Ave. walkthroughs to discuss parking and loading needs
by Marlene Berlin Over the next three weeks, DDOT will be seeking on-the-ground feedback on parking and loading needs on Connecticut Avenue north of Calvert Street – from the people […]
See DDOT’s block-by-block concepts for upper Connecticut Avenue safety improvements and bike lanes
The reversible rush-hour lane markings have been erased. A new 25 mile-per-hour speed limit is being implemented. And the process of designing bike lanes, 24-hour parking zones, left-turn lanes, bus […]