{"id":775,"date":"2021-07-22T11:11:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T11:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/?p=775"},"modified":"2021-10-13T00:00:21","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T00:00:21","slug":"ddot-director-lott-calls-17th-st-bike-speedway-a-critical-connector-for-through-traffic-why-wont-cm-pinto-give-community-a-public-presentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/dc\/775","title":{"rendered":"DDOT Director Lott Calls 17th St. Bike Speedway a \u2018Critical Connector\u2019 for Through Traffic ? Why Won\u2019t CM Pinto Give Community a Public Presentation?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DDOT Director Lott Calls 17th<\/sup> St. Bike Speedway a \u2018Critical Connector\u2019 for Through Traffic\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

? Why Won\u2019t CM Pinto Give Community a Public Presentation?<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

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In a TV news report on the Heated Debate on Bike Lanes on July 13, NBC NEWS4 reporter Mark Segraves quoted Director Everett Lott of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) as saying \u201cThe 17th Street protected bike lane project is a critical connector for cyclists who are riding through<\/b> the downtown core.\u201d <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt is reckless and dangerous to draw speeding bike traffic through the congested, commercial and social nerve center<\/span><\/b> of the community between P St. and Riggs Pl, NW,\u201d said Nick DelleDonne, president of the Dupont East Civic Action Association (DECAA). <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery street in the city cannot be a bike speedway for through traffic,\u201d said DelleDonne, who is asking the city to provide the community a public presentation of the confusing traffic changes DDOT is installing on 17th<\/sup> St., NW. Protected bike lanes are already available on 14th, 15th and 20th Streets, particularly through a congested two-block commercial stretch. <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Twenty<\/span>\u00a0merchants<\/span>, including Safeway, TrueValue<\/span>\u00a0and CVS\u00a0<\/span>have\u00a0<\/span>joined DECAA in request<\/span>ing\u00a0<\/span>a public presentation. DECAA and Shaw Main Streets are organizing a\u00a0<\/span>city-wid<\/span>e<\/span>\u00a0coalition on DDOT Bike Plans, noting the widespread dissatisfaction with DDOT Bike Plans.\u00a0<\/span><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

Last week on WJLA News7 with reporter Sam Ford, Lott appeared to say the project is a year away, there is plenty of time. This week, the 17th<\/sup> St Bike Plan was installed amid widespread confusion. \u201cPeople will be hurt. Business will Fail. Our unique, vibrant community will wither,\u201d said DelleDonne.\u00a0<\/font><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DDOT Director Lott Calls 17th St. Bike Speedway a \u2018Critical Connector\u2019 for Through Traffic\u00a0 ? Why Won\u2019t CM Pinto Give Community a Public Presentation? \u00a0 In a TV news report on the Heated Debate on Bike Lanes on July 13, NBC NEWS4 reporter Mark Segraves quoted Director Everett Lott of the District Department of Transportation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,1,67,69,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bikes","category-dc","category-planning","category-transportation","category-w2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775","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=775"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2855,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775\/revisions\/2855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.dcfeedback.com\/fit2print\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}