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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one has answered the original questions - why is Rosemary's Bistro taking a lane of Connecticut Avenue? Who approved this? Is there any community input? Does the restaurant pay for the space? Can any restaurant claim public space for outdoor dining? Does RB actually fill its entire space on a regular basis?[/quote]

I would like to know this, too, as a nearby resident of a road just north of that intersection. It's bad for car drivers, and [i]it's also bad for cyclists.[/i]

One restaurant is permitted to take a public space for its own use and profit. Why?  Why does this one business get to create a dangerous bottleneck every morning when it is [u]not even open. for business at that time?[/u]

Can Bread Furst just do this same thing with a bunch of tables in a drive lane just south of another busy Connecticut intersection? Can I, as a DC taxpayer, set up my own chairs or sports equipment in a lane of traffic and block out all other uses by the public by using Jersey barriers? Where can I apply to do this?

Should Surfside be allowed to do this on Wisconsin? How about a non-profit such as a church -- why not seat overflow parishioners in the northbound lane of Connecticut just south of the Circle (and permanently block out cyclists and drivers by, again, using concrete barriers) ?

Where can I apply for this private taking of public property? Surfside? Blessed Sacrament? Hm?[/quote]

I mean, a quick google search revealed this... literally the number one result.  https://ddot.dc.gov/page/dc-streatery-frequently-asked-questions[/quote]

“Beginning Friday, May 29, 2020, food establishments are eligible to [b]temporarily[/b] have outdoor dining in public space through compliance with the [b]temporary[/b] Streatery Guidelines.”

It’s time to revisit the meaning of temporary and the process and grounds for approval. [/quote]

Great. Go talk to the ANC and the zoning board. If you are so unhappy, do something about it.

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