This information is lifted from the Bates blog.
April 3 Meeting to Discuss McMillan Traffic Impact Study
VMP submitted a Transportation Impact Study (TIS) recently completed by Gorove/Slade to the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) 45-days in advance of the first scheduled PUD hearing for McMillan. There is also a six-page summary with diagrams of street improvements recommended for First Street NW, North Capitol Street and Michigan Avenue.
The purpose of the TIS is to compare future conditions around the site, analyzing those conditions with and without the proposed McMillan redevelopment to determine if the PUD will have a detrimental impact. AND to develop recommendations to mitigate the impact and improve transportation conditions for pedestrians, cyclists and people driving to and from home or work.
We held a discussion at the last McMillan Advisory Group, where Gorove/Slade presented the study and members of the MAG and meeting attendees submitted questions that will be published on the Envision McMillan website. We will alert you when the questions are published.
In the meantime, please join us on Thursday, April 3rd at 7PM at All Nations Baptist Church (corner of North Capitol Street & Rhode Island Avenue, NE) for a community-wide presentation of our Transportation Impact Study with Gorove/Slade.
If you’re unable to attend our meeting, please send email questions to info@envisionmcmillan.com and we will absolutely answer them. We look forward to seeing you April 3rd!
Sincerely,
Tania Jackson
Vision McMillan Partners
Vision McMillan Partners
Again...nothing south of Channing is addressed and therefore the bulk of Bloomingdale/Stronghold is really not a concern. To go northbound, sit in traffic on 1st street or take your chances shooting out onto the high speed portion of N. Capitol....a potentially lethal proposition on a daily basis. So Bloomingdale becomes a little can of sardines hemmed in on all sides with bad traffic. My question: before Columbia Heights became the dog's breakfast (traffic wise) that it is now....did the community have any say at all? Or did the DC gov't just shove that down their throats too? I've often wondered who was responsible for that and why the community didn't see it coming. Perhaps they did.
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