A DDOT project under way through August 30th is adding the first sidewalks to one side of the 2900-3000 blocks of Davenport Street and nearby segments of Linnean Avenue and 30th Street. DDOT’s Karyn McAlister shared this map of the work area: There have never been sidewalks on either side of these street segments. DDOT’s […]
Goodbye Van Ness Kiss and Ride, and a few other WMATA Better Bus updates
Well before WMATA rolled out the new Better Bus system on June 29th, we knew that the old, familiar lines like the L2 and the 30s buses would be remade and renamed. What we did not realize is that the new system would mean the end of the Van Ness Metro Kiss and Ride. The […]
A local block popular with cut-through drivers gets its first sidewalk
by Paul Harrison Congrats to our neighbors on 35th Street, who advocated for installation of a paved sidewalk on their street between Alton Place and Yuma Street (the residential block just behind Bread Furst, Zips and the car wash). There are many families with children in the immediate area, and the lack of a sidewalk […]
ANC 3F June 17 agenda: DDOT’s Connecticut Avenue safety project; Canna Art’s medical cannabis license application; the Bowser budget
In April last year, under questioning from Ward 3 Council member Matt Frumin, DDOT director Sharon Kershbaum revealed that bike lanes would be cut from the agency’s upper Connecticut Avenue safety improvement project. DDOT unveiled its new thinking at a June 24, 2024 public meeting, describing and showing preliminary renderings including: Reduction of vehicular travel […]
Mark your calendar: Community meetings Feb 5 and 6 with DDOT and UDC
Wednesday, February 5th at 7 p.m.: ANC 3F Commissioners Amy Rofman (3F01) and Claudette David (3F04) are jointly hosting a community meeting with DDOT. Register at bit.ly/smdevent for the Zoom link. The discussion will include Reno Road and Connecticut Avenue issues, the need for more school crossing guards (far more demand than supply, says Commissioner […]
DDOT scraps proposed one-way Davenport Street by Rock Creek Park (Updated)
Hours after we published this article, we were copied in an email from DDOT’s Christian Piñeiro detailing revisions to the plan and renderings presented at the ANC 3F meeting. DDOT now intends to add three speed humps between Linnean Avenue and Broad Branch Road. Last fall, DDOT proposed making the 2800 block of Davenport Street […]
To these neighbors, the Albemarle Street closure is a “total delight”
by Marlene Berlin After a DC Water project closed Albemarle Street between Connecticut Avenue and 30th Street in September, neighbors on Brandywine and Davenport Streets reported a significant increase in vehicle traffic. On Albemarle, to the east of the closure, they threw a block party. Absent the cars speeding up and down the street, residents […]
DDOT proposes a one-way Davenport Street in response to traffic safety complaints
by Marlene Berlin Davenport Street east of Linnean Avenue would become a one-way street under a traffic safety plan proposed by DDOT. The agency would limit vehicle travel on this narrow and winding section of Davenport to eastbound traffic heading to Broad Branch Road. DDOT is also planning to install speed humps, and to use […]
Albemarle east of Connecticut Ave. is closed for the next 2-3 months
by Marlene Berlin Albemarle Street, from Connecticut Avenue to the Soapstone trail entrance, has closed for the final stage of DC Water’s Soapstone Valley sewer rehabilitation project. The agency was estimating a two-month closure for the dismantling and rebuilding of a more than century-old manhole, the relining of an equally old sewer pipe segment, and […]
Albemarle at 32nd St. to close Sept. 9 for final Soapstone Valley sewer work
DC Water, now with permit in hand, has announced the start date for the final phase of the Soapstone Valley sewer rehabilitation project: Monday, September 9th. On that day, Albemarle Street between Connecticut Avenue and 32nd Street NW will close to vehicle traffic, and DC Water says it will remain closed for the following six […]