DCist covers DDOT’s proposal to convert 15th Street to two-way operation which I covered when it was first announced in January. DDOT presented it to the Council yesterday.

There are many reasons one two-way streets are better, and according to WTOP, Councilmembers Jack Evans (who we already know is good on traffic issues) and Muriel Bowser (who believes Rock Creek park’s primary purpose is to speed Ward 4 drivers’ commutes) both expressed support for additional one-way to two-way conversions.

WTOP’s story, though, would have been a lot more impartial without an inflammatory headline like “Controversial traffic plan could slow your commute.” Sigh.

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Tagged: 15th street, dc, jack evans, muriel bowser, one way streets, roads, traffic

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.