{"id":2965,"date":"2022-03-30T15:08:01","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T15:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/?p=2965"},"modified":"2022-03-30T16:08:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T16:08:11","slug":"mendo-puts-finger-on-ddot-failures-proposed-changes-lack-data-comprehensive-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/dc\/2965","title":{"rendered":"Mendo Puts Finger on DDOT Failures – Proposed Changes Lack Data, Comprehensive Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Immediate Release: Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2022<\/span><\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Contact:<\/span><\/b><\/span>\u202fNick\u00a0DelleDonne,\u202f\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

delledonne.n@comcast.net<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/a>\u202f, 703 929 6656<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mendo Puts Finger on DDOT Failures<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Proposed Changes Lack Data, Comprehensive Planning<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson put his finger on a core problem\u00a0in the District Department of Transportation's (DDOT)\u00a0implementation of Vision Zero and other bike-centered policies. Namely, there is\u00a0little evidence that DDOT really analyzes the full range of traffic issues in the planning process before installation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The head of the City Council was speaking last evening, March 29, at a candidate forum organized by the Washington Area Bicyclists Association. A bill in the Council, for\u00a0example, would ban right turn on red (RTOR) to make intersections safer,\u00a0but the public has yet to see any data to show that the present law which allows RTOR causes accidents.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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A complex of traffic bills pending in the Council include Safe Routes to School, Walk Without Worry and the Safer Intersections bill, all justified as safer. Current law, for instance, now requires cyclists to obey the same traffic regulations as car drivers. But one provision, the so-called 'Idaho Stop,'\u00a0would allow\u00a0cyclists to run stop signs and treat red lights as stop signs, a reckless practice without supporting data. It would sanction bad behavior. That is novel approach to legislation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Mendelson also correctly named the Mayor as directly responsible for the administration of DDOT, not the Council, and no legislation cannot substitute for inept administration. Even DDOT Director Everett Lott has cautioned the Council that excessive laws can hamper administration and make us less safe.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe thrust of these bills would put DDOT on automatic pilot, triggering an automatic response, when what we really need is consideration of the problems to find appropriate solutions and more community engagement,\u201d said Nick DelleDonne, president of Dupont East Civic Action Association (DECCA) where DDOT installed the controversial 17th<\/sup>\u00a0St. Bike Plan that has caused massive confusion, threatens the many businesses that depend on truck deliveries, and jeopardizes the livable walkable community so highly prized.<\/span><\/p>\n

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DECCA and the city-wide Coalition on DDOT Bike Plans encourages all interested parties to participate in the Council hearings on the\u00a0RTOR and Idaho Stop\u00a0bills on May 5.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Join the neighborhood discussion and action forum, HearUsNow!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

hearusnow@googlegroups.com<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n

Join Dupont East Civic Action Association<\/span><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Dedicated to Community Engagement and Civic Action<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Immediate Release: Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2022\u00a0 Contact:\u202fNick\u00a0DelleDonne,\u202f\u202f delledonne.n@comcast.net\u202f, 703 929 6656\u00a0 \u00a0 Mendo Puts Finger on DDOT Failures\u00a0 Proposed Changes Lack Data, Comprehensive Planning \u00a0 DC Council Chair Phil Mendelson put his finger on a core problem\u00a0in the District Department of Transportation's (DDOT)\u00a0implementation of Vision Zero and other bike-centered policies. Namely, there is\u00a0little evidence that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2965\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}