Posts tagged Ddot
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DDOT bows to pressure, removes Wisconsin Ave. median
Last week, DC officials quietly reversed their recent traffic calming project in Glover Park and began removing a new median on Wisconsin Avenue. With the Glover Park ANC’s support, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) replaced one lane on Wisconsin between 35th and Garfield streets with a painted median in January to calm traffic and improve pedestrian… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Bike stats and laws
CaBi survey roundup; Play on?; More bike bits; And the budget says…; Arts for business; Dan the man at GSA; Articulated buses hit their limit; See absurd parking; And…. Keep reading…
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DDOT social media goes from gold standard to gaffe-filled
The District Department of Transportation has long been known for its effective use of social media, particularly Twitter. But more recently, DDOT has fallen short on reaching out to the public online. The DDOT Twiter feed took a particularly bizarre turn this past Monday. Residents who tweeted DDOT with a request to fix a pothole or a question about a construction project received… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: News cycle
Bike to Work Day; Cyclist struck, critically injured; Bikeshare to Fairfax?; Cycle tracks make odd bed fellows; Child care crisis; Georgetown 2028; DC, the taste testers; Gen Y likes walkability. Keep reading…
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M Street cycle track keeps improving, draws church anger
Last night, DDOT representatives held a short presentation on the latest design for the M Street cycle track. They have improved the design further since we last saw it. Meanwhile, angry opponents of the cycle track, including members of a nearby church which may lose some on-street parking, dominated the question and answer period. During the presentation, DDOT tried to explain… Keep reading…
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Bike lanes could let cyclists avoid H Street streetcar tracks
Between heavy car traffic and the upcoming streetcar, H Street can be an intimidating place for some bicyclists. DDOT wants to give them an alternative with new bike lanes on parallel streets. Mike Goodno, bike planner for the District Department of Transportation, has prepared several options for G and I streets NE. Among the proposals are contraflow bike lanes, which would… Keep reading…
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DC learns from L Street with M Street bike lane design
DC’s next cycle track is slated to open this August, along M Street in downtown DC. The M Street lane will serve people riding westbound, complementing the eastbound-only cycle track a block away on L Street. Lots of people use the L Street lane, but cars and trucks frequently block it, and the mixing zones where cars cross the bike lane to turn can be confusing. Planners are… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Moving to the future
Streetcars alight in DC; “Young urbanists” electorally growing; Rooftop bars mapped; Height study starts with meetings; DC-CANnot give you Internet; Government goings-on; Freeloading ends in Ocean City; And…. Keep reading…
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DC cyclists, report potholes for this year’s Potholepalooza
Over the next month, DC plans to fill thousands of potholes around the District. Can they actually do it? I need your help to find out. To cyclists in the District, potholes aren’t just minor annoyances, they’re pervasive predators. As one who bikes to work and just about everywhere else, I’ve long complained about our city’s pockmarked roads and the… Keep reading…
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Online maps now send through travelers into DC
The Southeast-Southwest Freeway and 14th Street bridge are very congested. They don’t need cars carrying people who are just passing through the region. But now that DC has added new ramps to the 11th Street bridge, online maps tell drivers to do just that. Keep reading…