Posts tagged Ddot
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Breakfast links: governmental lameness edition
Bye, bye pedestrian pie: DDOT bows to ANC pressure and reconfigures the Morrison Street pedestrian signal into a classic traffic light. Keep reading…
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Now those are bulb-outs
16th and U is one of DC’s highest pedestrian crash intersections. As part of the U Street redesign, DDOT has significantly modified this intersection, and what an improvement! Keep reading…
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DDOT suggests cutting 395 to Mass Ave
DDOT has asked the TPB to study traffic on I-395 (the “Center Leg”) and evaluate the closing the section between Mass Ave and New York Avenue, according to WTOP. From their letter: Keep reading…
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Bus rules: let’s call a time out
We had a lot of great comments on DDOT’s proposal to banish intercity buses to L’Enfant Plaza for loading and unloading. Keep reading…
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Where should the buses go instead?
DCist front-pages some thoughtful comments about the bus loading issue. The one making fun of DC bureaucrats is vapid, but the others make a valuable point: it’s good to have the buses load and unload near offices and hotels, in areas with restaurants and shops so the bus riders can patronize the businesses, and in lively streets to give riders a good impression of DC. Keep reading…
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DC2NY says DDOT rules will kill their business
Reader Kevin Ricche, a frequent bus rider to New York, was outraged by DDOT’s new rules limiting intercity buses to loading on a single block at L’Enfant Plaza. He contacted DC2NY, the first low-fare bus to offer Wi-Fi Internet access. Keep reading…
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Adams Morgan intersection update
At Adams Morgan’s crossroads, the intersection of 18th, Columbia, Adams Mill, and Calvert, DDOT is planning significant improvements for pedestrians. Keep reading…
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Banishing buses to L’Enfant
DDOT is planning to force all low-cost bus carriers, like Bolt Bus, DC2NY, and the Chinatown buses to stop loading in Chinatown and at various other spots around the city (a few pick up in Dupont Circle), reports the Examiner (via DCist). Instead, all buses will have to load and unload at a special zone at 10th and D Southwest, right by the L’Enfant Metro. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: streets for people edition
Outdoor seating causes rapes? Cleveland Park ANC Commissioner Frank Winstead was in top form Monday night to oppose late-night outdoor seating at Comet Ping Pong, arguing that it would “turn [the neigborhood] into Adams Morgan, with the murders [and] the rapes.” From Marc Fisher’s summary, it sounds like Winstead’s crusade and the resulting publicity… Keep reading…
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More bike lanes in Petworth
DDOT (wearing their Dr. Jekyll face) will be adding bike lanes in Petworth, northbound on 7th Street to Sherman Circle and southbound on 5th from Grant Circle, according to Mayor’s Ward 4 liaison Joseph Martin. These will connect to the existing lanes south of Rock Creek Church Road (on Warder and Park) that reach as far south as Kenyon and Irving. The 5th Street bike lane will… Keep reading…