[Mintwood-place] May make it Worse

[Eddie Becker]

The plan will likely not work for residents.

If eliminating the parking on the West side of 18th Street had been done to encourage public
transport from the burbs to Adams Morgan, then if should have been implemented only after
improving public transport and parking enforcement along residential streets.  

Eliminating the parking will. open up 18th Street to even more traffic.  
This will -
1)  Encourage more traffic to come into the neighborhood
2)  Increase visitor and commercial worker parking on residentail streets.
3)  Cause more congestion throughout the neighborhood.  

This is not the right way to implement the traffic study.  

 
--- MPD-3d at yahoogroups.com wrote:
> Date: 27 May 2005 07:37:25 -0000
> From: MPD-3d at yahoogroups.com
> To: MPD-3d at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MPD-3d] Digest Number 81
>> There is 1 message in this issue.
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>       1. FW: Adams Morgan Congestion Reduction Tested by DDOT
>            From: "Groomes, Diane \(MPD\)" <diane.groomes at dc.gov>
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> ________________________________________________________________________
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> Message: 1         
>    Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 11:22:44 -0400
>    From: "Groomes, Diane \(MPD\)" <diane.groomes at dc.gov>
> Subject: FW: Adams Morgan Congestion Reduction Tested by DDOT
> 
> ON FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2005 - PARKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF 18TH STREET will be restricted for the
> weekend!! This is the result of the several years long survey on traffic congestion in Adams
> Morgan during the weekend entertainment hours!!!    DDOT and MPD will be out on the street this
> weekend enforcing the violation -- the fine will be $20.00 and we will encourage citizens not to
> park there -- there will be no towing this weekend!!!
> 
> ________________________________
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> From: Morison, Kevin (MPD)
> Sent: Wed 5/25/2005 7:27 PM
> To: Mccoy, Larry (MPD); Groomes, Diane (MPD); Hope, Byron (MPD); Gottert, Michael (MPD)
> Cc: Newsham, Peter (MPD)
> Subject: FW: Adams Morgan Congestion Reduction Tested by DDOT
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> 
> FYI .... 
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> kpm 
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> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Rice, Bill (DDOT) [mailto:Bill.Rice at dc.gov] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 5:36 PM 
> To: DDOT List 
> Subject: Adams Morgan Congestion Reduction Tested by DDOT 
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> DDOT List 
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> For immediate release: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 
>   
> CONTACT:   BILL RICE, 202/671-2004, 202/37-7787/cell, bill.rice at dc.gov 
> 
> DDOT Seeks to Reduce Congestion in Adams Morgan 
> 
> (Washington, D.C.)  The District of Columbia Department of Transportation 
> (DDOT) is testing a new parking system to reduce weekend traffic congestion 
> in Adams Morgan.  The west side of 18th Street from Columbia Road to 
> Kalorama Road is now posted "No Parking, Tow Away, 9:00pm to 3:00am, Friday 
> and Saturday."  This system will allow drop-off and pick-up at the curb to 
> reduce traffic congestion on southbound 18th Street in the heart of Adams 
> Morgan. 
> 
> After allowing for traffic to adjust, DDOT will gather data to determine the 
> effect the change has on congestion and pedestrian safety.   
> 
> The ban is scheduled to sunset on September 30, 2005. 
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