WTOP reports on some of the ideas being floated around to create better cross-town connectivity as part of the White House Area Transportation Study. Ever since Pennsylvania Avenue and E Street were shut down to traffic around the White House after Sept. 11, 2001, getting across many parts of downtown D.C. by automobile at rush hour has been challenging, to say the least.

One of the ideas DDOT and the National Capital Planning Commission are considering is adding dedicated bus lanes to K Street. The lanes would allow bus lines like the D buses, some of the S buses, and the Circulator to move passengers across town more quickly. Whether that would involve trying to widen the street, or just limit regular traffic lanes each direction by removing the local access lanes on each side, remains to be seen.

DDOT director Emeka Moneme also said the city is studying whether changing the direction of some downtown streets to one-way thoroughfares would make sense.

The final study is due out in a few months, but in the meantime, we thought we’d ask you: how would you make changes to downtown to make getting across it easier?

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