tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post671818243516210516..comments2024-03-25T18:50:15.135-04:00Comments on DCmud - The Urban Real Estate Digest of Washington DC: K Street Redesign Presentation on WednesdayKenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08295461340042242438noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-2412592882472020762009-10-20T11:20:51.230-04:002009-10-20T11:20:51.230-04:00CAN WE JUST invest the money in getting all the bu...CAN WE JUST invest the money in getting all the bums off the K Street corridor? Watching them openly piss and defaecate in the parks I'm paying for is disgusting. It's like living in the third world. Until we solve that problem, all the new bricks and rails won't matter in the slightest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-38700367735513987582009-10-15T21:58:53.283-04:002009-10-15T21:58:53.283-04:00Bogus, I hope you're joking. Imagine cars tryi...Bogus, I hope you're joking. Imagine cars trying to get across five lanes from a far left lane to get to the far right lane to turn right while other cars are trying to get from the far right late to the far left. Imagine busses stopping in midst of this sea of mass confusion. It's well established that a street or boulevard with median makes for a safer and more efficient transportation corridor. <br /><br />...and imagine trying to walk across ten lanes of traffic without anyplace to stop!Dudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-48096308941822504762009-10-15T16:54:05.085-04:002009-10-15T16:54:05.085-04:00Bogus. Why not remove all the medians entirely an...Bogus. Why not remove all the medians entirely and make it five lanes in each direction with zero parking and loading only during off-peak hours? We make this too hard for THE major crosstown artery. Imagine how traffic would move, which is the stated goal after all, with five lanes in each direction?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-58532298565645128952009-10-15T14:01:41.522-04:002009-10-15T14:01:41.522-04:00Alternative 2! I like cars parked along the stree...Alternative 2! I like cars parked along the street, not because it provides parking, but because it creates a more pedestrian-friendly environment. Wide streets without parking feel like freeways.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-66257365665170688762009-10-15T00:05:35.433-04:002009-10-15T00:05:35.433-04:00$57 billion was asked nationwide from stimulus poo...$57 billion was asked nationwide from stimulus pool (TIGER Grant) of only $1.5 billion. Pretty unlikely DDOT is going to come out like a bandit on this!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17350436239989367648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-24597909945648757262009-10-14T15:50:08.308-04:002009-10-14T15:50:08.308-04:00Light rail is anticipated in both plans down the r...Light rail is anticipated in both plans down the road. It's just gonna take more years to get it in there. <br /><br />I do think it is worth noting that streetcars are not going to need passing lanes though...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-91899536953631439692009-10-14T11:22:20.625-04:002009-10-14T11:22:20.625-04:00I thought K St was getting a light-rail? Option 4?...I thought K St was getting a light-rail? Option 4?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-59576528666309612962009-10-14T09:35:23.099-04:002009-10-14T09:35:23.099-04:00Option 2 clearly makes most sense--shaving tons of...Option 2 clearly makes most sense--shaving tons of time off of both bus AND car travel down the corridor. <br /><br />If I read the assessment properly, the passing lane in Option 3 reduces bus travel time by one (1) measly extra minute, while potentially almost DOUBLING automobile traffic time from what we have now? <br /><br />Option 2 also allows parking in off-peak times. I am a strong proponent of public transportation, but I also sometimes drive in the city. The very marginal efficiency gains of the extra bus passing lane just seem far outweighed by the extra congestion/gridlock it would cause car traffic.<br /><br />Besides, why can't buses still pass in a two-lane right of way? Just stagger the stops on either side of the street so that the express busses can simply snake by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-89164078936393656912009-10-14T07:46:25.986-04:002009-10-14T07:46:25.986-04:00Alternative 3, please. If you can afford to bring ...Alternative 3, please. If you can afford to bring a car to K Street, you can afford a garage. K Street should be a major connecting corridor between NE and NW, not a parking lot.monkeyroticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598351715992134492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-244691976063805612009-10-13T20:46:22.404-04:002009-10-13T20:46:22.404-04:00IMGoph: This is a different meeting. It will have ...IMGoph: This is a different meeting. It will have a lot of the same information, but the Environmental Assessment, released more recently that the last meetings, will give specifics on the expected effects of the various plans. Travel time, effects on businesses etc. will be presented.Shaunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05755127356637868665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22305958.post-57988815235921470752009-10-13T19:00:49.094-04:002009-10-13T19:00:49.094-04:00is this any different than the meeting they had a ...is this any different than the meeting they had a couple months ago at the hotel at the corner of 13th and K?IMGophhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.com