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BTW, the "broad stretch" of 37th St. is likely to be reconfigured by DDOT (narrowed in places, speed bumps, curb extensions, raised crosswalks more parking restrictions), as part of the planning process to address the traffic from both Hearst and the expanded Sidwell campus.  So don't assume that all of those parking spots will necessarily remain.[/quote]

I thought Sidwell was taking most of their pick-up/drop-off traffic off 37th Street all together, thus removing the need to major alterations to 37th Street? Even so, speed humps wouldn't remove parking spots, and if there were narrowing, it could be where fire hydrants are already located.[/quote]

Some, not all.  And there will be many more car trips with the addition of the lower school.  Sidwell wants to work with Hearst school to "fix" 37th, which is carrying more traffic this year because of a new traffic light that was installed at Idaho Ave near the new shopping center.  It has changed traffic patterns and more drivers use 37th now to bypass part of Wisconsin.  One other idea under consideration is to make the narrow part of 37th between Porter and Quebec one way, where it is very difficult for two cars to pass each other and to discourage the through traffic as the result of the light.[/quote]

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