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In case you missed it: The Washington Post published an article last weekend over the Connecticut Avenue reversible lanes and bike lanes proposals. The Post article includes some details of the safety study and a small business perspective that we have not covered in our own stories about the DDOT study: Adding protected bike lanes […]
DDOT presented traffic analysis findings from its Connecticut Avenue reversible lane/bike lane study at ANC meetings in February, including a virtual town hall meeting hosted by ANC 3F on Wednesday, February 24th: A presentation at the February 11th ANC 3E meeting revealed more information on the study’s focus and methodology, new since our update based […]
by Marlene Berlin As part of its study of alternatives to Connecticut Avenue’s reversible lanes, DDOT introduced four concepts in June for running through traffic models. The agency now proposes dropping two of the four concepts from its study. We wrote a detailed article about the concepts and the study area, so to sum up: […]
The reduced traffic on our roads has allowed DDOT to accelerate repaving projects. Right now, there’s resurfacing work pending or under way on eleven street segments in ANC 3F alone. The 0.35-mile segment of Van Ness Street between Connecticut Avenue and Reno Road was recently repaved. And on top of that freshly laid asphalt are […]
by Marlene Berlin The DC Department of Transportation is months into a study of Connecticut Avenue’s reversible vehicle lanes. In the current phase, DDOT is using computer models to look at how different lane configurations and usage would impact travel and safety along the 2.7-mile primary study area between Calvert and Legation Streets NW, as […]
