Posts tagged 18th Street
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18th Street in Adams Morgan was a pedestrian zone for one weekend in June. What happened?
On the last weekend in June, 18th Street NW was fully closed to vehicle traffic to create a full pedestrian and bike-only space between Kalorama and Columbia Roads. Between the end of June and now, neighborhood leaders and businesses have asked for the pedestrian zone to continue, but nothing has happened. Why? Keep reading…
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Adams Morgan considers closing 18th Street to some, or all, motor vehicles
In early June, a motorist on 18th Street in Adams Morgan struck three people. The incident rekindled an old discussion about how to make a neighborhood known for its busy nightlife safer for everyone who visits, works, lives, or passes through there. One solution might be closing the street to cars. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Find the 9/11 memorial; imagine one for climate change
Have you heard of this memorial?; A climate change memorial for DC?; Is the SunTrust plaza “sacred”?; Purple Line appeal begins; Evans says no fare hike; Get your Tubman & Douglass SmarTrips; Loudoun, bike mecca?; What Amtrak will buy with $2.45B; Students versus homeless tenants; And…. Keep reading…
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A “no cellphones” express walking lane appeared on a DC sidewalk. What’s the story?
A curious thing appeared on a downtown DC sidewalk this week: Dedicated lanes for pedestrians talking on cellphones, with an express lane to the side for everyone else. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A high idea
11th Street recreation bridge?; Buses rise, rail stays flat; Adams Morgan work nearly complete; Concerns up the pike; One for the money; Marbury Plaza saga (sorta) ends; More real-time info, please; How to prevent bus bunching. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Pandemonium
A crazy day in the Wilson Building; ANC 7B opposed to visible buildings; Students to get SmarTrip IDs; Alexandria ponders CaBi entry; Bus pickups move; How state DOTs are bad, like Virginia’s; Harriet on Kojo; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The cost of roads
Virginia borrow-for-roads bill advances; Maryland may increase tolls; Northern Virginia grows quickly; How did the candidates do?; Adams Morgan streetscape project starts soon; Metro stations, long ago; Convention Center hotel construction closes sidewalk; Social Security chooses suburban location for new center; And…. Keep reading…
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How great are tree grates?
DDOT will soon be bidding contracts to reconstruct 18th Street in Adams Morgan. Adams Morgan Main Street is trying to persuade them to replace the standard tree boxes with grates. Tree boxes fence off an area for the tree’s soil and roots. Meanwhile, tree grates cover that space with a surface that people can walk on, but which allow rainwater to run down to the soil beneath. Keep reading…
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Adams Morgan streetscape will make pedestrians welcome
Tonight, DDOT will discuss the planned Adams Morgan streetscape project, which will reconstruct 18th Street from Florida Avenue to Columbia Road. The project would widen sidewalks, repair and replace tree boxes, streetlights, and sidewalk pavement. It would also reconfigure the roadway from two travel lanes in each direction and angled parking on one side to one travel lane each… Keep reading…
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On the calendar: 17th, 18th, bike lanes and streetcars
This week and next, there are several important opportunities to advocate for better streets in DC, whether for bicycles, pedestrians, streetcars, or retail along the edge. Keep reading…