Tag Archives: DDOT
Are Your Alley Lights Glaring?
Last November, GM moved into a new home that has an alley behind it. He quickly realized that the alley lights (one of which is shown above) get awfully bright and glaring at night. As you can see from the … Continue reading
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This Is How Bad Transportation Decisions Are Made
At the last ANC meeting, the issue of the south exit of the Safeway was discussed. GM discussed this after the meeting, but he thinks it’s worthwhile to walk through the story of the changes to this intersection because it … Continue reading
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Georgetown Adds Fifth Bikeshare Station
As wonderful Christmas/Hanukkah/Winter Solstice gift, Georgetown received its fifth Capital Bikeshare station, this one located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Ave. and M St. This is a perfect location for a bikeshare station, and GM expects it to be used … Continue reading
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M St. Cycletrack Will Extend to Georgetown
Photo by Ajfroggie. Last week, DDOT presented to the Bicycle Advisory Committee its map of bike lanes that it expects to construct in 2012. In the map released by the BAC, it showed the highly anticipated M St. bicycle track … Continue reading
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ANC Round Up: Short Edition
Photo by ad454. The ANC met for the final time in 2011 on Monday night (sorry for the delay in the report, but yesterday GM wanted to pump the CAG meeting). The agenda was short and the proceedings efficient, so … Continue reading
ANC Preview: Sticking Their Nose Into Glover Park’s Business Edition
Tonight ANC2E will meet for the final time in 2011. And the most important item on the agenda doesn’t even directly relate to Georgetown. As you may have read in the Current, Glover Park has worked with DDOT to reconfigure … Continue reading
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Several Circulator Changes Starting Next Week
This caught GM a bit unaware: Next week DDOT is making some changes to the Circulator route through Georgetown. It primarily involves eliminating stops. According the the Post: Stops will be eliminated at Wisconsin Avenue and P Street NW, both … Continue reading
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Georgetown to Get Just One New Bikeshare Station in Next Expansion
Photo by Jasonpier. DDOT announced yesterday the location of 32 new Capital Bikeshare locations (and 18 expansions of current stations). Georgetown is getting only one new station (and one expansion). The new station will be at M and Pennsylvania and … Continue reading
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M Street Cycletracks at Risk
Photo by AJFroggie. As reported by GGW, it appears as if the proposal to bring cycletracks to M St. (and L St.) is on hold, if not dead. This is bad for Georgetown. A cycletrack is a special bike lane … Continue reading
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Crews Begin to Remove Streetcar Tracks Today
Right now, the city is undergoing a long, long project to rehab the streetcar tracks on O and P Streets. They will pull up all the cobblestones (well, technically they’re Belgian blocks, but everyone just calls them cobblestones) and pull … Continue reading
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