In discussions about the possible liquor license moratorium, a lot of folks talked about the lack of parking along Barracks Row, and how underutilized the parking lot under the highway at 8th and I Streets is. It’s dark and feels unsafe for many; and for others, it’s just forgotten. And it seems as though most visitors [...]
Entries Tagged as 'transportation'
Ward 6 Councilmember Stripped of Committee Chair
July 13th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Capitol Hill
In a move normally reserved for disciplinary action, DC Council Chair Kwame Brown removed Councilmember Tommy Wells as Chair of the Transportation and Public Works Committee. To date, Chairman Brown has failed to provide a coherent reason behind the removal other than a meaningless stream of platitudes such as, “effectively consolidate areas of similar interest,” [...]
Tags: DC Council·Kwame Brown·Tommy Wells·transportation·WMATA
DDOT Asks for CaBi Input
April 27th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Capitol Hill
DDOT is asking for your feedback on the proposed placement of 25 new Capital Bikeshare stations. Our friends at Greater Greater Washington have, as ever, given us a useful introduction to the topic. If you’re really interested, the comments are also quite enlightening, though I hope some of those people also sent their comments to [...]
Tags: Bikes·Bikeshare·CaBi·DDOT·transportation
Streetcar Update
April 21st, 2011 · 5 Comments · H Street
Last night Scott Kubly of DDOT updated the public on the progress of the Streetcar project in a meeting hosted by ANC 6C at the Atlas Performing Arts Center. He could give classes on how to conduct a Q and A. The man is diplomatic and optimistic and will keep answering the same question over [...]
Tags: streetcars·transportation
Reader Poll: Residential Parking Permits
March 9th, 2011 · 24 Comments · Capitol Hill
At last night’s ANC6B meeting, it was announced that the ANC is looking into the possibility of (and hoping to explore the positive and negative effects of) expanding the Performance Parking Pilot Program north to East Capitol Street and east to 11th Street SE. Right now they say they are just exploring the options; they [...]
Tags: Parking·transportation
Potholepalooza
March 9th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill
Today WUSA 9 reported on the pothole-fixing blitz the Governor announced today in Virginia. Which got me thinking about last year’s Potholepalooza in the District. Potholepalooza is a month long campaign to proactively and aggressively repair thousands of potholes throughout the city. In an effort to repair as many roads in our fair city as quickly [...]
Tags: DDOT·transportation
Reader Poll: Streetcars
February 9th, 2011 · 7 Comments · Capitol Hill
It seems as though any time streetcars come up, there is no shortage of opinions from everyone in — and out — of our neighborhood. So time to weigh in on the proposed line for 8th Street. As Tim’s post last week mentioned, some are suggesting that moving the line further east may be a [...]
