Posts tagged Ddot
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Here’s where bus lanes may one day speed up your ride on 16th Street
Planners from the District Department of Transportation unveiled their design for bus lanes on 16th Street, the next step from a 2016 planning study which recommended a dedicated bus lane in the peak direction during the peak period, as well as a number of other changes to make the 16th Street buses faster and more reliable. Keep reading…
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Huge improvements for safety, cycling, and walking on C Street NE are back on (cycle) track
C Street NE near RFK Stadium is a mega-street with fast-moving traffic. A project to calm traffic and make it better for walking and bicycling is moving forward, after transportation officials almost cut back the project but reversed course in the wake of community uproar. Keep reading…
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What does 14th Street need for buses, bicyclists, and walkers?
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is taking a closer look at how to improve congestion on 14th Street NW in the area around and south of the Columbia Heights Metro station. Nothing has been proposed yet and the agency and local Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are hosting a community work sessions to discuss solutions on June 23. Keep reading…
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DC slows plans to calm traffic on First Street in Bloomingdale
The DDOT is backpedaling on plans to calm traffic on First Street NW. The agency told the Bloomingdale Civic Association last week that, despite previous statements that it could install curb extensions or mini-roundabouts along the residential corridor, it can only deploy digital signs that show drivers how fast they are going. Keep reading…
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Here are the top five issues you said GGWash should advocate on
The GGWash community cares about walkable, equitable urban places — that’s what we write and read about every day. We also take action when the right opportunity arises and do our best to take our cues from you, faithful readers, on what issues are worth organizing about. Keep reading…
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One area artist and the Post style section canonize unsafe or illegal parking
Neither artist Maggie O'Neill nor Washington Post style writer Lavanya Ramanathan give any acknowledgement that maybe parking illegally, regularly, “brazenly” has a downside. Keep reading…
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The attached triangle: a solution to a neglected triangle park near you
Nearly 300 small parks scattered around the District of Columbia are owned, and often neglected, by the National Park Service. Dozens of these are little more than traffic islands, remnants left over amidst the many complicated multi-leg intersections along angled streets — a legacy that dates back to the L'Enfant Plan. Keep reading…
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DC’s Department of Transportation is deputizing cyclists to enforce bike lane violators
In a press release this morning, April 1, the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) has announced a new Deputy Cyclist program in partnership with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). The Metropolitan Police Department will deputize cyclists to enforce bike lane violators and vehicles behaving badly. Keep reading…
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The case of the imaginary Bloomingdale bike lanes
A DC study recommended replacing stop signs with mini-roundabouts on First Street in Bloomingdale. The years-old proposal resurfaced recently after a resident asked about making the street safer for people bicycling. Unfortunately, it's led to confusion and to the neighborhood debating a non-existent proposal to remove parking for bike lanes. Keep reading…
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DCST and dockless bikeshare operators agree on principles for the future
Five companies now operate dockless bikeshare in DC (and two now offer dockless scooters). You locate a dockless bike with an app, unlock it from your phone, and ride it anywhere (or at least, anywhere allowed). These bikes have brought great benefits to riders… and also some complaints. Keep reading…