Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1B

Government of the District of Columbia 2000 14TH Street N.W., Suite 100B Washington, DC 20009 202-481-3462 202-870-4202
Juan Lopez 1B07, Chairperson, Ahnna Smith, 1B08, Vice Chairperson Myla Moss, 1B01, Secretary, Mary Streett, 1B05, Treasurer Sedrick Muhammad 1B03, Deborah Thomas 1B04, Charles Meisch 1B06, Lauren McKenzie 1B09, Tony Norman 1B10, E. Gail Anderson Holness 1B11

September 12, 2011 Ms. Gabriela Vega Transportation Planner District Department of Transportation 55 M Street SE Washington, DC 20003 Re: Street design options for Florida Avenue NW Dear Ms. Vega: At its regularly scheduled meeting on September 1, 2011 (notice of which was properly given, and at which a quorum of nine of ten members was present) Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1B voted unanimously (9-0) to endorse option 3 of the proposed redesign for Florida Avenue NW stretching from Sherman Avenue NW to 9th Street NW, and to endorse and propose the following recommendations compiled by the commissions Transportation Committee: --Addition of a striped crosswalk across Florida Avenue at 9th & V Streets (north side). --Addition of a striped crosswalk across Florida Avenue at Vermont Avenue (north side). --Widening of the sidewalks along Florida Avenue from Vermont Avenue to Sherman Avenue and the addition of street trees. --Creation of a median with trees on Florida Avenue from Vermont Avenue to Sherman Avenue. --Addition of striped crosswalks across Florida Avenue at W Street (north side & south side). --Addition of striped crosswalks across Florida Avenue at Sherman Avenue (north side & south side)

--Striping of a bike lane on Vermont Avenue from Florida Avenue to V Street. This one-block lane would connect the bike lanes on Florida Avenue to the bike lanes on V Street. --Creation of a bike box at the northbound stopline on Florida Avenue at Vermont Avenue. --Extension of the proposed bike lanes on Florida Avenue from Sherman Avenue to 10th Street. We appreciate that you sought the commissions input and we hope that DDOT can see this project through as soon as possible. Sincerely,

Juan Lopez Chairperson

Myla Moss Secretary