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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't care if WABA is organized and powerful.  What bugs me is that the DC government is using our tax money to subsidize WABA to then distort the public process.  No wonder many people feel misled and surprised by the far-reaching scope and impact of "Option C."[/quote]

This is silly and dishonest.

There have literally been dozens and dozens of public meetings and there are going to be many future public meetings.

But don't take my word for it - here is what Nancy MacWood who is the queen bee of the NIMBY's posted on the CP Listserve on 9/8/22 on the process to date:

[i]Nancy MacWood
Sep 8   #191910

It is really alarming that residents are feeling blindsided or uninformed about DDOT's decisions regarding the Conn. Ave. Reversible Lane and Safety Study. Here is a link https://ddot.dc.gov/page/connecticut-avenue-nw-reversible-lane-safety-and-operations-study to the June 28, 2022 DDOT presentation that includes a concept map for Conn. Ave. between Porter and Macomb Streets (Map #4). 
 
It shows that there are 52 metered parking spaces in that area now. The proposal is to eliminate all parking on the west side and retain 25 spaces on the east side. The on street loading area is currently 162 ft.  The proposal would eliminate all loading on the west side and retain 47 ft. on the east side. The map referenced above shows where these areas are currently and where they would be per the proposal.
 
DDOT held two redundant public meetings in 2021 ( March 30 and April 1) and two redundant public meetings in 2022 (June 28 and June 29). In addition, DDOT presented to a public ANC 3C meeting July 20, 2020, February 23, 2021, and June 22, 2022.  DDOT also presented at a CPCA meeting July 29, 2020 and CPCA co-sponsored the Feb. 23, 2021 DDOT presentation to 3C.  DDOT presented to the WPCA on July 23, 2020 and Feb. 25, 2021. 
 
The comment period to DDOT on preferred study options was April 1 - May 8, 2021. I posted a summary of how the study options would affect Conn. Ave. in Cleveland Park to the listserv on April 13, 2021 and asked for comments prior to ANC 3C considering a resolution at the April 19, 2021 public meeting. I have ten emails from that period in my inbox sent to all 3C commissioners that supported Concept C.  I also have emails primarily sent to me that voiced concerns and issues with the study and did not support any particular study option. 
 
A prominent concern was the effect of diverting a projected total daily diversion of 7,000 vehicles to other roadways.  In addition to asking the sponsors of the 3C resolution to amend it to urge DDOT to immediately end the reversible lane configuration and to lower the speed limit to 25mph, I asked that the John Eaton School community be given an additional week to comment because DDOT had not briefed them on the potential impacts of bike lanes and diverted traffic on school safety. The Eaton amendment was readily accepted  by one co-sponsor but not by the main drafter. At the ANC meeting I repeated the request and Comm. Siddiqui continued to object to the necessity or propriety of extending the comment period by one week, which would allow DDOT to schedule a briefing, until Principal Anderson spoke in favor of the amendment.
 
An additional amendment to urge DDOT to continue to study diversion patterns and volumes while  considering biking infrastructure changes was accepted at the ANC meeting. DDOT plans to perform traffic calming reviews and conduct parking/loading "optimization" studies through 2022. The traffic calming exercise will include examination of cut through traffic, speeding, and traffic violation patterns. I have requested that DDOT include 34th St. from Porter St. to Woodley Rd. with an emphasis on school  safety, and I recommend that residents contact Edward.Stollof@dc.gov [Edward.Stollof @ dcw dot gov] ho is the project manager with any suggested blocks or streets that should be considered for traffic calming.
 
Nancy MacWood
ANC 3C09[/i]

There have been additional public meetings since this post and construction is still not slated to start until 2025 - if anything there has been a ridiculous amount of public process and unless I missed it no representing WABA has ever complained during this long planning process that there are too many public meetings - in fact since neighborhood pro-bike people have out numbered opponents at every single meeting I've attended WABA is probably happy to keep having meetings.

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