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Tuesday, October 01, 2019

GGW: "After a fight, Bloomingdale gets better traffic calming infrastructure"

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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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