Anonymous
Post 01/17/2025 08:27     Subject: Davenport St NW
Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northwest-dc-community-looks-for-solution-to-commuter-cut-through/3814287/

This is a public street that is one of only a limited number of ways to get into Rock Creek Park and these residents are trying to limit access.

They cite Maryland commuters (which as a DC resident I dislike as much as everyone else) but I travel this route regularly between my 2 kids different schools across town.

These people reek of privilege. I can’t imagine trying to ban cars from my DC street at certain times of day just because it’s busy and I have to wait a moment to pull out “of my driveway”. Lol- most people in DC don’t even have driveways!!
Entitlement at its finest while on the taxpayer dime.


MD has these types of restrictions all over CC and Bethesda to prevent people from using side streets to access Wisconsin and CT at either rush hour times or 24/7.

It’s common basically everywhere.
Anonymous
Post 01/17/2025 08:23     Subject: Davenport St NW
The other recent issue is that Albemarle was closed at CT.

So instead of having both Albemarle and Davenport as access points, you pushed all the traffic to Davenport.

I would prefer to have gone Albemarle but got burned a few times with getting there only to find I needed to turn around.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 11:34     Subject: Re:Davenport St NW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I used to live on Davenport Street and I fully support them doing this. That street is for local use by residents. It's not designed for heavy commuter traffic. DC should stop congestion major roads like Conn Ave with stupid bike lanes and let the commuters get in and out of the city in peace.


Let’s repeat this. You do NOT own a public street. The banning of commuter traffic on certain streets happens mainly in upper northwest.
The only way to lesson traffic (bike lanes have nothing to do with it), is to reduce car dependent. Work from home goes a long way in doing this. So expect traffic to get much worse if feds start back five days a week. Much much worse.
—an urban planner


It's already much much worse on lower volume because that is what DDOT has intentionally done. When traffic lanes are narrowed and removed, traffic lights and cameras are increased, and random streets and turns are blocked off then congestion becomes worse. This is a man made problem not a function of increased population or traffic.


Exactly. Blame the DC government instead of the residents who are now paying the price for poor DC planning.


Blame them both and ignore any signs that say local traffic only.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 11:19     Subject: Re:Davenport St NW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I used to live on Davenport Street and I fully support them doing this. That street is for local use by residents. It's not designed for heavy commuter traffic. DC should stop congestion major roads like Conn Ave with stupid bike lanes and let the commuters get in and out of the city in peace.


Let’s repeat this. You do NOT own a public street. The banning of commuter traffic on certain streets happens mainly in upper northwest.
The only way to lesson traffic (bike lanes have nothing to do with it), is to reduce car dependent. Work from home goes a long way in doing this. So expect traffic to get much worse if feds start back five days a week. Much much worse.
—an urban planner


It's already much much worse on lower volume because that is what DDOT has intentionally done. When traffic lanes are narrowed and removed, traffic lights and cameras are increased, and random streets and turns are blocked off then congestion becomes worse. This is a man made problem not a function of increased population or traffic.


Exactly. Blame the DC government instead of the residents who are now paying the price for poor DC planning.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 11:19     Subject: Re:Davenport St NW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I used to live on Davenport Street and I fully support them doing this. That street is for local use by residents. It's not designed for heavy commuter traffic. DC should stop congestion major roads like Conn Ave with stupid bike lanes and let the commuters get in and out of the city in peace.


Let’s repeat this. You do NOT own a public street. The banning of commuter traffic on certain streets happens mainly in upper northwest.
The only way to lesson traffic (bike lanes have nothing to do with it), is to reduce car dependent. Work from home goes a long way in doing this. So expect traffic to get much worse if feds start back five days a week. Much much worse.
—an urban planner


There are plenty of busses and Metro on Conn Ave, Wisconsin, etc. People deserve to live in peace from speeding commuters. And I don't even live there anymore. In fact, I commute via train to MD.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 11:09     Subject: Re:Davenport St NW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I used to live on Davenport Street and I fully support them doing this. That street is for local use by residents. It's not designed for heavy commuter traffic. DC should stop congestion major roads like Conn Ave with stupid bike lanes and let the commuters get in and out of the city in peace.


Let’s repeat this. You do NOT own a public street. The banning of commuter traffic on certain streets happens mainly in upper northwest.
The only way to lesson traffic (bike lanes have nothing to do with it), is to reduce car dependent. Work from home goes a long way in doing this. So expect traffic to get much worse if feds start back five days a week. Much much worse.
—an urban planner


It's already much much worse on lower volume because that is what DDOT has intentionally done. When traffic lanes are narrowed and removed, traffic lights and cameras are increased, and random streets and turns are blocked off then congestion becomes worse. This is a man made problem not a function of increased population or traffic.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 10:54     Subject: Re:Davenport St NW
Anonymous wrote:I used to live on Davenport Street and I fully support them doing this. That street is for local use by residents. It's not designed for heavy commuter traffic. DC should stop congestion major roads like Conn Ave with stupid bike lanes and let the commuters get in and out of the city in peace.


