You’re invited: Weigh in on DDOT’s plans for upper Connecticut Ave. crosswalks

DDOT has plans for the ten upper Connecticut Avenue crosswalks that lack traffic signals, and we’re invited to a public meeting on Thursday, May 21st, to learn more about those plans and give the agency our feedback.

DDOT proposes to add two HAWK pedestrians signal like the one in Cleveland Park between Newark and Ordway and one in Chevy Chase at Northampton. DDOT last year recommended placing one of these pedestrian-activated signals at Ellicott Street. DDOT is also proposing the removal of crosswalk markings at unsignalized crossings from Appleton Street to Legation, and moving or removing some bus stops.

DDOT says it’s responding to safety concerns, given that “fourteen pedestrians have been injured and one killed in un-signalized marked crosswalks on upper Connecticut Avenue in the last nine years.”

Details:
What: Upper Connecticut Avenue Crosswalk Safety Project Public Meeting
When: Thursday, May 21, 2015 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Where: Forest Hills of DC, 4901 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Get there on Metrobus: L1 and L2, visit www.wmata.com
Parking: On-Street parking is available.
Bikeshare: Kiosk at Connecticut and Nebraska Avenues