On Monday, August 19th, four of these digital signs appeared in the neighborhood: This one is on Albemarle Street, west of Connecticut Avenue at 35th Street. And it is difficult to read in the afternoon sun, but the sign’s message is alternating between “Upcoming Road Closure” and “Albe. Street.” The sign is referring to DC […]
Some of the new routes and realignments under Metro’s proposed Better Bus 2025 Network
by Katherine Saltzman WMATA launched its “Better Bus” project in 2022 with the stated aim of enhancing regional service by reducing wait times, increasing peak and off-peak frequency, improving connection points, and addressing service inequities in low-income and minority communities. WMATA has evaluated more than 100 bus routes across DC, Maryland and Virginia since the […]
ANC 3F June 18 agenda: CM Matt Frumin; Connecticut Avenue project; New ANC 3F commissioner
Ward 3 Council member Matt Frumin is joining ANC 3F’s June 18th meeting for two reasons: to talk DC housing, and to swear in the advisory neighborhood commission’s newest member. Frumin has made building more and affordable housing in Ward 3 one of his top policy and budget priorities since he was a candidate for […]
Soapstone sewer-related manhole work will close part of Albemarle Street for two months
by Marlene Berlin A portion of Albemarle Street east of Connecticut Avenue will close for two months while DC Water completes the final and “most difficult” phase of its two-year Soapstone Valley sewer rehabilitation project. DC Water explained the remaining sewer work during a special ANC 3F meeting on Tuesday, June 4th. Soapstone project manager […]
Neighborhood in the News: DCist closure questions, the return of UDC’s student newspaper, bumpy ride for bike lanes
Questions remain after WAMU’s DCist shutdown. And the cuts announced in February went deeper than the online news site, as Washingtonian’s Andrew Beaujon reveals in his deeply reported article, the result of several interviews with current and former WAMU employees and the public radio station’s general manager. Welcome back to UDC’s The Trilogy. A decade […]
June 3 and 4 community meetings: DDOT’s new Connecticut Ave. plan, DC Water’s Soapstone project street closures
It’s been nearly 18 months since DDOT’s most recent public presentation about the Connecticut Avenue Multimodal Safety Improvement Project. At a January 2023 ANC 3C committee meeting DDOT hinted at new concept designs that we may never see. The reason: On April 11th of this year, DDOT’s acting director announced that the safety project would […]
DDOT has closed the slip lane at 36th Street and Reno Road
In early April, a DDOT crew placed flexible bollards and planters across 36th Street where it intersects with Reno Road. Goodbye to Reno Road’s northbound exit onto 36th Street. The small-scale speedway is being closed off, as cars leaving Reno Road often did so at non-residential street speeds. And for those looking to make that […]
Neighborhood in the News: Protected Connecticut Ave. bike lanes are out, the embassy protesters are always in, and DCist 2.0
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 DC Council’s budget hearing for the agency, under questioning by Ward 3 Council member Matt Frumin. View this post on Instagram A post shared by […]
Opinion: DDOT can make its safety projects more impactful by keeping ANCs’ “great weight” in mind
by Marlene Berlin DDOT is making traffic and pedestrian safety improvements in the Forest Hills neighborhood under two of its programs and a green infrastructure project. The agency would maximize efficiency and impact by coordinating with the local ANC as well. ANC 3F, through its Streets and Sidewalks Committee as well as its commissioners, has […]
Read: CM Frumin’s letter to the mayor about Connecticut Ave. (Updated)
This article has been updated to include some new math on DDOT crash statistics. December 15th was the second anniversary of the day Mayor Muriel Bowser and DDOT announced “the selection of a preferred redesign concept for Connecticut Avenue NW that removes the reversible rush hour lanes and adds one-way, protected bicycle lanes on the […]