Updates on Eastern Avenue issues from conversation with DC DOT representative
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Hi WACO and Pinecrest neighbors, I had a good phone call this morning with Kornelius Anderson, the Community Engagement Specialist for DC Department of Transportation who serves the area across Eastern Avenue from our neighborhoods. Attached are my notes from that conversation. We discussed (1) the Eastern Avenue Rehabilitation Project (from New Hampshire Avenue to Whittier Street NW, (2) the possibilities for a stop sign or traffic signal at Eastern and Walnut, and (3) the ongoing Laurel Avenue partial closure. The big takeaways for me were that (1) we are in a wait-and-see mode on the rehabilitation project, but that we will be kept in the loop, and (2) that official letters from neighborhoods and from the City Council might help advance a DC DOT study of the Walnut-Eastern intersection. Based on the latter information, I would like to urge interested residents to work with me on building connections with residents in the ANC district across the street in DC and on advocating, if appropriate, for Takoma Park City Council renewed involvement in this issue. Mr. Anderson reports no noticeable concerns expressed by DC residents about traffic impacts stemming from the Laurel Avenue partial closure. Best regards, Roger  Roger Schlegel City?Council Member,?Ward Three? 7500 Maple Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912 Please note that all City emails can potentially be public. |