[Lincolnparkdc] 4 robberies on Capitol Hill since 6:30 am

Mon Dec 2 08:32:01 EST 2024

Dear Neighbors: Please be careful out there. From the DC alert system -
screen shots attached. Including one at 13th and East Capitol.

Amy Mauro
100th block of Kentucky Ave

On Fri, Nov 29, 2024 at 1:00 PM Marche' Maine <markrichardgrace at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Can't the DDOT traffic planner who was giving unsolicited information
> prior on this topic and lives in that area manipulate the data (like they
> did for North Carolina Ave) make it happen?  Seems like a lot of people and
> agencies working at cross purposes.
>
> On Fri, Nov 29, 2024, 12:35 PM Mia Grosjean <mia at miagrosjean.com> wrote:
>
>> lots has changed re car traffic AND pedestrian traffic since the pandemic
>> period in 2021!!!!  They should conduct the study again, IMO.  Mia on East
>> Cap. SE
>>
>> On Nov 29, 2024, at 11:16 AM, Eli Rosenfeld <rosenfeld.eli at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Jessica and neighbors,
>>
>> Thank you for keeping this issue as a topic for conversation and clearly
>> laying out your concerns in the most recent issue of the award winning
>> Lincoln Park Newsletter. Dennis' response was also helpful. I've been
>> working with local elected official and DDOT for years to get a High
>> Intensity Activated Crosswalk (HAWK) or Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon
>> (RRFB)  (i.e. a button with flashers for pedestrians to activate) for the
>> crosswalk at 12th St and East Capitol SE with no success.
>>
>> DDOT conducted a survey in December of 2021 and determined that not
>> enough pedestrians cross the intersection to warrant a HAWK/RRFB. The data
>> showed 430 vehicles per hour during morning rush hour, 350 vehicles per
>> hour during midday period and 850 vehicles per hour during evening rush
>> hour. The threshold is a minimum of 650 vehicles per hour for 36 foot
>> crosswalk per federal guidelines, however, only ~60 pedestrians per hour
>> cross and the required number is between 240-400 per hour. While each
>> crosswalk has its own unique problems, DDOT should all get a HAWK/RRFB for
>> each one due to the significant pedestrian safety concerns most of us have
>> when crossing or driving. I think they felt bad for me and agreed to remove
>> 1 parking space (sorry/not sorry) in order to create a 25 foot easement to
>> increase visibility.
>>
>> I encourage everyone to submit a Traffic Safety Input, formerly known as
>> a Traffic Safety Assessment, on DC-311 (
>> https://ddot.dc.gov/service/traffic-safety-input). When you get a
>> receipt, send a copy to Councilman Allen, your ANC, adjacent ANC members,
>> DDOT Community Engagement Specialist for Ward 6 Mr. Abraham Diallo (
>> abraham.diallo at dc.gov), DDOT Community Engagement Manager Ms. Kelly
>> Jeong-Olsen (Kelly.Jeong-Olson at dc.gov) and traffic.safety at dc.gov. Next
>> time they do a survey, I will most definitely drop all other commitments
>> and cross the street all day in order to get those numbers up. Until then,
>> I will continue to submit one every year, e-mail elected officials and the
>> employees at DDOT requesting an acceptable solution.
>>
>> -Eli Rosenfeld
>> 201 12th St SE
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 5:27 AM John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> DDOT has created a very confusing traffic flow around Lincoln Park,
>>> particularly going westbound on ECap on the northside of the park.  If you
>>> want to go southbound  on 11th Street, you are expected to be on left lane
>>> while on East Cap, but once you turn left onto 11th, you are expected to
>>> move to the right next to the pylons if you want to go south on 11th and in
>>> particular if you want to go southwest bound on NCarolona. They  are trying
>>> to get it to function like a traffic circle.  I find the signage confusing
>>> and a newbie to the intersection has to be totally perplexed.
>>>
>>> John
>>>
>>> John F Hirschmann
>>> hirschj154 at gmail.com
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Nov 27, 2024, at 17:23, Jeni Schoemaker <jaschoemaker at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Gina,
>>>
>>> Do you know why they don’t make the road around Lincoln Park one lane?
>>> I’m sure most of us have had close calls crossing the street there and I
>>> have witnessed more than one biker get hit crossing into the park. I have
>>> written to Charles Allen numerous times but nothing ever changes.
>>>
>>> Regarding the lanes around the park, I was curious why the street
>>> markings and the signage for turning left onto 11th street are
>>> contradicting. My family came very close to a car plowing into us two days
>>> ago because they were in the far left lane and wanted to go down 11th.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 27, 2024, at 3:46 PM, citymom92 at gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>>
>>> Well the best “reason in the world” to remove a car space at a crosswalk
>>> is so children, elderly folks, just, I don’t know people, trying to cross
