[Lincolnparkdc] Final plans

Thu Apr 8 13:46:22 EDT 2021

The original plan of the city was designed by L'enfant but as the city
grew, his grand avenues extended out to the suburbs. The width and space
were fine when it was a horse and buggy city and the top speed was 10mph,
if that. In the 21st century it is too easy to speed and drive recklessly
on an excessively wide and straight street. We're not doing any adjustments
to the actual street plan of the city. All of our work, including the use
of flexposts, bike lane striping, etc has been thoroughly vetted with the
Historic Preservation Office and approved for installation throughout the
city.

The plans have been sent around several times. There is no website because
this is not a capital project. The residents of the street are not the only
people who use the street. We have to build and plan for all users, current
and future. Not just people who live here right now and want their car
parked in front of their house for ease of access.

The Mayor's Vision Zero <https://www.dcvisionzero.com/> law is primarily
the law that we are implementing.* We'd like to not have people die while
out walking, bicycling or driving in our city*. And the advisory bike lane
that is being installed is not what necessitates removal of parking spaces.
Our licensed and professional, safety engineers conducted a review and
provided recommendations to improve the crosswalks with better sight lines
and flex posts to tighten the angle and lower the speed at which a driver
can make that first turn off East Capitol Street.

Gina Arlotto
123 Kentucky

On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 1:08 PM Diana Quinn <dqquinn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ms. Arlotto,
>
> Can you back up this statement:
> "BUT the fact is that our streets all over the city were built for speed,
> so commuters could get in and out of the city as fast as possible."
> I was under the impression that L'enfant designed the city for beauty, and
> balance, using the Golden Mean, and a geometrically cascading plan using
> stars and circles on top of a grid.
>
>
> I still haven't seen the plan, the website, the criteria for success.
> That hellacious zoom call was clear evidence that the city's DDOT people
> have no interest in what the residents of the street think. I hate ending
> sentences with infinitives, but we were LIED to. Can you blame us for being
> suspicious?  A BIKE LANE goes up with no explanation in a tree space. Now
> what?
> And what laws are  being implemented, please tell us?
>
> DQ
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 9:35 AM regina arlotto <citymom92 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Wow. Nice neighborly sentiment Diana. FYI we can't be fired when we are
>> just doing our job implementing the laws of the city to improve safety for
>> all PUBLIC road users. That means people who walk, ride a bike, a scooter,
>> jog in the street or push a baby in a stroller. The PUBLIC roads are not
>> JUST for storing your car until you decide to use it. That is just a fact.
>>
>> *A four year old boy was killed by a right turning car driver *while in
>> the crosswalk with the light on Friday April 2.* A young father and HIll
>> neighbor was killed on Easter Sunday *by kids who stole a car and were
>> speeding running red lights. Both cars actually ended up hitting my
>> co-worker Will Handfield's house. One car caught on fire, the other in his
>> window. Now you may think well that's the fault of the kids. Which partly,
>> it is. BUT the fact is that our streets all over the city were built for
>> speed, so commuters could get in and out of the city as fast as possible.
>> We know now that these designs are dangerous and deadly no matter the
>> reason a car is able to drive fast and kill people. *We at DDOT are
>> working every day to prevent these tragic accidents BEFORE they happen.*
>>
>> This is not a haphazard, ridiculous or faulty effort of spending. In
>> fact, it is one of the most cost-effective things we can do to make our
>> roads safer.
>>
>> I am very disappointed that you would suggest we be fired for doing our
>> job, upholding the law, and trying to prevent crashes that cause deaths of
>> other drivers, bicyclists and children walking. I'm proud of the work that
>> we do. I absolutely do not mind losing a few parking spaces so that we can
>> see more easily around a crosswalk. I'd rather not hit a person because I
>> can't see them.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Gina Arlotto, AICP
>> Transportation Planner DDOT
>> 123 Kentucky Ave
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 8, 2021 at 12:04 AM Diana Quinn <dqquinn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Steve, you're being facetious, right?   There are no criteria for
>>> success. There is no plan. There is no website.
>>> This is a haphazard, ridiculous, faulty effort to spend money without
>>> thinking.
>>> The people behind this should be fired.
>>> How can we help to GET them fired?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Apr 7, 2021 at 10:24 PM Peter Barclay <barclaypj at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Steve, thanks for sharing.
>>>>
>>>> Can you also share what the criteria for success are and the base data
>>>> points used? If there’s a website with this info , please advise.  And
>>>> lastly, what is the evaluation period for this test?
>>>>
>>>> Any info on next steps would be appreciated
>>>>
>>>> - Peter
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 7, 2021, at 21:25, Holtzman, Steve (SMD 6B05) <6B05 at anc.dc.gov>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> best,
>>>>
>>>>  Steve
>>>>
>>>> Steve Holtzman, 6B05
>>>>
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>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 7, 2021 7:58 PM
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>>>> Hi John,
>>>>
>>>> Will you please forward the final plans? I can’t find them. Don’t think
>>>> Holtzman sent them out to the list serve. I want them to show to whoever
>>>> shows up tomorrow.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your all you’ve done to prevent this fiasco.
>>>>
>>>> Margaret
>>>>
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