A car-free upper Beach Drive recently got the DC Council’s endorsement. But the decision ultimately rests with the National Park Service, and NPS says it is considering “a range of alternatives,” which it will present at a public meeting on Thursday, July 8th. The 90-minute virtual meeting will begin at 6 p.m., and you’ll find […]
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A car-free upper Beach Drive picks up DC Council’s endorsement
Updated with the results of the DC Council vote on Monday, June 1. by Marlene Berlin The DC Council voted 9-4 Monday to approve a resolution urging the National Park Service to permanently close sections of upper Beach Drive to motor vehicles. D.C. Council votes 9-4 to ask National Park Service to close upper Beach […]
Area ANCs vote to support Connecticut Avenue bike lanes
They’re four for four now. The four advisory neighborhood commissions in the Connecticut Avenue reversible lane study area have passed resolutions in support of a concept that removes the rush-hour lanes and adds bike lanes north of Calvert Street NW. The Chevy Chase ANC held the fourth and final vote. On Monday, April 26th, five […]
Washington Post reports on the Connecticut Ave. reversible lanes; Deadlines for comments on the DDOT study
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: Potential traffic diversion from Connecticut Ave. bike lanes is manageable
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 […]
DDOT recommends dropping two concepts from Connecticut Ave. reversible lanes and bike lanes study
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: […]
New pavement on several area streets; New bike lanes on Van Ness Street
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 […]
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DDOT floats concepts for upper Connecticut Avenue which add bike lanes and remove reversible lanes
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 […]