After a fight, Bloomingdale gets better traffic calming infrastructure
A DDOT
traffic calming plan from March is finally being completed after opposition
from a local ANC commissioner led to months of uncertainty.
This
past March, the District Department of Transportation revealed a traffic calming plan to
install curb extensions, or “bulbouts,” on 1st Street NW in Bloomingdale.
The announcement came in response to years of community concern about drivers
speeding on the residential street, particularly commuters who cut through the
neighborhood on their way downtown.
But
as soon as the plan was announced, it faced pushback
from ANC 5E06 commissioner Karla Lewis, whose single-member-district includes
the two southernmost intersections (1st and R and 1st and Randolph) in the plan
area. Lewis objected to the removal of two parking spots (which are currently
illegal because they’re too close to the intersection) that would accompany the
installation.
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