The 2011 National Marathon, the only marathon to take place completely within the confines of the District of Columbia, is scheduled for Saturday. The Marathon always causes major issues for drivers -- add in the fact that Saturday is also the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, and we're expecting a full blown trafficpocalypse around the District on Saturday.
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Saturday's National Marathon Presents Transit Challenges
What's With Traffic on 14th Street?
Morning rush hour has seemed more tedious lately on 14th Street NW: we've noticed and have gotten emails about gridlock on 14th going south from about Columbia Heights all the way to Thomas Circle, apparently without explanation. It seems to be worst from between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m., and we haven't been able to figure out a reason for it—DDOT's website doesn't have anything, we haven't gotten any AlertDC notices about it, and we haven't noticed police, wrecks, or other usual suspects like water main breaks along the corridor. A reader today emailed tips(at)dcist(dot)com saying she tried taking 13th Street instead of 14th today, but it was backed up as well. So we thought we'd ask you: any idea what's going on here? Is this just the new reality of an increasingly densely populated Columbia Heights? Photo by Brian Knight Photography
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