The Georgetown Metropolitan

Last week the BID experimented with adding traffic control officers at the intersection of Wisconsin and M. The officers were there directing traffic and preventing gridlock. When GM stopped by on Friday, there were four officers in the intersection.

The effort was only from April 8-13th, but the hope is that it will become a permanent addition. This is part of the BID’s newly invigorated focus on transportation thanks to its new transportation director, Jonathon Kass. In the BID’s press release, Kass stated “We are hoping that intersection management will improve conditions for everyone, including bus riders on the two DC Circulator Routes and five Metrobus routes that traverse this spot.”

Any discussion of officers directing traffic at that intersection is bound to bring up memories of the late, great Joe Pozell. For those unfamiliar with the sad story: Pozell was the manager at Oak Hill Cemetery, where he lived with his family in the caretaker’s house. On the weekends, he volunteered as a police officer directing traffic at M and Wisconsin. Continue reading →