Posts tagged Jeff Marootian
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DDOT Director Jeff Marootian has a new gig in the Biden Administration
Marootian is set to serve in the Presidential Personnel Office as Special Assistant to the President for Climate and Science Agency Personnel. Keep reading…
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DC plans fixes to new 14th Street bike lanes
The District Department of Transportation plans to address hazards for cyclists at the street’s busy intersections. Keep reading…
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Did Bowser kill the Shaw bikeway? She won’t say.
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser says she is committed to eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2024, the District’s goal under the Vision Zero initiative it adopted in 2015. Yet for more than three years her administration has quietly stalled an important safety project, a protected bikeway on 9th Street NW, and refused to give the public straight answers about why. Keep reading…
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Ellen Jones will be DDOT’s new Chief Project Delivery Officer
When Sam Zimbabwe left to head Seattle’s Department of Transportation, he left some big shoes to fill. That position will now go to Ellen Jones, who is currently Deputy Executive Director of the Downtown DC Business Improvement District and previously headed up the Washington Area Bicyclist Association. Keep reading…
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Eight transportation projects coming to Ward 8 you should know about
Safer streets and better places to bicycle, walk, and scoot are coming to Ward 8. On Saturday, residents got to see what transportation projects are planned for their area as part of the District Department of Transportation’s Open House. Keep reading…
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Video: How are downtown DC’s red hot summer bus lanes working out?
What’s black and white but red all summer? DC’s H and I street pilot bus-only lanes are getting more publicity, now from a short film produced by TransitCenter and Streetfilms. Keep reading…
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Speedy C Street NE will become more transit- and cyclist-friendly
After several years of design and redesign, DDOT finally seems ready to transform C Street NE from a commuter mega-street to a calmer road with more space for transit, walking and biking. This month DDOT presented the final design for the road. Keep reading…
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Here’s what DCST thinks about DC’s top transportation priorities
For the last two years, Greater Greater Washington has managed DC Sustainable Transportation, a coalition of business, advocacy, and government entities who work together on shared priorities for transportation. At the DC Council's recent transportation oversight hearing, David Alpert had an opportunity to outline key transportation priorities. Keep reading…
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Here’s what DDOT Director Jeff Marootian had to say at TranspoCamp
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has a backlog of critical infrastructure projects. It's faced with the challenge of cross-jurisdictional cooperation on Metro, mobility alternatives to cars, a shortage of housing, and more. Nonetheless, the agency’s director is upbeat about efforts that are currently (or will soon be) underway aimed at making it safer to get around the city via all modes. Keep reading…
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DC will try “slow zones” and banning some rights on red to curb traffic fatalities
After at least 31 people were killed on DC roads this year, Mayor Muriel Bowser and her administration are announcing today a slew of steps to try to halt the carnage. This will include banning rights on red at 100 intersections, 100 more Leading Pedestrian Intervals, “neighborhood slow zones” with 20 mph speed limits, and more. Keep reading…