The main intersection in Georgetown, at Wisconsin and M Streets NW, could soon be known for more than over-priced boutiques and terrible traffic. Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) has introduced a bill that would name the intersection “Joe Pozell Square,” after D.C. reserve police officer Joseph Pozell, who directed traffic in the intersection for years. Pozell died in 2005 after being hit by an SUV in the very same intersection.

Should the D.C. Council pass the bill, signs would be affixed designating the corner Joseph Pozell Square underneath street signs. Evans told The Post, “It just seemed appropriate. I shook hands with him in that intersection every day when I walked by.”

It seems unlikely there would be opposition to the tribute, especially since the intersection currently has no designation apart from standard street names. Do any DCist readers remember seeing Pozell during their daily commutes?

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