[Lincolnparkdc] Fwd: re bike lanes

Wed Oct 14 11:13:11 EDT 2020

I do think they are planning to put the poles (for lack of the right term)
around those areas at the ends of the blocks. At least that's what I was
seeing on the diagrams, but I could be wrong.
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Martha Huizenga
cell 703-626-4026

On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 11:11 AM regina arlotto <citymom92 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just because the signs are being moved, nothing will be placed preventing
> people from still accessing those already illegal parking spaces at the end
> of the block. The additional setbacks are needed for the safety of
> pedestrians who look both ways,regardless of the stated direction of
> traffic, and with parked cars encroaching on the corners (illegally) they
> are really hard to look around. At least during the day the people parking
> their cars will hopefully leave those spaces open, for the safe passage of
> older, younger and middle aged pedestrians.
>
> And as Jonathan noted, not all cars are the same size, so we just may see
> a shifting of various car sizes. And remember, this is public space, for
> use by *all travelers*, not just for parking and storage of our cars when
> we're not using them. And I get it, I really do! George comes home late
> from work A LOT, and he often parks blocks away. But just as we all choose
> our small rowhouses with only 2-3 bedrooms, we choose this minor
> inconvenience instead of a 5 bedroom house in the suburbs with a 2 car
> garage and an endless driveway for parking our cars.
>
> Best,
> Gina
> 123 Kentucky
>
> On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 9:33 AM Sharon Raimo <SRaimo at stcoletta.org> wrote:
>
>> That’s way too many. We will all be wandering around in the dark. Not
>> safe and so unnecessary.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 14, 2020, at 9:15 AM, Peter Barclay <barclaypj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> Thank you for sharing.  I have attached a drawing that shows the parking
>> spots that would potentially be lost by the parking lanes at the corner of
>> 13th, Independence, and KY.  I highlighted the current spots that folks
>> park in with light blue. FYI.. that is about 12 or 13 spots.
>>
>> I would also pay attention to the northbound traffic routing on 13th. It
>> now has a clear bump-out that will definitely reduce the entry speed
>> heading north on 13th, but I can see that also increasing traffic on KY as
>> there's no clear barrier. If the intention is to increase bike traffic on
>> KY, why make that the easier route for cars.
>>
>> hmmmm
>> <Lost Spaces - KY-13th-Indp.jpeg>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 8:45 AM Town Crier <towncrier at lincolnparkdc.info>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> More info from Steve Holtzman.
>>>
>>> Town Crier
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>> *From: *"Holtzman, Steve (SMD 6B05)" <6B05 at anc.dc.gov>
>>> *Subject: **re bike lanes*
>>> *Date: *October 13, 2020 at 11:45:16 PM EDT
>>> *To: *"Holtzman, Steve (SMD 6B05)" <6B05 at anc.dc.gov>
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>>    In regard to multiple questions I received from some of you earlier
>>> this evening, based on the preliminary design that DDOT shared today, I
>>> asked Will Handsfield, the project manager, explicitly, how many parking
>>> spots the 100 block of Kentucky will lose upon the implementation of this
>>> program. His answer was that about 10 feet of space at the sw corner of
>>> Kentucky and East Capitol which is now used for parking will no longer be
>>> available. He pointed out that according to DDOT regulations, the space
>>> there is technically not available for parking now but that when they do a
>>> new project they check the distances, correct signs, etc. and as a result
>>> that that space will be affected.
>>>
>>>    We've already agreed to have a phone meeting tomorrow or thursday to
>>> run over the diagram completely and make 100% sure that this interpretation
>>> is correct.
>>>
>>>   best,
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>> Steve Holtzman
>>> 6B05
>>>
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