Posts tagged Sesw Freeway
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Breakfast links: New connections
To market, to market; Surprise opening; Bridge bonus; Tolling treat; Game day mode share; Who’s who; Fatal flaw; And…. Keep reading…
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When temporary becomes permanent: Why reopening the SE Freeway is risky
Studies are underway to replace the closed piece of the Southeast Freeway, between the 11th Street Bridge and Barney Circle, with some combination of roads, parks, and buildings. But meanwhile, DC transportation officials plan to reopen the freeway. That’s a terrible idea. Keep reading…
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A traffic engineer and a planner both study a closed freeway segment. Their conclusions are wildly different.
Let’s say you have a closed piece of freeway along your waterfront. What should you do with it? Ask many traditional traffic engineers, and they’ll likely answer with some variant of “build a lot of car lanes, maybe with some path for walkers and cyclists if there’s room.” Ask an urban planner, meanwhile, and the answer could be a more nuanced mix of… Keep reading…
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Designs for a Southeast Boulevard look like the freeway it’s replacing
Last night, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) presented several concepts for replacing the end of the Southeast Freeway with a boulevard. While it’s supposed to reconnect Hill East to the Anacostia River, all of the designs presented prioritize through traffic instead. The Southeast Freeway has been a barrier between the neighborhood and the river,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Take transit farther
More Circulator, more expensive; Bike part of the way to work; Up with pop-ups; Even more anti-Purple Line candidate wins; Should Arlington Cemetery expand?; More bike lanes and clarity; Baltimore bikeshare?; Density leads to dollars; An ambitious plan for SW; And…. 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…
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Do we need a Southeast Boulevard at all?
A study is underway to replace the closed piece of the Southeast Freeway between the 11th Street bridges and Barney Circle with a new road. But is a new road even the best use of the space at all? Keep reading…
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DDOT could put tour bus parking on Southeast Freeway
DC is having trouble finding a place for tour buses to park, but DDOT might have an answer: part of the Southeast Freeway east of the 11th Street Bridge, near 14th and L Streets, SE. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has started a study to replace that last segment of the Southeast Freeway, which connects the 11th Street Bridge to Barney Circle, and redesign the circle… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Go the distance
Silver Line to Largo requires extra silver; Spingarn gets historic; No rentals at St. E’s?; Council committee giveth; Council committee taketh away; What changed after Rhee?; Can Amtrak ever satisfy Congress?; And…. Keep reading…
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Plan envisions decking railroad, adding 4th track in SW DC
One day, disjointed streets and lifeless blocks around L’Enfant Plaza could become a complete neighborhood with a connected street grid, park space, mixed-use buildings, and an expanded 4-track rail hub connecting MARC and VRE commuter trains to Metro, buses, and the DC Streetcar. That’s the vision of DC’s Maryland Avenue SW plan. While there’s… Keep reading…