“Dear PoPville,
Anyone else experiencing Uber/lyft/empower not accepting four people in their cars? Waiting 10-15 minutes for them to arrive to tell us.”
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From SaferConnAveDC:
“Two and a half years ago (12/15/2021), Mayor Bowser announced that she was moving forward with Concept C, a plan to reshape the footprint of Connecticut Avenue in Ward 3 by removing the reversible lane, lowering speed limits, and adding bike and bus and pedestrian friendly design changes to the streetscape: “After considering several options, it was clear that this design best meets the needs of our city and moves us closer to a greener DC, a safer DC, and a DC that is less reliant on cars.”
The redesign received near-unanimous support from all the ANCs, across three different terms. And yet, last week, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that they were removing bike lanes from the plan without seeking community input, running counter to the notion of community engagement that DDOT prides itself on.
This is a key opportunity to transform a corridor and help the city reach its climate goals by reducing the number of trips made by car. Additionally, numerous studies have shown that bike lanes do not negatively affect businesses, as people who use bicycles are more likely to frequent local stores. Adding bicycle lanes to Connecticut Avenue would also help improve safety along the corridor.
We urge the Mayor and the Council to act expeditiously to restore the protected bike lanes to the redesign of Connecticut Avenue. If you agree and would like to see the city move forward with the bike lane plan, please join us in signing this petition hosted by WABA here.
Some additional background on the genesis of this project and the consequences of the recent decision: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This delightful person thought it was a good idea to park in the bike lane on Harry Thomas Way NE yesterday evening. (more…)
Thanks to F. for sending from Friendship Heights: (more…)
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Thanks to D. for sending from Navy Yard.
It had been 3 months since our last stolen wheels report(s). You can see some MPD suggestions on ways to prevent a Helluva Way to Wake Up here. You can read a Witness Describing a Wheel Theft here.
Thanks to Stephen for sending from Hill East: “Hit & run at 17th and D SE”
Thanks to a reader for sending Friday night:
“around 10pm someone drove a car into the concierge building that’s part of the Senate Square apartments in NoMa. (more…)
via WMATA
Looking good! WMATA wrote “the K Street entrance of Farragut North reopened with three brand new, more reliable escalators. Metro is replacing more than 139 escalators across the system through 2027.”
photo by Emma K Alexandra
“Not sure if you can help but my daughter drove her/our car down to DC 3/8 for the Awesomecon. She came earlier in the day and parked in a garage around 330pm. She parked on floor B4, gave the attendent 20 dollars because even though it was $19 they didn’t have change. They told her remember B4 and that they closed at 7. They gave her directions and never gave her a slip with the garage on it. (more…)