[Lincolnparkdc] Final plans

[Lucia DiVenere]

100% agree w John.

On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 11:32 AM John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com>
wrote:

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> Regina
>
> I think we all agree our objective to maximize public safety. We disagree
> on how best to achieve that. The mission of DDOT is to focus on the safety
> of pedestrians and bicyclists.  It does NOT include minimizing the risk of
> being the victim of street crime. That is MPD‘s responsibility and
> therefore DDOT apparently chooses to not think about it since it is outside
> its mission.
>
> We also proposed ways to have Advisory Bike Lanes without the need to
> loose so many parking paces, but this did not get considered by DDOT.
>
> I have asked Cdr Kane of 1D MPD twice for their data on incidents of
> street crime versus pedestrian/bicyclists injuries. So far she has not
> responded to those requests.
>
> You cited two recent tragic accidents to illustrate your point. In doing
> so, you did NOT choose to mention that there had been an armed robbery in
> the 100 block of Kentucky in mid-March and several other street crimes in
> adjoining blocks recently. I consider this a much more imminent threat.
>
> As tragic as the accidents you mention were, I don’t see its relevance to
> installing Advisory Bike Lanes on Kentucky Avenue.  The accident at 14th
> and C NE involved an intersection with both streets already being one-way
> with a single auto traffic lane and bike lanes already included on both
> streets. The intersection Is also controlled by a traffic light. Given
> that, I don’t think the kids were just partially at fault, I think they
> were totally at fault. Certainly lowering the legal speed limit to 20 MPH
> didn’t help, since it was clearly not being obeyed.
>
> The death of a 4 year old off Georgia Avenue was described very
> differently in last Friday‘s Washington Post.  They report the accident did
> not occur at a
> crosswalk and the car was going straight across Georgia, rather than
> turning.
>
> Much of what your raising really is addressing is whether our traffic laws
> are being effectively enforced. Other than by automated devices, I see
> essentially no such activity. There is now discussion of taking this
> responsibility from MPD, but I’ve seen no discussion of who would assume it
> or how well it would be funded.
>
> The new advisory bike lanes requirement whole new protocols of how and
> when bicyclists and motorists should yield to each other, including in
> particular when cars going in opposite directions now need to share some of
> same space in the street.  But I’ve seen absolutely NO effort to educate
> the public on how the various lanes are to be shared under various
> scenarios.  Without that, I think the probability of a serious accident
> occurring goes up significantly, either a car hitting a bicyclist or cars
> going in opposite directions Meeting head-on.
>
> DDOT made a commitment in writing to the Federal Highway Administration to
> get approval for this project to educate the public prior to its
> implementation about the concept and how bicyclists and drivers should
> behave. This is despite the fact advisory bike lanes have been in place on
> E Street SE for about six months. I would certainly think given DDOT’s
> interest in our safety, this would have happened well before now.
>
> John
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> John F Hirschmann
> hirschj154 at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPad
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> On Apr 8, 2021, at 09:35, 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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>>> 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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