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The DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently released their final Notice of Intent outlining the safety design changes they want to install around Grant Circle. DDOT is accepting community comments until June 12, 2025. If their timelines hold this project should begin later this summer.
Read MoreDDOT has released a Notice of Intent to add a traffic signal at the intersection of Quincy, 8th and New Hampshire Avenue. Additionally, they are planning on changing the 3700 block of 8th Street to southbound only off of the intersection.
Read MoreA number of readers have reported that DDOT held a private, unpublicized meeting with a group of residents about the proposed safety changes coming to Grant Circle on Monday, July 8th at Center City School on Webster Street NW.
You weren’t invited and didn’t even know about it.
Read MoreDDOT issued a formal response to ANC 4C's Resolution concerning traffic safety improvements in Grant Circle. While DDOT addressed the requests in the resolution, they also shared the challenges they foresee to meeting those requests, such as the feasibility of delivering on the suggestions and other proposed strategies for implementation.
Read MoreAdvisory Neighborhood Commissioner Karen Livingston (ANC 4C06) is hosting a Zoom call with DDOT to discuss community concerns around pedestrian safety at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue, 7th and Taylor Streets NW. The call is Thursday, January 11th at 7:30pm via Zoom.
Read MoreA reader sent me an email asking a complicated question about how the traffic patterns and lights are meant to work at 13th and Quincy Streets and Kansas Avenue. Then, as a quick follow up, what’s going on with the new lanes at 9th and Florida?
So I asked DDOT…
Read MoreANC Commissioners Jonah Goodman and Alan Wehler, along with Brittany Kademian (VP of Petworth Peanuts and ANC 4C05 candidate) are organizing an afternoon to fix the neighborhood sidewalks. They’re inviting everyone to come out to Grand Circle on Monday, October 17th from 5-6pm to join the fun.
Read MoreSince June 15, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has formally or preliminarily approved ten individual speed humps or speed tables on 10 separate blocks located within Brightwood Park and Petworth.
Read MoreDDOT sent out a notice that Piney Branch, from Arkansas to Beach Drive is going to have temporary lane closures starting Tuesday, May 31st through Friday, June 3rd as they work on the 16th Street bridge repair work.
Read MorePark(ing) Day is coming to Kennedy Street from 9-4pm on Friday, September 17th. Originally started in San Francisco, Park(ing) Day is used to reimagine how public spaces like street parking can be activated for people rather than vehicle parking.
Read MoreOriginally started in San Francisco, Park(ing) Day is used to reimagine how public spaces like street parking can be activated for people rather than vehicle parking. In the past, pop-up parklets have been used for fitness classes, community meetings, art, showcases for upcoming projects and programs, expanded seating areas, and changed how DC streets are used.
Read MoreThe DC Department of Transportation announced that Residential Parking Permit fees are going up on June 1st.
Read MoreEach November, we remind you to sign up or reapply for a Visitor Parking Pass (VPP) if you live on a block that requires a Residential Parking Permit to lawfully park on the street for more than two hours. If you have RPP, then you normally apply for a free Visitor Parking Pass (VPP) or guests who stay at your home. But not this year… wait until next year, says the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT).
Read MoreThe DC Department of Transportation is looking for resident feedback on the future of transportation in the District.
The Mayor’s Office announced the launch of moveDC 2021, a long-range plan to set the 25-year vision for the District’s multimodal transportation system. Residents from across all eight wards who drive, walk, bike, or take public transit are being asked to provide input that will help shape the plan.
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