Friday, May 24, 2013
DDOT pushed back construction, which was most recently supposed to begin April 29.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) now plans for construction at the intersection of 37th Street and Tunlaw Road NW to begin May 28. Most recently the agency had said work would begin April 29. Hours for work will be Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. It is possible work could carry over to Saturdays, in which case the community will be notified 72 hours prior to such work taking place, according to DDOT. Work is expected to take approximately four weeks from the start date. The Glover Park Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) advises residents that northbound traffic on 37th Street will be detoured for a two-week period. According to the ANC, the construction will not require the detour of the D1 and D2 busses. The …
This was the fifth annual District Department of Transportation potholepalooza campaign.
Potholepalooza wrapped up Wednesday, marking the District Department of Transportation's (DDOT) fifth successful annual campaign. This year DDOT's crew filled nearly 4,000 potholes in the course of one month. “I’d like to thank the hard-working men and women at DDOT for working tirelessly to fill almost 1,500 more potholes than we filled during last year’s campaign,” DDOT Director Terry Bellamy said in a press release. “I’d also like to thank the public for continuing to support this campaign by notifying us about potholes throughout the city.” The event kicked off on April 22 and in 23 working days DDOT’s Street and Bridge Maintenance Branch received 849 service requests for pothole repairs and filled 3,899 potholes, according to the DDOT…
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Councilmember Mary Cheh proposes expanding the Circulator to Glover Park, the National Cathedral, and the southwest waterfront, among other areas of the city.
Councilmember Mary Cheh last week proposed expanding circulator service to Glover Park and the National Cathedral, among other areas of the District, and would pay for the service by increasing fares in some cases by double. In Cheh’s committee budget, she also proposes expanding the Circulator to the National Mall, U Street, and the neighborhoods surrounding Howard University. Funding for these expansions would rely on an increase in the Circulator fare, effective July 1, 2014 in Cheh's proposal. The Washington Post reports that passengers could be paying as much as double the current fare: "Cheh (D-Ward 3), in her capacity as chair of the council’s transportation committee, is proposing to double the Circulator fare to $2 for riders …
Friday, May 10, 2013
Work on the bridge over Rock Creek Parkway continues.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will close one lane of Pennsylvania Avenue NW on the bridge over Rock Creek Parkway Friday. Crews will be inspecting the Pennsylvania Avenue NW Bridge over the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway as part of an ongoing project. Drivers should expect slight delays due to the lane closure between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Friday. According to DDOT, "The center lane on eastbound Pennsylvania Avenue, NW will be closed. The left and right lanes will be kept open on eastbound Pennsylvania Avenue, NW and all westbound lanes will be open." There are also lane closures beneath the bridge on Rock Creek Parkway. On weekdays, lanes are closured alternately between 9:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. and between 9 p.m. and 5 a…
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The District Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting May 15 on a proposed protected bike lane for M Street, NW.
The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) could begin construction on the highly-anticipated M Street Cycletrack, a protected bike lane, as soon as August, according to Washingtonian. Next week DDOT will hold a public meeting to receive comments and feedback on the proposed track which will run westbound on M Street between 14th and 28th streets, NW. The lane will be installed on the north side of the road and bikes will be separated from vehicular traffic by flexible posts. Cycletracks "provide bicyclists with more protection from cars than a typical bike lane," according to DDOT. The L Street Cycletrack was installed in October and DDOT has spent the time since then evaluating it before installing the complementary track on M …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The new membership option is targeted at occasional riders to give them quicker access to bikes at stations.
A Daily Key membership is now available from Capital Bikeshare, allowing occasional users to use stations quicker and easier than the current day pass allows. Now infrequent riders can purchase a $10 key, which will include one one-day membership, and each additional day the key is used the user will be charged $7. The goal is to remove obstacles to use, according to a press release from Capital Bikeshare. Until now only monthly and annual members could use a key to gain access to a bike. Daily users had to use a credit card through a station kiosk to rent a bike. The Daily Key would allow daily users to access a bike with a key that is linked to an existing account and payment method. Additionally, Bikeshare has removed the standard $101 …
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Overnight road closures are in place to allow for repairs of the Arizona Avenue Bridge.
Overnight closures of Canal Road and the eastbound side of the Chain Bridge will continue from 8:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday now through June 13. The National Park Service and the Eastern Federal Lands Highway Division are in the midst of making emergency repairs to the Arizona Avenue Bridge, according to a District Department of Transportation (DDOT) news release. Though work should be limited to week nights, it is possible that overnight work could take place on Friday and Saturday nights. According to DDOT, road impacts are as follows: "During work hours Canal Road, NW will be entirely closed between Arizona Avenue, NW and the Chain Bridge (Clara Barton Parkway) and the eastbound side of the Chain Bridge will be closed …
Monday, April 22, 2013
DC's Department of Transportation is launching Potholepalooza this week.
The District of Columbia has kicked off its month-long effort to prioritze pothole repairs and other road repairs. "Potholepalooza" continues through May 22. The District Department of Transportation promises to make every effort to repair potholes within 48 hours of a residents' request. Residents can track the repairs at www.gis.ddot.dc.gov/potholeapp. Early tweets and messages to DDOT regarding NW DC roads include: the northbound corner of Wisconsin and Reservoir NW and a parking lot entrance near the zoo. Instructions on how to report a pothole to DDOT are below, but first we want to know: Where do you think the worst potholes and sections of road are in northwest DC? Tell us in the comments. Here are all the ways you can let DDOT …
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Premium transit options include two streetcars and one premium bus line between Union Station and Georgetown.
Two possible streetcar lines and one premium bus line are among the three alternatives offered by the District Department of Tranporation (DDOT) for transit between Union Station and Georgetown. All three lines assume that a dedicated K Street Transitway will be built to allow a bus or streetcar to move without the hindrance of other traffic. DDOT staff have developed three proposed routes and are seeking feedback on the public's preferences to inform their future decision-making. There will be another public hearing in May after which DDOT select recommended alternatives. In his most recent budget, Mayor Vincent Gray has set aside $400 million —including the cost of streetcars— to make a route between Union Station and Georgetown a …
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Meeting is to allow public feedback on premium transit service options between Union Station and the Georgetown waterfront.
The District Department of Transportation is exploring the development of a new transit service between Union State and Georgetown and will offer information on proposed routes and various modes of transit, including a streetcar, at a public meeting Thursday. The Union Station to Georgetown Premium Transit Service Alternatives Analysis Study examines options ranging from bus rapid transit to a streetcar as well as the routes such a service might take. Currently a Circulator bus offers service between Union Station and Georgetown, but it experiences the same traffic delays as other vehicles during peak travel times. “It’s not useful public transit when it takes an hour to get 3.8 miles,” Joe Sternlieb, CEO of the Georgetown Business …
Jacques
1:39 pm on Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Among other things, it would make it easier to walk up to the shops at Glover Park and have an option for coming back home with full bags from Whole Foods or ACE Hardware, without having to lug them back the whole way. In that case, it would replace some of the shopping trips that we currently drive for. more ›