The ANC has received notice that ClearChannel Outdoor is constructing newly designed bus shelters at two locations in ANC 2B:
The construction will take place during August or September 2012. For questions or comments, please contact Alice Kelly of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT): 202-671-2333.
The District Department of Transportation released a notice that the second phase of the Connecticut Ave NW streetscape project (between Jefferson Place and L Street) will begin this week. Below is the full notice from DDOT.
UPDATE: Golden Triangle BID is hosting a meeting with DDOT and project officials at 1pm on Aug. 27, 2012 at the GTBID offices at 1120 Conn. Ave. NW.
(Washington, D.C.) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) begins work this week on the second phase of the Connecticut Avenue Streetscape project. The project will include the construction of a raised median on Connecticut Avenue between Jefferson Place and L Street, NW, picking up where the first phase left off. Phase I, completed last summer, included the construction of a raised median between K and L Streets. The median is landscaped and maintained by the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District (BID).
The goal is to enhance pedestrian safety on this heavily traveled avenue and improve the appearance of the retail corridor. The new 12 foot wide median will serve as a safe area for pedestrians to pause when crossing the broad avenue. Connecticut Avenue is one of DC’s most highly traveled vehicular thoroughfares with more than 24,100 cars on the downtown portion of the street each day.
In addition to the new median, the project will:
· Remove the existing concrete sidewalk and replace with new concrete pavers
· Install structural soil under sidewalk paving between tree boxes
· Remove existing and Install new metal tree box fences
· Plant trees and shrubs
· Install bicycle racks
· Adjust WMATA shafts to new grades
· Provide electric power service for median
· Provide irrigation and water service
· Mill and Resurface roadway
· Install new pavement markings and traffic signs
It is anticipated that the work will take 240 calendar days. The Contractor is permitted to work from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday, although work can be allowed beyond these times with prior notice and approval.
72 hour notifications will be provided to all businesses, residences, and stakeholders in this corridor prior to any impacts on traffic flow or parking. When parking is impacted signage will be placed in the blocks where the work is being conducted and notice will be distributed to all stakeholders who reside on the corridor or conduct business in the corridor. At least 1 lane of traffic in each direction, and access to businesses on the corridor, will be maintained at all times.
Public Meetings will be scheduled during the construction period in partnership with the Golden Triangle BID to provide updates on the progress of the project. For more information please contact Monica Ray at (202) 563-5033 or by email at Monica@thecsmi.com.
The Dupont Circle ANC and residents met at the Dupont Circle Hotel with DDOT official Damon Harvey the evening of Tuesday, April 3, 2012 to discuss issues related to parking systems for the neighborhood. Thanks to all who attended! The following meeting notes are courtesy of Dupont resident Nell Payne, who attended the meeting along with many other residents and commissioners:
The purpose of the meeting was for DDOT to describe what types of parking systems have and have not worked elsewhere in the city, and for Ward 2 residents to explain the parking challenges they face and ask questions about the parking regulation system and what the options are.
Damon Harvey with DDOT (damon.harvey@dc.gov, 202.671.350) described the various ways in which neighborhoods can perfect their residential parking permit (RPP) system. He urged us to think about a comprehensive approach, so that non-resident parkers don’t simply shift from one block to the next in search of laxer rules. Attendees described the types of parking problems they encounter, such as spaces being taken by patrons and employees of nearby commercial establishments, and inability of the elderly and handicapped to find parking.
The default RPP option is a 2-hour grace period for non-permit holders 7:30am-8:30pm Monday-Friday. That can be changed in certain ways by regulation upon the recommendation of the ANC, but other changes would require enactment of a new law by the City Council. Examples of changes that can be made by regulation include changing the hours of the RPP system, imposition of resident-only parking (that is, no grace period at all) on one side of the street during certain hours/days, and changing the hours and costs of meters. We should also carefully consider side effects – for example, if resident-only parking is instituted, the city will supply each household with a visitor parking pass, but there is danger that those passes can be counterfeited and sold. DDOT works hard to prevent that, by monitoring Craigslist and EBay and using water marks on the permits, but it could be an issue. Could be less of an issue if DDOT is successful in development and rollout of an internet-based system for visitor passes.
One option that was discussed would be to have RPP in place during the day, say from 8:00am to 4:00pm, then resident-only from 4:00pm to midnight. This would allow guests, tradesmen and deliverymen to park for up to two hours during the day, then give residents priority by the time they come home from work.
There are more nuances than many of us realized. For example, an RPP system that operates until 6:00pm, after which anyone can park for any length of time, really only limits parking until 4:00pm, because a non-resident can park at 4:00pm, stay for the 2-hour grace period until 6:00pm and stay further overnight until the RPP kicks in again the following morning.
[Comissioner] Mike Feldstein will organize a second meeting in a month or so, which will be devoted to discussion of issues specific to Ward 2, and suggestions by DDOT as to how to address them.
The Dupont ANC and the District’s Department of Transportation will be holding a public meeting on Parking in the Dupont Circle area. The meeting will be Tuesday, April 3rd in the Hotel Dupont’s Foxhall Room starting at 7 PM.
Contact Mike Feldstein at mike.feldstein@dupontcircleanc.net
Please join us Monday, Feb. 28th from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the International Student House (18th & R Streets NW) for a public discussion on the progress of the 18th Street reconstruction project (Mass. Ave. NW up to Fla. Ave. NW). We will hear updates on the time to completion, and also have an opportunity for discussion and questions.
DDOT’s flyer on the Feb. 28th meeting:
http://www.dupontcircleanc.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/18th-St.-Meeting-flyer.pdf
