Covering Forest Hills, Van Ness, North Cleveland Park and Wakefield

Updates on the Pedestrian Front

by Marlene Berlin

  • In the ANC 3F July meeting Tom Whitley will deal with the lack of sidewalks on Brandywine between 30th and 32nd Street. The ANC has not been able to move beyond discussion for some time. A suggested way forward would be a resolution requesting DDOT do a site visit with neighbors and ANC commissioners.

  • In the Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Hearing on May 30th, Chair Councilmember Mendelson got a commitment of MPD to collaborate with the Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Councils in establishing benchmarks for traffic safety and enforcement. Chicago has set a goal for 0 fatalities by 2022. Pedestrian Advisory Council will be looking at their benchmarking to achieve this goal.

  • In May, a child was hit crossing the street at Albemarle and Connecticut, and this month a Deal student was hit crossing at Cumberland and 36th Streets after school. Please email me about pedestrian crashes or near misses that you see or experience yourself. Please include date and time of incident.

  • DDOT continues to replace sidewalks on Connecticut Avenue. Much of the work is much needed and appears well done. But the job that was done on the east side between Albemarle and Windom is sloppy and neglected problem areas.

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    Comments

    1. I’m really glad they redid the brickwork by the UDC Law School. Even though it was more invasive than the concrete replacement, it was the stretch of sidewalk that was in the worst shape.

    2. The brickwork looks nice. Unfortunately bricks heave in cold or frost weather, and the old sidewalk became a hazard. But that building was built with a brick sidewalk and according to DC regulations it must remain that way. Just FYI

    3. I didn’t know that, Marge. Didn’t the area around the western Metro entrance at Van Ness also have a brick sidewalk at one time? My memory is fuzzy but it seems that the concrete sidewalk arrived a dozen or so years ago.

      I agree that the bricks look nice now, but unfortunately, it doesn’t take long for them to show wear and tear. I can feel how uneven they are already.

      And it seems to me like DDOT has missed an opportunity to work with DC Water and lay some permeable sidewalk surfaces. Our runoff goes straight into Rock Creek and is responsible for the erosion in the Soapstone Valley.

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