Posts tagged Ddot
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Ballpark area leaders push for walkable rather than car-dependent neighborhood
At Wednesday’s Ward 6 performance parking meeting, community members and particularly Councilmember Tommy Wells demonstrated a real commitment to building a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood. Right now, the wide roadways and fairly cookie-cutter new buildings aren’t delivering that kind of neighborhood experience. Reverend Brian Hamilton of Westminster… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Take it away
PG policy: No ped safety unless there are more peds; Leasebacks still squeezing cities; That would be enough bike infrastructure; Coming soon to DC neighborhoods; Chat with Gabe Klein; On two coasts; Rule 1, don’t hit other trains. Keep reading…
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Ward 6 performance parking revenue will fund digital signs, bike racks, trash compactors
At a community meeting last night, residents of the Southwest Waterfront, Near Southeast/Capitol Riverfront, and Barracks Row areas discussed the progress of their performance parking zone and how to spend the first $247,000 in revenue available to the neighborhood. DDOT’s Damon Harvey emphasized (rightly) that the primary purpose of a performance parking program… Keep reading…
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Seven future improvements for the 15th Street bike lane
DDOT’s first protected contraflow bike lane is a significant achievement for DDOT and its bicycle program. Reviews from the press are mostly positive, if cautious, and planners across the nation are taking notice. In the Post, DDOT’s Bicycle Program Manager Jim Sebastian mentioned that other streets, including L and M Streets NW, are candidates for similar protected… Keep reading…
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Time, vigilance will work out the bugs in the 15th Street lane
Press coverage of the 15th Street bike lane has moved beyond the “people are confused” frame to “let’s see how this works.” That’s the right attitude. As I’ve written so many times before, there’s no substitute for actual, on-the-ground experience to find the best ways to move pedestrians, bikes and cars safely and fairly. Keep reading…
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Block the lane moving out, block the lane moving in
Someone moved out of an apartment near the corner of 17th and Q, NW last week, and their moving van blocked the bike lane. And then, a week later, someone moved in, and their van blocked it too. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Good reporting, bad reporting
Press on 270, Corridor Cities; Jumping on the anti-cycling press bandwagon; Congress Heights on the what?; Mall, Capital Crescent make the finals; Walking doesn’t move cars, so what’s the point?; Not a “flop”; No photos or we’ll put you on a hit list; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links I: Peds, bikes, trees and parks
Don’t walk in Florida; Bike lane posted; Fenty’s training rides break various laws; Park View or just Private Golf Course View?; Pepco’s lumber subsidiary; Parking Depot. Keep reading…
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“Yeild” to bikes, peds
Reader Shawn took this photograph of misspelled writing from the 15th Street bike lane project: Keep reading…
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15th Street bike lane almost done, but won’t go north of U
The protected, contraflow bike lane on 15th Street will be completed this week, DDOT officials say. After notifying residents from Massachusetts Avenue to U Street, DDOT has been hard at work painting the lane, installing pylons, and putting up signs: DDOT’s contractor also started to install the lane between U and V Streets, which makes a lot of sense to connect… Keep reading…