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3300 block of O St.

Last night, DDOT hosted a public meeting on the topic of traffic circulation through Georgetown. The pre-meeting public information was sparse, so it was unclear what that meant. One of GM’s speculations was that it was about turning some two-way streets into one-way, and indeed it was. (For the record: It’s not really that impressive to get a speculation correct when you make as many speculations as GM does…)

This was just the first meeting, and DDOT will be conducting data collection and receiving public input before putting out any recommendations. But the substance of the presentation suggested that changing the direction of streets was one of the central ideas they would study.

What does that mean for Georgetown? Well as you may know, there’s a big difference between the streets on the east and west sides of Georgetown. West Georgetown has far more one-way streets than the east side does. You can see that in this map that was part of the presentation last night:

All the dark streets are one-way. West Georgetown’s streets are probably over 50% one-way. East Georgetown, particularly above M St., are almost entirely two-way.

From the audience, it was clear that there is a vocal group in support of changing that. Among the changes most voiced would be to change 29th, 30th, and 31st to one-way (likely 30th southbound, and 29th and 31st northbound). There was also a lot of support for converting N St. to one-way (probably westbound, to mirror Dumbarton St.). Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• GM has heard that Le Petite Corner Store at 34th and Dent has been closed several weeks.
• An entire gingerbread town was built in an architecture firm in Georgetown.

Tudor Place

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• The crazy neo-classical bus station that Georgetown University never built.
• Despite the federal government closure, the DDOT meeting on Georgetown’s transportation is still happening tonight at Visitation at 7:00.

3200 block of Q St.

This week GM is dusting off the Georgetown Time Machine to bring you to the corner of M and 34th.

The year is likely in or near 1964. The Buick Invicta at the bottom right has a 1964 Virginia license plate. That would be consistent with the other cars on the road.

As for the road itself, it was still unpaved at this point. The streetcars had only stopped running a couple years earlier. Continue reading →

Photo by P. Taylor Images.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• When the local professional baseball team recruited directly from Georgetown.
• Red Truck Bakery founder coming to Q & A Cafe this Friday.

1600 block of Wisconsin Ave.