I'm so over Reno

[Anonymous]

I’m so over you, Reno Road! Reno (known as 34th below Van Ness) was my go-to route. We did everything together. Two jobs, three cars, so many commutes to downtown DC. I loved Reno. So much better than the major arteries. My pet bypass. But recently, Reno has disappointed me. It’s become slow and annoying. Traffic backs up for blocks, going north and south. Traffic signals seem to operate randomly. Crossing guards act like little tsars, holding up drivers even on green lights. Some frustrated drivers use the turning lanes to bypass other traffic. (I’ve heard that they’re even thinking of getting rid of the center lane and adding stop signs at some intersections). Lately I’ve been trying Connecticut Ave., and it seems better. So, it’s so long Reno.

[Anonymous]

We have crossing guards at an intersection with a perfectly fine light rotation and nice long walk signals. Middle school age kids can do this fine on their own. And they have keys and turn the lights red. It is very unnecessary.

[Anonymous]

Part of it is the beach road project.

Otherwise, try not to run down my elementary school kid as you attempt to speed down 34th. I'd also appreciate if everyone who uses the cross streets as cut through a could actually observe the speed limit, those are residential streets...

A woman was run down on Reno right near my house a few months ago and the driver hit and ran.

[Anonymous]

Fabulous, so our traffic calming tactics are finally working on OP.

Honestly, Wisconsin is better than Reno. I live on Reno and I use Wisconsin Ave. because at every hour traffic moves better there.

The thing is, OP and especially clueless 10:01, Reno is a residential road, and there are students crossing it to get to approximately 25 different schools from nursery to college, and to access more than a dozen parks, playgrounds, and trails. Many have been hit by commuters. There are have been far too many car accidents and car versus bike accidents. You call it unnecessary, but people who live here know that the danger has been unacceptable for some time now and is increasing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have crossing guards at an intersection with a perfectly fine light rotation and nice long walk signals. Middle school age kids can do this fine on their own. And they have keys and turn the lights red. It is very unnecessary.

It's not that middle school kids can't manage on their own. It's that drivers disregard the law and put the kids at risk of being hit. I've seen some pretty shitty driving from commuters racing down Reno Rd.

[Anonymous]

Some of us would like to see Reno widened to four lanes, like as Reno is between Van Ness and Tilden. Reno is an important artery, like our own north-south version of East West Highway. It's not a private street in a gated community, you know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of us would like to see Reno widened to four lanes, like as Reno is between Van Ness and Tilden. Reno is an important artery, like our own north-south version of East West Highway. It's not a private street in a gated community, you know.

Nope. Surrounded by national park land and embassy land.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of us would like to see Reno widened to four lanes, like as Reno is between Van Ness and Tilden. Reno is an important artery, like our own north-south version of East West Highway. It's not a private street in a gated community, you know.

No room. You'd have to tear down schools and embassies and negotiate with the National Park Service. Lol. It's a residential road, if you use it as a commuter short cut, Deal with it.

[Anonymous]

I grew up here driving Reno Rd 30 years ago. It used to be sooo much faster. BUT - I still prefer it now a days to WI or CT hands down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fabulous, so our traffic calming tactics are finally working on OP.

Honestly, Wisconsin is better than Reno. I live on Reno and I use Wisconsin Ave. because at every hour traffic moves better there.

The thing is, OP and especially clueless 10:01, Reno is a residential road, and there are students crossing it to get to approximately 25 different schools from nursery to college, and to access more than a dozen parks, playgrounds, and trails. Many have been hit by commuters. There are have been far too many car accidents and car versus bike accidents. You call it unnecessary, but people who live here know that the danger has been unacceptable for some time now and is increasing.

+1. Take the metro OP. Reno is a residential road. Wisconsin and Connecticut are also residential roads that have students, locals, etc crossing them daily so please SLOW DOWN and stop treating DC streets like race tracks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of us would like to see Reno widened to four lanes, like as Reno is between Van Ness and Tilden. Reno is an important artery, like our own north-south version of East West Highway. It's not a private street in a gated community, you know.

Yeah the solution to traffic is always to build more, wider roads. Look how well that worked out in LA.

East-West highway is totally different- houses are set back much further and/or protected by a carriage way and people who live in that area are more likely to be in cars rather than on foot anyway. If you want to drive on a street that is like East-West highway then please stay in Md and stay out of DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of us would like to see Reno widened to four lanes, like as Reno is between Van Ness and Tilden. Reno is an important artery, like our own north-south version of East West Highway. It's not a private street in a gated community, you know.

Between the houses, schools, churches and other buildings on the road, I am no sure how you would make more room. Plus, look up induced demand. There has never been an example where building more roads has reduced congestion.

Bottom line, the roads in DC are what they are. It isn't the suburbs where you can just make a new one, or widen at the drop of a hat. That is why mass transit, particularly new streetcar lines, is so critical to the future livability of the city.

[Anonymous]

I just want them to fix the gd potholes. Lost a hubcap the other day

[Anonymous]

They should at least widen Reno to 4 travel lanes between Military and Porter. That would be so convenient. And get rid of those stupid speed bumps on Quebec St.

[Anonymous]

They should speed bump the entire thing. Use Wisconsin or Connecticut or, gasp, the metro that runs right under Wisconsin and Connecticut. No crossing guards and annoying pedestrians there.