In case you missed this: DC Slow Streets Initiative Expands with 22 Miles Installed by September 1
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Mayor Muriel Bowser and the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that by September 1, residents will have nearly 22 miles of DC Slow Streets to practice safe social distancing while walking, biking, and rolling in neighborhoods across the District.
All DC Slow Streets are installed on local streets (typically with no centerline marked); without any bus routes and are generally linked to parks or other places to bike and walk. Slow Streets are restricted to local traffic, and the speed limit is set at 15 miles per hour. Drivers should only use a designated Slow Street if their destination is within two blocks of that street. Residents, emergency vehicles, deliveries, and trash collection vehicles still have access to Slow Streets.
The first five miles of DC Slow Streets were announced in early June, as part of the Bowser Administration¡¯s ongoing efforts to reimagine public space for safety and health during the public health emergency, the installation of Car Free Lanes in three key corridors across the city.
Slow Street installations will begin the week of August 10, 2020, and is expected to be completed by September 1, 2020.
The following locations have been designated as Slow Streets:
Ward 6
-3rd Street NE/SE between M Street NE to E Street SE
-E Street SE between 4th Street SE to 11th Street SE/Pennsylvania Avenue SE
-G Street NE between 2nd Street NE and 15h Street NE/Gales Street NE
-Gales Street NE between 15th Street NE and 21st Street NE (crosses Wards 6 and 7)
-12th Street NE, from East Capitol Street to K Street NE
To view the interactive map and a complete list of locations district-wide, visit .
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