“Dear PoPville,
Now that jobs are slowly requiring people to come back in, I really do not want to get back on the Metro. Do any Petworth residence have any thoughts advice or suggestions on taking one of the electric scooter Services downtown and home everyday? (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Was wondering if you’ve heard any sort of update on the slow street project? I know it was supposed to end “in May”, but June has come and all of the signs are still up on all of the streets.”
Thanks to Andrew for sending: “Takoma Park, as if the bright rainbow crosswalk was not obvious enough” (more…)
Photo by John Sonderman
Readers reported: “Sounded like two jets flew extremely low above houses last night around 11:45. Heard in Woodridge, NE, and apparently out into Hyattsville. It was almost unbearably loud, and I’m not particularly noise sensitive.”
“So I woke up to an extremely loud noise – and my neighborhood listserv starts popping off a few minutes later. Apparently we had two fighter jets just fly over #Hyattsville?”
“It was crazy loud in Riverdale.”
“Anyone else in DC area hear an incredibly loud/close aircraft fly by (sounded almost like a missile) just now? What was that?? (NE in Hyattsville).”
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced plans for a new two-way cycle track on the east side of 9th Street NW, adding a 1.6 mile protected bike lane connecting Florida Avenue/U Street NW to the north and Pennsylvania Avenue to the south.
“This project will make our city safer and travel Downtown more accessible,” said Mayor Bowser. “With the 9th Street cycle track we are improving DC’s infrastructure to make it safer, more sustainable, and more efficient for everyone who travels through this corridor.”
A new 9th Street NW protected bike lane will significantly expand safe bicycling infrastructure on the eastern side of downtown. Ten percent of all trips originating in the Shaw neighborhood are by bicycle, more than double the average bike trips District-wide. The bike lane will provide a critical north-south connection for cyclists to downtown, in an area that does not currently have any designated bike lanes. (more…)
It was, indeed, a Maryland license plate.
Thanks to Bianca for sending from 18th and Quarry Road, NW “Tow truck got it up eventually.”
Sadly, not the first time a car has ended up on these stairs.
Thanks to AL for sending: “Serious accident at N. Capitol and Rock Creek Church Road around 8:20am, somehow that utility pole is still standing. There’s been such excessive speeding at this intersection recently. (more…)
From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter requesting that the National Park Service permanently close to motor vehicles the portion of Beach Drive NW in the District of Columbia that has been closed to motor vehicles during the coronavirus pandemic. The portion has been closed during the pandemic to provide more space for pedestrians, bicyclists and recreation. Thousands of people now use Beach Drive to walk, run, bike and play.
“As we shift to post-pandemic life, there is much we have learned about our values as a community,” Norton said. “One of those lessons is the benefit of spending time outdoors. We want to take advantage of the opportunity the temporary closure of Beach Drive provided to prioritize health, outdoor recreation and other forms of transportation by making the closure permanent.”
The letter follows. (more…)
You can read about Guillermo(s) here.
From DDOT:
“Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announces the completion of construction of a new red-light enforcement camera at the Interstate 695 off ramp (ramp D) at Northbound 11th Street SE. This automated traffic enforcement camera will be installed to reduce the number of angle collisions, red light running, and improve overall safety at the intersection. The camera will be activated June 7.
In addition to the red-light camera, DDOT will rotate seven new speed cameras to reduce dangerous, reckless driving in the following corridors: (more…)
Photo by Gerda De Corte
From MPD:
“On Sunday, May 30, 2021, the First Amendment motorcycle ride, Rolling to Remember, will take place in the District of the Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be several street closures that motorists should take into consideration:
The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Sunday, May 30, 2021 from approximately 12:01 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: (more…)