by Ann Kessler I miss the Van Ness Centre Mall. Granted, it only existed for 16 years, but from 1967 on through 1983 it was part of the community and a major convenience for shoppers in the neighborhood. Now, only the original ground floor tenants of the mall remain: Giant Food, CVS (formerly Peoples Drug […]
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Van Ness Metro west entrance closing Sept. 19 until Spring 2017
The second new escalator to be installed at the Van Ness Metro station is up and running. That means the next phase of WMATA’s escalator replacement project at Van Ness will begin soon, and that means closing the west entrance to the station again for a few more months. WMATA tells us the stairway at […]
Park Van Ness sidewalk opening now set for March 4th
by Marlene Berlin As we noted here, the sidewalk in front of Park Van Ness, at 4455 Connecticut Avenue, will not open until March 4th, five days after Clark Construction’s already-revised completion date. The first time Saul Centers and Clark pushed back the sidewalk opening, they had faced unexpected repair work on Pepco infrastructure on […]
Neighborhood updates: Van Ness Metro entrance closing; Park Van Ness sidewalk opening
Have you caught a ride on the Van Ness Metro station’s newest escalator? Its completion means work on the next escalator will begin soon. And that means the Van Ness West entrance will close on Monday, February 29th. It’s to reopen in May. WMATA officials will provide more information at the February 23rd ANC 3F […]
ANC 3F Feb. agenda: Chick-fil-A, Van Ness escalators
The west entrance stairs into the Van Ness Metro station will close again on Monday, February 29th so Metro’s contractor can begin the next phase of its escalator replacement project. If KONE stays on schedule (it has so far), the entrance will reopen again in May. WMATA is scheduled to give an update on the […]
Van Ness Metro’s west entrance reopens today for the next four months
Notice anything different about the Van Ness Metro station? WMATA told us Friday that the stairs at the closed west entrance would reopen today, and remain open for the next four to five months. The entrance will close again in February or March. Metro is replacing the three long escalators inside the station, and the […]
Stairs at closed Van Ness Metro west entrance reopening Monday
We just got word from WMATA: Metro will reopen the stairway at the west entrance at the Van Ness station this Monday, October 19th. And it will remain open for about four months. The entire entrance has been closed since June so it could be used to remove one of three long escalators inside the […]
Van Ness Metro west entrance to reopen temporarily, and other notes from the Sept. 15th ANC 3F meeting
by Marlene Berlin Some news and announcements from the September 15th meeting of ANC 3F: On Van Ness Metro escalator work: Cedric Watson from WMATA reported the steps at the western entrance to the station will reopen for a time, starting in mid-October. Park Van Ness sidewalk: Commissioner Sally Gresham says it’s still on schedule […]
ANC 3F agenda: Van Ness Metro entrance; pedestrian hazards; trails committee
In June, WMATA said it might be possible to reopen the stairway entrance to the Van Ness Metro station at times during the three-year escalator replacement project. Next week, WMATA will update the community on the status of the repairs at the next meeting of ANC 3F. The Advisory Neighborhood Commission for Forest Hills, Wakefield, […]
Opinion: DDOT’s new pedestrian priorities not evident in Van Ness, DC
by Marlene Berlin “My biggest concern at Van Ness is pedestrian safety. As a pedestrian, I feel my safety is constantly at risk,” Benae Mosby said at a recent meeting of the Van Ness Main Streets board. The communications and community relations manager at WAMU headquarters at Connecticut Avenue and Windom Place, Mosby travels this […]
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