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 […]
Woman rescued from flash flood on Albemarle Street
Neighbor Ken Sands sent this harrowing account of a pedestrian’s rescue from a flash flood on Albemarle at 32nd Street: What appeared to be a “normal” thunderstorm the evening of […]
New Connecticut Ave. crosswalks under construction at Windom Place
by Marlene Berlin Connecticut Avenue is getting not just one, but two new crosswalks at Windom Place. DDOT is completely rebuilding the entire intersection between the 4300 and 4400 blocks […]
Windom Place crosswalk addition still on; DDOT seeks removal of Cumberland crosswalk
DDOT gave us the news last July: an additional crosswalk would be installed at Connecticut and Windom Place. At the time, DDOT said work was expected to begin in November […]
Someone stenciled a warning on the sidewalk at 4201 Connecticut
Edited 1/26 to add: The latest 311 reports (which also were forwarded to the mayor’s and Cheh’s offices) plus a dash of Twitter shaming may have done the trick. The […]
A new Connecticut Ave. pedestrian crossing is going in at Windom Place
by Marlene Berlin Windom Place is finally getting its second Connecticut Avenue pedestrian crossing. Wasim Raja, the associate director of traffic engineering at the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) states […]