[Lincolnparkdc] Questions to DDOT

Fri Aug 13 20:56:34 EDT 2021

I want to make clear to Will/DDOT that speeding IS NOT a problem at the
12th and Independence intersection, which has a 3 way stop.  One size does
not fit all.  Don’t apply “remedies “ to non-existing problems.

On Fri, Aug 13, 2021 at 8:49 PM Marche Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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 Fri, Aug 13, 2021, 6:32 PM Amber Gove <amberanc6a at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I am a subscriber but via my unofficial email (amberanc6a @ gmail.com).
>>
>> Happy to take any questions and comments and thanks for all the engaging
>> conversations everyone!
>>
>> I would also strongly encourage anyone seeking official info on our ANC
>> 6A doings to please sign us for our Google Group. If I had a dollar for
>> every time I heard “but I didn’t know anything about this…. “ well, you
>> know the rest. We get $1.50ish per resident per year to run our Commission.
>> We don’t have the resources for paper flyers for every meeting or issue.
>> So thanks Town Crier and others for keeping these community dialogues
>> alive.
>>
>> Details at ANC6A.org
>> ---------------------------
>> Amber Gove
>> Chair, ANC6A
>> Commissioner, ANC6A04
>> email: AmberANC6A at gmail.com
>> Twitter: @AmberGove
>>
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>> >   1. Re: Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE (Town Crier)
>> >   2. Fwd:  Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE (John Hirschmann)
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>> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> > Message: 1
>> > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:19:24 -0400
>> > From: Town Crier <towncrier at lincolnparkdc.info>
>> > To: lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info
>> > Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
>> > Message-ID: <2AA27E22-103C-4E80-B591-534CBD5F6FF7 at lincolnparkdc.info>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> >
>> > All:
>> >
>> > Will Hansfield of DDOT and Amber Grove, anc6a rep, are not subscribers
>> to this list. If you receive direct replies from them concerning these
>> matters kindly forward them, including attachments, to the list for all to
>> see.
>> >
>> > I will aim to do so, as I have done now, but I may miss some.
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> >
>> > Town Crier, aka Dr. Wo
>> >
>> > Dr. Wo?s iPad Pro
>> >
>> >> On Aug 13, 2021, at 17:00, Handsfield, Will (DDOT) <
>> William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov> wrote:
>> >> ?
>> >> John,
>> >>
>> >> Thank you for the email.  Please reference slides 28, 29, and 30 of my
>> presentation from 7/15 for the intersection and 1400 block concepts you
>> were looking for.  There are three concepts, one that can work with a 2-way
>> traffic pattern on the 1300 block, and two patterns that can work with a
>> one-way traffic pattern.  I have confirmed that these could all be done as
>> change orders to the C Street project, which is starting on the east end,
>> and moving west.
>> >>
>> >> These are sketch plans, and when we receive guidance from the ANC on
>> which option they would like to see advance, we will work on developing
>> construction plans to make the most appropriate one happen.
>> >>
>> >> From: John Hirschmann [mailto:hirschj154 at gmail.com]
>> >> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 12:50 PM
>> >> To: lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info
>> >> Cc: Marche Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>; NC Ave Bike
>> Infrastructure <nc-ave-bike-infrastructure at googlegroups.com>;
>> Handsfield, Will (DDOT) <William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov>; Allen, Charles
>> (COUNCIL) <CAllen at DCCOUNCIL.US>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
>> >>
>> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do
>> not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and
>> know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is
>> suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by
>> OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC).
>> >>
>> >> ?
>> >>
>> >> ?
>> >> ?Amber
>> >>
>> >> Thank you for your note of Tuesday. I found myself with time this
>> morning to pursue one of the links you provided which allowed me to drill
>> down to the detailed construction drawings for this project. You provided a
>> link to cstne.com
>> >>
>> >> In particular, I went to the C Street Design Plans July 2020 and
>> looked at the detailed drawings.  I presume since I found nothing with a
>> more recent date, that these are drawings the contractor now engaged used
>> to bid the project for a fixed price and is committed to bid against those
>> specs.
>> >>
>> >> I?m attaching one page from those drawings for the intersection of
>> 14th and North Carolina NE.
>> >>
>> >> Several things immediately struck me.
>> >>
>> >> Will in his presentation last month to your ANC said he was still
>> trying to sort out how bike lanes would work in the 1400 block of North
>> Carolina, yet these drawings show very specific plans/drawings already in
>> place. In fact, I was struck by the fact he was very comfortable discussing
>> plans for the 1300 block, he was very uncomfortable discussing the 1400
>> block.  It doesn?t seem to make sense to discuss detailed plans for 1300
>> block, unless you know you can solve the 1400 block, in fact till NC joins
>> a wider C Street, east of 15th Street. The plans for eastbound bicyclists
>> seem much clearer and protected than those going west.
>> >>
>> >> I also noted there is clearly Provision for a left turn lane for
>> westbound NC at 14th St NE. But you indicated this was being reviewed.
>> Also why would you retain a traffic island on the West side of the 14th/NC
>> intersection if you plan to make the 1300 block of NC oneway westbound?
>> >>
>> >> In summary, it appears Plans for the 1300 block are being done without
>> an awareness of what has already been planned and contracted for just to
>> the East of it?
>> >>
>> >> Doesn?t give you a lot of confidence DDOT knows what it is doing.
>> >>
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> <image001.png>
>> >> John F Hirschmann
>> >> hirschj154 at gmail.com
>> >> Sent from my iPad
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Aug 10, 2021, at 20:51, 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.
>> >>
>> >> <image0.png>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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. The agenda with slides from both the July and
>> January meetings is here and detailed Q&A responses from DDOT are here.
>> 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
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>> > Message: 2
>> > Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2021 17:38:39 -0400
>> > From: John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com>
>> > To: Lincoln Park List Server <lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info>
>> > Cc: "Amber (SMD 6A04)" <6a04 at anc.dc.gov>
>> > Subject: [Lincolnparkdc] Fwd:  Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
>> > Message-ID: <65FBC060-C502-4197-A772-14998C72DA43 at gmail.com>
>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>> >
>> > Forwarded per Town Crier?s request that I do so.
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> > John F Hirschmann
>> > hirschj154 at gmail.com
>> > Sent from my iPad
>> >
>> > Begin forwarded message:
>> >
>> >> From: "Handsfield, Will (DDOT)" <William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov>
>> >> Date: August 13, 2021 at 17:27:12 EDT
>> >> To: John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com>
>> >> Cc: "Gove, Amber (SMD 6A04)" <6A04 at anc.dc.gov>
>> >> Subject: RE: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
>> >>
>> >> ?
>> >> Here are all three as images:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: John Hirschmann [mailto:hirschj154 at gmail.com]
>> >> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 5:24 PM
>> >> To: Handsfield, Will (DDOT) <William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov>
>> >> Cc: Gove, Amber (SMD 6A04) <6A04 at anc.dc.gov>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
>> >>
>> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do
>> not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and
>> know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is
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>> OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC).
>> >>
>> >> ?Will
>> >>
>> >> Thank you for subsequent clarification, but I?m still trying to figure
>> out to what your referring. The document I?ve found is a 49 page .pdf file.
>> Pages 28-30 do not seem to pertain at all to how the area surrounding 14th
>> and NC NE and how whether 1300 block of NC Street is one or two way will
>> impact the design of this intersection etc.
>> >>
>> >> The closest they come is one page addresses the impact on the
>> intersection of 13th and North Carolina NE
>> >>
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >> John F Hirschmann
>> >> hirschj154 at gmail.com
>> >> Sent from my iPad
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Aug 13, 2021, at 13:03, Handsfield, Will (DDOT) <
>> William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> ?
>> >> John,
>> >>
>> >> Thank you for the email.  Please reference slides 28, 29, and 30 of my
>> presentation from 7/15 for the intersection and 1400 block concepts you
>> were looking for.  There are three concepts, one that can work with a 2-way
>> traffic pattern on the 1300 block, and two patterns that can work with a
>> one-way traffic pattern.  I have confirmed that these could all be done as
>> change orders to the C Street project, which is starting on the east end,
>> and moving west.
>> >>
>> >> These are sketch plans, and when we receive guidance from the ANC on
>> which option they would like to see advance, we will work on developing
>> construction plans to make the most appropriate one happen.
>> >>
>> >> From: John Hirschmann [mailto:hirschj154 at gmail.com]
>> >> Sent: Friday, August 13, 2021 12:50 PM
>> >> To: lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info
>> >> Cc: Marche Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>; NC Ave Bike
>> Infrastructure <nc-ave-bike-infrastructure at googlegroups.com>;
>> Handsfield, Will (DDOT) <William.Handsfield2 at dc.gov>; Allen, Charles
>> (COUNCIL) <CAllen at DCCOUNCIL.US>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Lincolnparkdc] Plans for 1300 NC Ave NE
>> >>
>> >> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the DC Government. Do
>> not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and
>> know that the content is safe. If you believe that this email is
>> suspicious, please forward to phishing at dc.gov for additional analysis by
>> OCTO Security Operations Center (SOC).
>> >>
>> >> ?
>> >>
>> >> ?
>> >> ?Amber
>> >>
>> >> Thank you for your note of Tuesday. I found myself with time this
>> morning to pursue one of the links you provided which allowed me to drill
>> down to the detailed construction drawings for this project. You provided a
>> link to cstne.com
>> >>
>> >> In particular, I went to the C Street Design Plans July 2020 and
>> looked at the detailed drawings.  I presume since I found nothing with a
>> more recent date, that these are drawings the contractor now engaged used
>> to bid the project for a fixed price and is committed to bid against those
>> specs.
>> >>
>> >> I?m attaching one page from those drawings for the intersection of
>> 14th and North Carolina NE.
>> >>
>> >> Several things immediately struck me.
>> >>
>> >> Will in his presentation last month to your ANC said he was still
>> trying to sort out how bike lanes would work in the 1400 block of North
>> Carolina, yet these drawings show very specific plans/drawings already in
>> place. In fact, I was struck by the fact he was very comfortable discussing
>> plans for the 1300 block, he was very uncomfortable discussing the 1400
>> block.  It doesn?t seem to make sense to discuss detailed plans for 1300
>> block, unless you know you can solve the 1400 block, in fact till NC joins
>> a wider C Street, east of 15th Street. The plans for eastbound bicyclists
>> seem much clearer and protected than those going west.
>> >>
>> >> I also noted there is clearly Provision for a left turn lane for
>> westbound NC at 14th St NE. But you indicated this was being reviewed.
>> Also why would you retain a traffic island on the West side of the 14th/NC
>> intersection if you plan to make the 1300 block of NC oneway westbound?
>> >>
>> >> In summary, it appears Plans for the 1300 block are being done without
>> an awareness of what has already been planned and contracted for just to
>> the East of it?
>> >>
>> >> Doesn?t give you a lot of confidence DDOT knows what it is doing.
>> >>
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> <image001.png>
>> >> John F Hirschmann
>> >> hirschj154 at gmail.com
>> >> Sent from my iPad
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Aug 10, 2021, at 20:51, 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.
>> >>
>> >> <image0.png>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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. The agenda with slides from both the July and
>> January meetings is here and detailed Q&A responses from DDOT are here.
>> 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
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