The Georgetown Metropolitan

1500 block of 32nd St.

Photo by Peter Krupa.

GM is often advocating for improvements to our infrastructure to make biking easier and safer. But inevitably when the topic comes up, someone always (ALWAYS) starts complaining about how cyclists break the law. They argue that until cyclists start obeying the law they do not deserve to be rewarded with more road space being dedicated to them. Oh, and a new one GM has heard is that we should not make any improvement that might induce more people to bike through the side streets of Georgetown.

This is infuriating on several levels.

The first is that multiple studies have shown that cyclists do not break the law any more than motorists do. It’s just that drivers ignore their own law breaking and notice the law breaking of cyclists.

The second should be obvious, but unfortunately gets ignored in the whataboutism: cars are exponentially more dangerous than bikes.

Just last Sunday a driver ran into a pedestrian in the crosswalk on K St. in Georgetown (above). And on Tuesday a driver plowed down four pedestrians on the sidewalk at 9th and New York Ave., downtown. A man died this week as a result of a driver running him over earlier this month at Missouri Ave. and 7th St. Continue reading →

Photo by Mike Maguire.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• A couple new routes added to the water taxi that is already providing service from Georgetown to the new Wharf and Alexandria. (But sadly still no route between Georgetown and Nats Stadium).
• Paper went up on the windows of the Dolcezza, which either means it really is permanently closed, or (if you are unbelievably optimistic) that the long planned renovations are actually beginning. GM will happily bet a couple scoops of gelato that the first is more likely.

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The French Market returns this weekend to Book Hill. The festivities start Friday and they run all the way till Sunday. Friday and Saturday, it is from 10 am to 5 pm, and on Sunday it’s noon to 5:00.

This is always a great opportunity for huge crowds to descend on Book Hill, with stores from Q to Reservoir out showing their wares on the sidewalk. Like the past several years, this will also be a great example of temporary sidewalk widening, as the parking lane is shut down.
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Photo by BKL Art.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Outdoor movie fest in the park schedule announced.
• Sneak peak of the Georgetown House Tour.

Dumbarton Oaks

ANC2 will be meeting for its May session next Monday, which is still April. Given the way winter slouched around well into April, it’s somewhat appropriate that we’ll still be in April when we’re supposed to be in May. (For the curious: the ANC schedules its monthly meetings to align with the Old Georgetown Board, which meets the first Thursday of every month. That often puts the ANC into the previous month.)

Nothing jumps out at GM especially in the agenda, but here are a couple interesting topics:

• The BID will present its proposals for its “gateways” project, which is meant to increase the sense of arrival for visitors coming to Georgetown
• A raze application has been applied for in connection with the redevelopment of the Key Bridge Exxon
• The lame Capital One Cafe will be presenting for their application for zoning relief

Here’s the full agenda:

GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E
3265 S Street, NW • Washington, DC 20007
(202) 724-7098 • anc2e@dc.gov • http://www.anc2e.com
ANC 2E Public Meeting
Monday, April 30th, 2018

at 6:30 p.m.

We will be meeting this month at the Georgetown Visitation School, 35th Street and
Volta Place NW, first building on left by gatehouse, in the Heritage Room on the 2nd floor.

Approval of the Agenda
• Approval of the ANC’s April 30th, 2018 Meeting Agenda
• Approval of the ANC’s April 2nd, 2018 Meeting Minutes
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Photo by Nick K.

Good morning Georgetown, here’s the latest:

• Raze application applied for for the Key Bridge Exxon.
• How the Dumbarton Oaks squirrels fit in with other artistic squirrels.

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