Commission Vote on DDOT Proposal for 12th & Mass Ave

At last night's ANC 2F meeting, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend that DDOT proceed with the proposal referred to as "Proposal #2" in the previous blog post. A brief summary of the proposal's conditions and a color-coded illustration of the proposal follow:

• On 12th St just south of Massachusetts Ave, provide two through lanes to improve traffic merging (the rightmost lane will also allow for a right turn onto eastbound Mass Ave);
• On 12th St just south of Massachusetts Ave, provide two dedicated left turn lanes (onto westbound Mass Ave) to improve traffic flow along 12th St;
• For the pedestrian crossing signal on the west side of 12th St NW, provide a protected left turn phase (a dedicated time for pedestrians to cross Mass Ave without allowing left-turning traffic onto west-bound Mass Ave) to reduce pedestrian/vehicular conflicts;
• Widening of the aforementioned crosswalk and relocation of stop bar for cars;
• Provide a shared bike lane (cars & bikes) on 12th St north of Massachusetts Ave;
• Remove 11 total parking spaces on 12th St (4 two-hour zone "residents only" parking spots for; 4 non-rush hour meter parking spots, and 3 non-rush hour parking spots);
• Convert 2 parking spaces from "Government vehicles only parking"  to two hour zone parking ("residents only" parking).

Click here for a color-coded diagram of "Proposal #2."

At the meeting, DDOT said it welcomes additional community input. You may email James Cheeks with DDOT at james.cheeks@dc.gov or call 202-671-2656 with your comments.