[Lincolnparkdc] Request for input into the evaluation of the proposed bike lanes

[Diana Quinn]

Yes, go for it!  When i was a 16-year-old anti-war activist and college
radical, I never thought that I'd be a wanna-be activist for seniors
(there's gotta be a better, word, right?)!!!

On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 12:16 PM Carole Hirschmann <caroleh154 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Cathie,
>
> I thought you hit the nail on the head!  Thanks for raising some major
> questions about evaluation of this project and for restating the concerns
> about parking for what they really are, loss of quality of life.
>
> Carole Hirschmann
>
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 7:44 PM Cathie Woteki <cathie at woteki.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Steve and Charles,
>>
>> I’ve been reflecting on last night’s meeting, what I learned that I had
>> not known, what I heard from the DDOT team and my neighbors and what I
>> didn’t hear.
>> What was news to me is that the proposed changes are temporary and will
>> be evaluated, and that appropriations will be needed to replace the
>> temporary flex posts with permanent changes to the curb configuration if
>> the project is deemed a success.  I also learned that Steve and his ANC
>> colleagues felt you were jammed in approving the plan for Kentucky Avenue
>> and that some tweaks to the proposal may be considered but DDOT thinks the
>> consultation is over.  That only leaves the evaluation as a place where my
>> neighbors’ concerns about safety could be taken into account.  What was
>> lacking was any information about the evaluation, what is being evaluated
>> and what opportunities exist for community input to the evaluation.  Can we
>> get more information about the evaluation?  What are the criteria and
>> data?  What do the baseline data tell us about safety?  Over how many years
>> will the test be conducted?  Who decides what constitutes a successful
>> project and what are the criteria?  Will there be opportunity for community
>> comment at that point?
>>
>> I think there’s unanimous agreement that safety is everyone’s top
>> priority, and that’s good.  What I didn’t hear is appreciation for the
>> concerns that my neighbors expressed about personal safety and quality of
>> life.  A theme that runs through the 400+ emails and last night’s comments
>> has to do with personal safety and quality of life especially for those 65+
>> years.  These comments got categorized and dismissed as “parking” but they
>> really have to do with feelings of concern about will I fall, will I be
>> mugged, will services that I rely on not be available to me if parking is
>> restricted and the narrowing of the street eliminates double parking.  My
>> neighbors’ feelings of concern about personal safety are well founded.  We
>> have recent history of swarms of boys on bikes harassing and sometimes
>> robbing pedestrians; we have porch thefts; we rely on food deliveries and
>> other necessary services for people with limited mobility that require
>> double parking.  How will these aspects of safety and quality of life be
>> evaluated?  Can we make sure they are incorporated into the evaluation?
>>
>> Tom and I were drawn to Kentucky Avenue because of its stunning beauty —
>> the broad boulevard, the huge elm trees arching over the street and the
>> proximity to a historic park.  We share concerns about the bike lane
>> project’s defiling of that urban vista but we are in favor of bike lanes
>> and safety for everyone in our community.  And, in closing, thanks for all
>> that you do to make Capitol Hill the wonderful place it is to live.  We do
>> appreciate how hard your jobs are, and I hope that you will be able to give
>> us a voice in the evaluation of the bike lane project.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Cathie Woteki
>>
>> *Catherine E. Woteki, Ph.D.*
>>
>>
>>
>>
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