Let’s repeat this. You do NOT own a public street. The banning of commuter traffic on certain streets happens mainly in upper northwest.
The only way to lesson traffic (bike lanes have nothing to do with it), is to reduce car dependent. Work from home goes a long way in doing this. So expect traffic to get much worse if feds start back five days a week. Much much worse.
—an urban planner
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 10:30     Subject: Davenport St NW
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northwest-dc-community-looks-for-solution-to-commuter-cut-through/3814287/

This is a public street that is one of only a limited number of ways to get into Rock Creek Park and these residents are trying to limit access.

They cite Maryland commuters (which as a DC resident I dislike as much as everyone else) but I travel this route regularly between my 2 kids different schools across town.

These people reek of privilege. I can’t imagine trying to ban cars from my DC street at certain times of day just because it’s busy and I have to wait a moment to pull out “of my driveway”. Lol- most people in DC don’t even have driveways!!
Entitlement at its finest while on the taxpayer dime.


Totally agree, OP. I’m a DC resident who lives not far from here and this is one of my routes to get into and through RCP. Ridiculous entitlement.


+100. As we saw yesterday evening, all the changes that DDOT has made have created a traffic cluster.

That's why I've decided that, as a DC resident, I am always considered local traffic.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 10:26     Subject: Davenport St NW
I grew up on Porter (a busy street that helps link the east and west sides of the city) and think this is ridiculous and entitled and privileged.

People who try to shut down links across the park suck. It's racist and selfish and classist.

If you buy on a street like Porter or Davenport, you are probably getting a discount due to the additional traffic. Don't buy somewhere and then try to drastically change things like traffic patterns that existed when you bought. You should have known what you were getting into.

Also, enough MD bashing. MD is MUCH cheaper than DC. Not everyone can afford to live in DC. Get over your privileged selves.

Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 10:20     Subject: Davenport St NW
Anonymous wrote:https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northwest-dc-community-looks-for-solution-to-commuter-cut-through/3814287/

This is a public street that is one of only a limited number of ways to get into Rock Creek Park and these residents are trying to limit access.

They cite Maryland commuters (which as a DC resident I dislike as much as everyone else) but I travel this route regularly between my 2 kids different schools across town.

These people reek of privilege. I can’t imagine trying to ban cars from my DC street at certain times of day just because it’s busy and I have to wait a moment to pull out “of my driveway”. Lol- most people in DC don’t even have driveways!!
Entitlement at its finest while on the taxpayer dime.


Totally agree, OP. I’m a DC resident who lives not far from here and this is one of my routes to get into and through RCP. Ridiculous entitlement.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 10:18     Subject: Davenport St NW
What I would LOVE is for DC to enforce current traffic modifying aspects.

There are CURRENT no Right turn signs off River Road to limit traffic and everyday there are MD plates cutting through the neighborhood.

But - for these residents - the CT ave change has impacted them - and they are not happy. Maybe they can petition to get the streeteries off CT ave - and ask for CT ave to change back to support commuters.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 10:13     Subject: Re:Davenport St NW
I used to live on Davenport Street and I fully support them doing this. That street is for local use by residents. It's not designed for heavy commuter traffic. DC should stop congestion major roads like Conn Ave with stupid bike lanes and let the commuters get in and out of the city in peace.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 10:08     Subject: Davenport St NW
Anonymous wrote:They’re right; you’re wrong.


Public street, public access. The residents own exactly 0% of the street, they have no more right to tell people how to use it than I do, because they own exactly as much of the street as I do.

If they were offering to buy the property from the District and pay all the associated costs of maintenance I'd consider taking them seriously, but I'd also hope even then DC would tell them to kick rocks, because it's a stupid entitled complaint put up by stupid entitled NIMBYs.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 09:45     Subject: Davenport St NW
They’re right; you’re wrong.
Anonymous
Post 01/16/2025 09:42     Subject: Davenport St NW
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/northwest-dc-community-looks-for-solution-to-commuter-cut-through/3814287/

This is a public street that is one of only a limited number of ways to get into Rock Creek Park and these residents are trying to limit access.

They cite Maryland commuters (which as a DC resident I dislike as much as everyone else) but I travel this route regularly between my 2 kids different schools across town.

These people reek of privilege. I can’t imagine trying to ban cars from my DC street at certain times of day just because it’s busy and I have to wait a moment to pull out “of my driveway”. Lol- most people in DC don’t even have driveways!!
Entitlement at its finest while on the taxpayer dime.