DDOT might extend the current 36th Street “slow street” to Broad Branch Road. Or mark the length of Yuma Street between Connecticut and Massachusetts Avenues with barriers and “15 mph” […]
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Opinion: Yes to DC’s “slow streets,” but we’ll need more, and the laws need to catch up
by the Forest Hills Connection editors On May 29th, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DDOT announced a new 20 mile-per-hour speed limit on residential streets. They also announced that 20 miles […]
Southbound Connecticut Ave. curb lane at Veazey closed for water line work – so pedestrians can use it
DDOT recently told local leaders that WMATA would be performing emergency water work at the Van Ness Metro station and that the sidewalk south of Veazey Terrace would be closed. […]
Connecticut Ave curb work is prep for crosswalk removal and bus stop moves
The crews installing new curbs along Connecticut Avenue over the past couple of weeks were also making preparations for changes to unsignalized pedestrian crossings at Appleton and Cumberland Streets – […]
Connecticut Ave. study to expand in scope after community input
by Marlene Berlin Late last year, DDOT Transportation Planner Robyn Jackson spoke to the communities along Connecticut Avenue and asked for feedback on DDOT’s plan to study the reversible lanes […]
Opinion: We’re “tired of the aggressive and fast drivers” at Albemarle and 30th Streets
by Stefanie Harrington and Joan Schaefer Most people in Forest Hills likely know the traffic issues that neighbors on Albemarle and 30th Streets face, especially during morning and evening rush […]
ANC 3F’s Dec. 18 agenda: UDC & 4250 Connecticut; 2900 Upton traffic calming update
The safety concerns and efforts of three kids on Upton Street helped bring about a DDOT traffic study and a recommendation for speed humps on one block. What’s the status? […]
Upton Street might get speed humps in answer to an 8th grader’s call for traffic calming
The Holder kids could teach us a thing or two about civic engagement. More than a year ago, the three siblings set out to solve the problem of speeding on […]
Study a bikeway and ditch the reversible lane on Connecticut Avenue, residents say
Adapted and reposted with permission from Greater Greater Washington. The original published on GGWash.org on August 2nd. Less than three weeks later, a vehicle overturned at Connecticut and Cumberland. Less […]
New crosswalk activated at Connecticut Ave. and Windom Place
The crosswalk was striped. The new signals installed. All that remained was to uncover and turn on the lights – and the new crosswalk on the south side of Connecticut […]