by Nichole Opkins As many you may have heard, DDOT is conducting several studies that directly impact the Hill East community. The first study involves the area around the Potomac Avenue Metro. The second involves Barney Circle and the potential Southeast Boulevard. These studies’ apparent purposes are to develop suggestions to improve traffic patterns and increase […]
Perhaps its not as exciting as the start of Daylight Saving Time (which is next weekend, WAHOO!) but tomorrow (March 1st) marks the start of residential street sweeping for the spring. Sweeping will take place through the end of October and information about the day and time your street will be swept are posted in […]
Remember when I was grousing about the dangers of crossing Pennsylvania Avenue at Potomac Avenue to Harris Teeter? Well, it seems there’s a plan — and government funding — to improve this crazy mess of an intersection. This Thursday, January 31st, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will hold a meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Payne Elementary […]
Have you ever wanted to tell city staff what you think is important when it comes to modes of transportation? Do you feel like more bike lanes would make commutes easier? Are there tweaks to a bus route you think would be more logical than it currently is? Is a crosswalk signal a few seconds […]
Capitol Hill is a great place for pedestrians. Most of the time. Those of us who are car-less, or in one-car families, and dependent on our feet, our bikes or our weighed-down strollers cross a lot of intersections to make it home safely. And a few of them in my neck of the woods are […]