Here's our roundup of must-read posts from the week:
Happy Saturday, folks. We know you love a new bike lane, and University Boulevard in Wheaton is getting some. Read more from Allison Gillespie.
Another place that could get some bike lanes: DC's most hated intersection, the infamous "Dave Thomas Circle." Plans for the Wendy's and surrounding traffic nightmare include bike lanes and a park.
In nearby Eckington, GGWash policy director Alex Baca teams up with members of the Eckington Civic Association to urge the DC Council to allow housing and commercial uses on industrial land in the neighborhood during the Comprehensive Plan process.
Density and affordable housing proponents got a win in that Comp Plan process on Tuesday after DC Council voted to up the density on some DC-owned sites along U Street. The move could pave the way for affordable housing for DC's lowest-income households.
Finally, as vaccines roll out and the end of the pandemic is in sight, we're wondering if travel patterns are going to be permanently altered. We take a look at the most high-traffic Metro stations this March.
By Alison Gillespie (Advocacy Committee) • May 4, 2021
This summer, the Maryland Department of Transportation’s State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will install bike lanes along University Boulevard in Wheaton by closing one lane of traffic to cars on each side of the road. The temporary bike lanes will be marked by flex posts.
By George Kevin Jordan (Managing Editor) • May 7, 2021
Those itching to see the progress made on the redesign project at the intersection of Florida and New York avenues NE, known by many as “Dave Thomas Circle” may soon get their chance. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is holding a public meeting Monday, May 17, to discuss the preliminary design proposal for the project.
By Alex Baca (Policy Manager), Shelley Vinyard (Guest Contributor), Conor Shaw (Guest Contributor) • May 5, 2021
It has been four years since many of Eckington’s residents and its Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners came together to craft a vision for how we want growth to happen in our neighborhood in the next 10 years. But despite countless hours spent over these four years to define and advocate for an affordable future for Eckington through amendments we wrote to the 2006 Comprehensive Plan, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson is pushing to override our neighborhood’s wishes in one stroke of his pen.
By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • May 7, 2021
As part of its sweeping District-wide planning overhaul process, DC Council took a vote Tuesday that could set the stage for more housing along the U Street Corridor.
By Libby Solomon (Writer and Editor) • May 6, 2021
Metro ridership is still in the hole after more than a year of the coronavirus pandemic. But ridership isn’t just lower; it’s different. As the Post reported last month, the top stations around the region have changed in a post-pandemic world.
