By Southwester Staff The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is installing new bike lanes in Southwest, resulting in construction through Winter 2023. The bike lanes are being installed along 4th Street SW from P Street SW to I Street SW, and on I Street SE/SW from 7th St SW to […]
Mobility Innovation District Brings New Electric Transportation Option to Southwest
By Southwester Staff On October 20, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, the Southwest Business Improvement District (Southwest BID) and community leaders launched DC’s first-ever Mobility Innovation District. According to the Mayor’s office, the multi-year mobility project, funded by a $3 […]
Increased Calls for Traffic Safety Improvements near Amidon-Bowen Elementary School
Parents offer specific suggestions to DDOT to enhance child safety By Mike Goodman In August, the DC Department of Transportation (DDOT) released a revised plan to install protected bike lanes on the portion of I (Eye) St., SW between South Capitol St. and 7th St., SW. Child safety advocates praised […]
Pop-up Arboretum Hanging Out in Lansburgh Park
By District Department of Transportation Staff DDOT Urban Forestry Division and Southwest Business Improvement District (SWBID) are collaborating on a new initiative, a pop-up arboretum in Lansburgh Park, launching around August 2. The pop-up arboretum is a temporary exhibit of nineteen notable trees ranging from a young paw paw tree […]
Parking and Traffic Still Problematic
We look forward to the opening of the Wharf and to once again putting Southwest on the list of destinations in Washington, DC, with great excitement and optimism. But as residents, we also have some anxiety in regards to the prospect of getting in and out of our neighborhood because […]
Final Environmental Impact Statement Released for VAT
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) have released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the proposed reconstruction of the Virginia Avenue Tunnel. The FEIS incorporates feedback from the community and identifies “Alternative 3 – Two New Tunnels” as the preferred alternative for construction. […]