All comments posted by users on the Greater Greater Washington post "Crossable intersections in Adams Morgan" http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/ en-us http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8384 Just a note about the DDOT map...Calvert and Columbia do not intersect. That block (with the Fedex/Kinkos and Adams Mill Bar and Grill) is the 1800 block of Adams Mill Rd. Or is it going to be renamed Calvert St in the reconstruction? http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8384 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:35:03 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8380 If you paid $140 for a cab then one of those 7 people must have thrown up in it. These plans look great, especially joining the triangles. I wish they'd do that everywhere in the city. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8380 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:45:01 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8377 Nice, the intersection at 18th always seemed ridiculous that it had such a massive turning radius, really how much traffic is moving from the east to go up north that it needs that much movement? Clearly an improvement. A few seconds delay for a car is worth increased pedestrian safety, clearly. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8377 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:35:50 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8374 "Almost makes me want to drive a 7 person SUV into the city and pay the $10 for parking." Why didn't you? http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8374 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:11:54 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8371 I was in Adams Morgan on Saturday night. Along with intersection improvements, it desperately needs dedicated transit lanes and better connectivity with the Metro (which should run later on Weekends!) It makes it very difficult to do the right thing and take the train when it's so easy to miss the late night train. $140 to cab 7 people back to Greenbelt Station at 3 a.m. Almost makes me want to drive a 7 person SUV into the city and pay the $10 for parking. And Adams Morgan is not alone. Georgetown, Logan Circle, H Street, Upper Connecticut Avenue, Brightwood, Brentwood, and Glover Park... all areas I've been caught missing the last train because I was too far from transit and I couldn't catch a cab in time. I think it's just as important that these pedestrian improvements to a transit-isolated hot spot don't impede future transit plans, as that will be the best way to truly walkable area and set the example for the rest of the city. http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8371 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:14:33 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8362 As intersections go, DC has much worse. Massachusetts Avenue and H and 3rd and 4th NW is much worse than these. On the north side a pedestrian has to cross five lanes of traffic. Is the H Street project going to go far enough into NW to fix this? http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8362 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:14:46 EDT http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8360 I've never understood why DC (or other American cities) doesn't adopt the Japanese model for street crossings in dense areas (e.g. Shibuya) -- stop all vehicular traffic at an intersection and let the pedestrians cross diagonally or whichever way they want. This is something I would love to see at high pedestrian traffic intersections, for instance at Connecticut and K. Btw, great blog! http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/898/crossable-intersections-in-adams-morgan/#comment-8360 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:16:36 EDT