Edmund Burke School shooting, one year later: April 22nd was the anniversary of the Van Ness sniper attack, and The Washington Post and ABC7 checked in on the school security […]
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 […]
Neighborhood in the News: What’s next for a satellite firm HQ-turned-school? And, Connecticut Ave. safety project timeline gets extended
The many lives of 4000 Connecticut Avenue: What would you do with a 660,000 square-foot complex, steps from transit, UDC, embassies and the Van Ness and Cleveland Park communities? The […]
The bus infrastructure changes being considered in Connecticut Ave. redesign
by Kat Saltzman Project planning for DDOT’s upper Connecticut Avenue redesign includes changes to bus stops and signals, and a recent public meeting touched on some of the possibilities. At […]
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 […]
Opinion: Nine ways to make the Connecticut Ave. redesign better for the people who live, shop and work here
by Livia Bardin Concept C, the officially adopted plan for bicycle lanes in the DDOT Connecticut Avenue Reversible Lane, Safety and Operations Study, is fine for bikes, tough on cars, […]
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 […]
Opinion: Covid-19 and new development are changing commutes. Connecticut Avenue planning needs to reflect that.
by Marlene Berlin Mayor Bowser and the DC Department of Transportation can already claim a major traffic safety accomplishment from the Connecticut Avenue Reversible Lane, Operations and Safety Study that […]
Rock Creek NPS U-turn on Beach Drive use means northern segments will remain closed to cars
Sections of upper Beach Drive that have been closed to motor vehicles since April 2020 will remain that way. The National Park Service says the Rock Creek Park road segments […]