W3BA Steering Committee meeting
November 25, 2018
Attendees: Josh Rising, Ed Carley, Ryan Keefe, Emily Curley, Paul DeMaio, Steve Seelig, Tom Quinn, Troy Kravitz, Brett Young, Talia Coutin
- Updates
- Conn Ave
- DDOT presented at ANC 3C last week. DDOT will draw on federal funds. Main focus is on the reversible traffic lane. Total cost of the study is unclear.
- Various concerns were shared:
- The bike lane is underprioritized in the RFP. Can we provide language in the RFP to emphasize that.
- The study only extends to Legation. The study should go all the way to Western.
- No mention of Vision Zero in the document at all. Need to emphasize and make sure the final document reflects that.
- Should have a mission statement or scope of the study. Why is the study being done?
- RFP doesn’t look at the degree to which travelers would switch to other modes of transportation.
- Comments are due to DDOT by 12/5/18. W3BA’s comments will:
- Should state the vision / goal of this
- Should be comprehensive in scope from the beginning
- Should explore the degree to which people would switch to other forms of transportation
- Extend from Western to Columbia
- W3BA will also begin outreach to business groups and consider using a GGW piece to raise visibility.
- Woodley Place
- Proposal to install contraflow lanes. No parking spaces would be lost.
- W3BA has reached out to the Lee Brian Reba, the ANC member from that area, to schedule a meeting to discuss. It has not been scheduled yet.
- Reno / 34th
- 3C section (Porter to Rodman) can be striped. Will either be done this week or will need to wait until the spring.
- 3F section. Paul will continue working with David Dickinson to get a meeting scheduled with the resident who has concerns.
- Nebraska / Loughboro.
- Potential to make progress on this stretch with support of local ANC members.
- Could have an expanded sidewalk on AU’s property from Wisconsin part Mass Ave to Rockwood. Having AU’s support for this could move this quickly.
- Then, there could be space for a protected lane on Rockwood.
- Difficulty in extending this past Wisconsin to the north. Those going to Deal / Wilson would likely need to switch to 40th. This was studied in depth 4-5 years ago. Work put on hold then.
- Palisades Trolley Trail
- Conn Ave
- Meeting with Councilmember Cheh / Commissioner Marootian upcoming on 12/13. Meeting will focus on:
- Connecticut Ave
- Nebraska
- Mass Ave (Nebraska to Dupont)
- Woodley Place
- Reno/34th
- Other
- Congrats to Talia on the upcoming move to LA. We’ll miss her!