Good morning. I am the cyclist who prompted the discussion
of First St NW with DDOT that Commissioner Holliday sent a note about on March
21.
I would like to clarify the basis of the discussion. I
initially asked DDOT regarding safe accommodation for cyclists on First St
following a bad incident that I had recently. I did not ask for bike lanes
explicitly.
Sam Zimbabwe and Mike Goodno at DDOT responded and indicated
to me that, through the Mid-City East Livability Study, DDOT found that the
neighborhood preference was to dissuade through traffic on First St and the
recommendation was for mini-roundabouts that would disrupt sight lines and
deter through traffic (this was in the email Commissioner Holliday
attached).
I emailed Commissioner Holliday on the responses and asked
for a neighborhood discussion on improvements to First Street NW, namely the
traffic calming measures mentioned by Sam and Mike - not for bike lanes.
First St is the main thoroughfare through Bloomingdale and
one where many of us walk, ride and drive. Making First St safer for everyone
is important to making Bloomingdale a better neighborhood.
Please do send Commissioner Holliday your comments, but
please understand that the emphasis here is for a safer First St for all
residents.
Thank you.
Edward
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