File this under “obvious.” Getting into and out of Adams Morgan can be a baffling ordeal for the navigationally challenged. Whether you’re a newcomer to D.C. (finding your way by that helpful grid system you’ve heard so much about), or an out-of-towner detraining at Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams-Morgan (expecting Adams Morgan to be right there), it’s easy to suffer some sort of temporary mental breakdown. And everyone knows that parking is nowhere to be found and that weekend nights are totally bananas up and down 18th Street in either direction. This DCist spent a little time this past weekend helping out some of our Rolling Thunder guests navigate from 18th Street and Kalorama Road to I-66 westbound, hopefully transforming good-natured exasperation into relief.

Meanwhile, in Woodley Park, there’s that famous elevator to the zoo and general confusion as to how to get to Adams Morgan and the Zoo from the metrorail station at 24th Street and Connecticut Avenue.

In an effort to help residents and visitors find their way quickly and without stress through those two neighborhoods, the District Department of Transportation is conducting a traffic study of the area, and are determined to bring some long-term upgrades to the area, including a reduction in traffic congestion, enhancing mass-transit options, and improving safety for commuters and pedestrians alike. And we’ve heard that parking restrictions may be imposed on the western side of 18th Street south of Columbia Road during peak partying time on the weekends.