>>> the street will be more visible in the crosswalk (also called “daylighting”
>>> a crosswalk) and hopefully seen by car drivers so that maybe they won’t get
>>> hit and injured or killed. That’s a pretty good reason to me.
>>>
>>> FYI the crosswalks around Lincoln Park are called “double threat”
>>> crosswalks in the transportation world. In a double threat crosswalk,
>>> pedestrians have to cross two lanes of traffic with no stop sign or traffic
>>> signal controls. While the car driver in the lane closest to the curb where
>>> the person is crossing *might* see the pedestrian and stop, very often cars
>>> behind them (OR in the next lane the person has to cross) DONT see the
>>> person crossing and try to drive around the stopped car and hit the
>>> pedestrian.
>>>
>>> Vehicles today are so much bigger than even ten years ago. The hood of a
>>> typical SUV hits an average size adult at their vital organs and kills you
>>> even at very low speeds. Smaller cars would break your leg. A child doesn’t
>>> have much of a chance surviving a hit even at very low speeds with the size
>>> and weight of most cars on the road now.
>>>
>>> Some jurisdictions have eliminated double threat crossings in heavy
>>> residential and pedestrian areas like our neighborhood by going down to one
>>> lane before the crosswalk, and opening it back up again after the
>>> crosswalk.
>>>
>>> And so ends today’s unsolicited lesson on why traffic engineers and
>>> planners pull parking back and away from crosswalks.
>>>
>>> Gina Arlotto, AICP
>>> DDOT transportation planner, focusing on child pedestrian safety for the
>>> last 15 years.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 27, 2024, at 12:15 PM, Steven Cline <
>>> scline at scbtechnologygroup.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  There is no reason in the world to take away residence parking for
>>> those of us who live on East Capitol St, unless you are proposing all
>>> parking be removed from city streets!
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 27, 2024, at 11:28 AM, Peter Barclay <barclaypj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  The crosswalk across KY at East Cap has been an issue for a long time
>>> - several accidents.  When the bike lanes were added/designed, we requested
>>> bump outs so that cars were forced to slow down before turning.  They added
>>> the little poles, which was an improvement from what was there before -
>>> nothing.   I hope the bump-outs will be built out, eventually, when the
>>> bike lanes become permanent.   Lights and no parking on east cap would also
>>> help, but forcing people to slow down before turning would make a huge
>>> difference, IMO.
>>>
>>> - Peter 126 ky
>>>
>>> On Nov 27, 2024, at 11:09, Sandra Caron George <sandracgeorge at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks for sharing this, Jess. I have the same concerns, particularly
>>> about the police car parked by the crosswalk. There is never anyone in that
>>> police car, which is particularly odd to me (although, I appreciate that
>>> its presence may generally serve as a deterrent). Just as it's hard to see
>>> around this car to safely cross and for cars to see pedestrians, it
>>> similarly is difficult to see around legally parked cars at the crosswalk
>>> further north on East Cap SE. The legal parking just comes too close to the
>>> crosswalk for pedestrians and drivers to be able to see.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Nov 27, 2024 at 9:01 AM Marche' Maine <
>>> markrichardgrace at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Speaking to the officer in the vehicle directly might be the most
>>>> efficient way. Dealing with CM Allen's office, particularly his community
>>>> representative Kimberly proves a black hole.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Nov 27, 2024, 8:54 AM Jessica Davis <jpedavis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am writing with concern about the safety of the crosswalks across
>>>>> East Capitol Street into Lincoln Park.   In the winter months when it is
>>>>> dark early safely crossing this busy street with my young children is very
>>>>> difficult.
>>>>>
>>>>> I can't be the first person to have this concern and would love to
>>>>> know the history of any prior attempts and how I can best advocate.   I
>>>>> have written to Charles Allen but would love other suggestions.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have one easy request -- to get the police to stop parking a car on
>>>>> the western side of the crosswalk near Kentucky Ave.  I assume they are
>>>>> doing this as a speeding/crime deterrent however the result is that traffic
>>>>> can't see you around the car when you want to cross.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would also love to see: bright streetlights at the cross walks, a
>>>>> button with flashers for pedestrians to activate, stop signs, and speed
>>>>> bumps to slow drivers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Jess Davis
>>>>> 132 Kentucky
>>>>>
>>>>> --
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