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| WABA's Greg Billing talks with DDOT's Greer Gillis and other District government staff and safety advocates about hazardous conditions in front of Union Station |
Representatives from the District Department of Transportation,
Councilmember offices and pedestrian and bicycle advocacy groups gathered at
five dangerous intersections across the District at the end of August to
observe pedestrian, bicycle and vehicle traffic patterns and discuss possible
safety improvements. At the first meetup, in front of Union Station during the
morning rush, the group observed the complicated layout and multiple demands on
the area that make it a perilous spot for all road users. DDOT Deputy Director
Greer Gillis took notes and gathered feedback from those gathered, including Pedestrian
Advisory Council member Eileen McCarthy, representatives from the Bicycle
Advisory Council (BAC), Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA) and All
Walks DC, and ANC Commissioner Mark Eckenwiler. The agency and advocacy
representatives were convened by staff from the office of Councilmember Mary
Cheh, chair of the Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment, and
gathered the following week at four other locations in the District that also
have had a high numbers of crashes: Minnesota Avenue & Benning Road NE; 14th
Street & U Street NW; New York Avenue & Bladensburg Road NE; M Street
& Wisconsin NW.
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| 14th Street & U Street NW |
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| M Street & Wisconsin NW |
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New York Avenue & Bladensburg Road NE
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