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[quote=Anonymous]I live on the street. most residents just want speed bumps but ddot refuses to even consider them.

No Thru Traffic on Chain Bridge Road and University Terrace
From: Chuck Elkins
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2022 14:15:21 PDT
DDOT is proposing for comment to erect No Thur Traffic 24 hours a day on Chain Bridge Road and University Terrace.  They initially said that the ANC had requested these signs, but after we informed that we definitely HAD NOT requested them, they have issued a revised notice of intent (NOI) that deletes that reference to the ANC but keeps the sign proposal the same.

I think DDOT's proposal is a non-starter, and I have heard from many others in the neighborhood who agree.  We now need to prepare a response to the DDOT proposal, for a vote at the July 6th ANC meeting.

For those of you who have not been following the extensive discussion about safety on these two streets, DDOT has taken speed humps off the table and refused to move the (mis-placed) driver feedback devices that tell drivers they are driving too fast.  I hope to convince them to re-open these questions.

However in the meantime, for the July 6th ANC resolution that I am drafting opposing these signs as proposed, I am thinking that, given DDOT's refusal to do the other alternative solutions, such as speed humps, and that safety issues remain unabated, that we consider asking them the following:

1) Instead erect signs identical to those on Manning Place that say: "Do not enter during rush hours, no thru traffic." (see photo)  Residents who live within 2 blocks of such a sign are apparently allowed to enter; this would mean that affected residents on these two streets could enter.

2) These signs would would be evaluated over a 18-month period and at the end of that period, all alternatives would be back on the table for consideration, including taking down the signs.

3) DDOT would notify the companies that run the navigation applications (Wavz, etc.) of this legal change to what traffic is allowed, and hopefully they would program their applications accordingly.

If you have comments/suggestions, please enter them here or send an email using the contact form on our ANC3D.org website.

Finally, don't blame the messenger. :)

I  (and the ANC3D Transportation Committee) have been working hard to get realistic alternatives to such signs considered by DDOT, but so far have failed.

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