[Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE

Tue Aug 10 22:20:13 EDT 2021

Thanks. Yes, I've seen this schematic (Option B) with the protected bike
lanes (PBL).
Three important questions for DDOT's Will Handsfield which I hope he can
answer:
1) Option B says "two-way protected bike lanes", can you tell those on this
email what makes them protected vs. advisory bike lanes? - DDOT
nomenclature has not been consistent.
2) Can you please tell us how narrow the proposed lane North Carolina Ave
will be *and* how much more narrow is that then the current (and unsafe for
bikers) 17th St. S.E. lane? - Amber wrote that all of the proposed options
for North Carolina Ave. are to have a much more narrow travel lane than
what is currently on 17th ST S.E.
3) How will the proposed change for North Carolina Ave. *not* repeat the
same speeding problems that 17th St. S.E. and Independence Ave S.E. have? -
People on Independence Ave have been reduced to dragging plastic cartoon
characters out onto the road to slow traffic and the speeding / unsafe for
bikes and pedestrians issue on 17th St. S.E. is a long standing problem
that DDOT continues to study.

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 8:49 PM Amber Gove <amberanc6a at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Mark (and please forward to any groups that I am not a part of).
>
> Just to fact check—none of the proposed DDOT designs for this block would
> match 17th SE (East Capitol to Potomac SE) which uses painted bike lanes
> which regularly get used as passing lanes.  I completely agree that 17th
> needs a complete redesign. In fact DDOT has already asked for time at a
> future joint meeting with 6A and 6B to discuss.
>
>
>
> I’ve added a screen shot (hope it comes through) of Option B as an
> example, but I’d encourage residents to review each of the proposals and
> ask questions. All of the proposed designs have a much narrower travel lane
> than what is currently on 17th SE.
>
> Thanks and please do weigh in with comments on the designs DDOT has
> shared.
>
> Best,
> Amber
>
> ---------------------------
> Amber Gove
> Chair, ANC6A
> Commissioner, ANC6A04
> email: AmberANC6A at gmail.com
> Twitter: @AmberGove
>
> On Aug 10, 2021, at 8:05 PM, Marche Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Sharing with the wider community.  If you've not received ANC Commissioner
> Gove's email here it is.
> I'd like to point out a DDOT contradiction, they acknowledge the North
> Carolina Ave speeding problem by NOT considering the sharrow option ..."Sharrows
> are not considered a safe treatment for a street with this volume/speed of
> vehicles..."
> But exacerbate it by creating a wider one-way west bound lane. If you need
> a visual example of what their ineptitude will do look at 17th street south
> bound. It is a wide one-way with a chronic, seriously dangerous speed
> problem.
>
> Dear Neighbors,
> For those who don't know me, I'm the Commissioner for the area that
> includes Lincoln Park and the 1300 block of North Carolina. Since several
> of you asked for additional information, I'm sharing a high level summary
> from the most recent public meeting. If you were not able to join us, the
> recording is available here
> <https://zoom.us/rec/share/O6TWIo1jdse0ErV7-x0xmggEC34J4_T9N8hp1BhqxvPBLsqq0P4ORTWEEkrpsXeW.fXAVr-qvLpaNvl1v?startTime=1626735621000>.
> The agenda with slides from both the July and January meetings is here
> <https://anc6a.org/wp-content/uploads/TPSA0721.pdf> and detailed Q&A
> responses from DDOT are here
> <https://anc6a.org/wp-content/uploads/July-2021-TPS-QAs.pdf>. Minutes
> will be posted next month.
>
> Below are a few highlights from the July public meeting, in which DDOT
> shared SIX potential designs and reiterated their commitment to “filling in
> this missing segment in the bike network, improving pedestrian safety and
> reducing vehicular speeds.”  One set of designs (Options A1 and A2) would
> remove about 25 parking spaces on the south side of the block. The other
> four proposals (Options B through E) would retain nearly all parking but
> convert this block to one-way westbound, rerouting eastbound drivers to
> either East Capitol or Constitution.
>
> Clarification of Process. At the top of the meeting, TPS Chair Dundon and
> DDOT’s George Branyan provided an updated timeline and where we are in the
> process. We are still very much in the development phase, so now is the
> time to engage to ensure that the final design meets our needs and that of
> the broader community. We will have at least one more public meeting before
> the Notice of Intent and official public comment period.
>
> *C Street Project.* DDOT is seeking to add bike facilities to this block
> because construction on the 1400-1600 blocks of North Carolina is scheduled
> for Sept 2022 as part of the C Street Project. The $16M project will
> remove a vehicle travel lane in each direction, add raised crosswalks and
> greenspace, and install a fully protected bike path to connect the
> Anacostia River Trail to Lincoln Park. Or nearly so. At some point in the
> decade between initial concept and final designs, the 1300 block of North
> Carolina Avenue NE was dropped from DDOT’s plans. No one at DDOT has been
> able to explain to me how or why this happened. See project details here:
> www.cstne.com.
>
> Demand for Traffic Calming. Residents reiterated their concerns related
> to speeding and requests for traffic calming measures, and DDOT committed
> to adding more calming measures to the designs. All designs narrow the
> vehicle travel lanes from 12 feet to 10 feet wide, which has been shown to
> reduce speeds, especially when physical barriers are used. They also all
> add a raised crosswalk mid-block-- a legal crossing that will allow better
> access to the triangle park. We also saw new designs for the intersection
> at the 1400 block of North Carolina that will eliminate the left turn lane
> and improve the bike connection for that block.
>
> Demand for Parking, including Accessible Parking. DDOT again presented a
> set of one-way designs that retain nearly all parking-- proposals B through
> E. Handicapped parking would also be retained on both sides of the block in
> the one-way designs.
>
> Alley Access. DDOT reiterated that alley travel/access would not change
> with any of the plans. For the one-way plans, entrance to the 1300 A/East
> Capitol alley would only be allowed by turning left from westbound North
> Carolina.
>
> More information/data. Many neighbors requested additional information on
> the impact of the one-way conversion and other data/study results. Several
> studies were shared in the chat, so please take a look at those. For those
> who missed it, the 20 page circulation study was attached to the TPS
> agenda. From additional emails I've seen, DDOT estimates that the rerouted
> traffic would mean a 5% increase in the number of daily vehicles routing
> via 13th/Constitution or East Capitol over baseline (pre-pandemic data).
>
> *Alternate Designs.* DDOT also committed to sharing written clarification
> as to why they do not plan to advance the alternate proposals with Sharrows
> or Advisory Bike Lanes. Short responses I've seen to date from DDOT on
> these are that a) Sharrows are not considered a safe treatment for a street
> with this volume/speed of vehicles (and DDOT is trying to move away from
> Sharrows) and b) Advisory Bike Lanes work well when there is roughly equal
> vehicle traffic in each direction, which is not the case for this block
> (which is 80% westbound).
>
> Want more details? Please sign up for our ANC6A listserv (links below) and
> feel free to email me (6A04 at anc.dc.gov) and project director Will
> Handsfield (will.handsfield at dc.gov) your questions and comments.
>
> Stay safe,
> Amber
>
> --
> -----------------------------
> Amber Gove
> Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner, 6A04
> Twitter: @AmberGove
> Email: AmberANC6A at gmail.com
> 6A04 Updates: https://groups.google.com/g/anc-6a04-residents
> 6A Official Announcements: https://groups.google.com/g/anc-6a
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Mark R. Grace
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