Anonymous
11/07/2019 12:11
Subject: Why did they change the morning traffic pattern on 17th Street NW?
I've biked on Connecticut. It's pretty unpleasant. Would feel a lot safer if there were a bike lane -- and you'd probably go faster near me, too, because I wouldn't be taking a lane. (I don't ride on the sidewalk because that's not safe for pedestrians.)
Anonymous
11/05/2019 10:07
Subject: Why did they change the morning traffic pattern on 17th Street NW?
So glad they are getting rid of the lane change on Conn. It is so freaking dangerous. We walk across Conn every day and we have seen so many accidents and near misses -- and none of those get reported, so don't bother citing statistics (which are bad enough).
Anonymous
11/05/2019 10:00
Subject: Why did they change the morning traffic pattern on 17th Street NW?
I have to drive south on17th in the morning and there are always people going the wrong way. Very dangerous. Needed to end.
Anonymous
11/05/2019 09:38
Subject: Re:Why did they change the morning traffic pattern on 17th Street NW?
Anonymous wrote:
DDOT absolutely does not have to accommodate traffic patterns of drivers from outside DC (or from within DC for that matter). If MoCo doesn’t even cater to its own drivers by doin the reversible lanes then why are they necessary in DC? The extra lane is a waste of resources and space that encourages people to drive to work instead of taking a bus or biking which contributes to pollution in the city and danger towards pedestrians trying to cross Connecticut. DDOT is free to implement traffic policy that benefits those beyond drivers who are commuting through.
A much better use of a few of the six lanes on Connecticut would be bikes and bus lanes. Get the cars down to one lane each and start jetting buses down- you can fit, what, 60 people in the space of three cars?
Bus-only lanes on Connecticut Avenue. With automated enforcement.