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Feb 20, 2020

Bus Lanes And Other Improvements Are Coming To Columbia Heights’ Bustling 14th Street Corridor

Starting this summer.

Feb 07, 2013

Some Residents Not Happy With Wisconsin Avenue Road Diet

Wisconsin Avenue in Glover Park has been rebuilt and reconfigured to be safer for pedestrians, but some residents are complaining that it’s leading to significant traffic backups.

Sep 10, 2012

Construction Watch: Memorial Bridge and New Hampshire Avenue NW

Work on the Memorial Bridge and New Hampshire Avenue between Washington Circle and Dupont Circle kicked off this week.

Jul 27, 2012

Adams Morgan Streetscape Project Officially Done, Horrible Bike Racks and All

District officials today marked the completion of the overhaul of 18th Street NW in Adams Morgan, ending nearly a year-and-a-half of jackhammers, bulldozers and disruptive noise, and the celebrating the deployment of terrible bike racks.

Jul 13, 2012

Adams Morgan Streetscape Work Winds Down

A 15-month-long project to upgrade streets and sidewalks in Adams Morgan is coming to an end.

May 31, 2012

With Adams Morgan Almost Done, U Street Upgrades Are Next

The streetscape work in Adams Morgan is close to being done, but nightlife enthusiasts in D.C. will only have a short break—upgrades to a 0.4-mile stretch of U Street are next on the list.

May 11, 2012

Adams Morgan Sidewalks: Now Ready to Handle Twice as Many Drunks

It’s been over a year since construction crews took to destroying sidewalks and roadway surfaces along 18th Street in the heart of Adams Morgan, but the improvements that are part their soon-to-be-completed work have become more evident in recent weeks.

Oct 25, 2011

Adams Morganites Protest Streetscape Work With ‘Treeperson’

Opposition to the 18th Street streetscape project in Adams Morgan is starting to mount. But it’s not only business owners concerned about perception who are upset that the city is tearing up one of its busiest stretches of pavement.

Jun 30, 2011

H Street Streetscape Project Mostly Complete

Yesterday was a bit of a downer for those expecting big things along H Street NE, but today is a brighter day: a majority of heavy construction on the H Street Great Streets project is now finished.

Mar 17, 2011

Communication Eases Adams Morgan Streetscape Stress

Last September, the District Department of Transportation announced that it would undertake a large-scale redesign of the streetscape of a half-mile stretch of 18th Street between Florida Avenue and Columbia Road in Adams Morgan, including the elimination of diagonal on-street parking and the installation of improved crosswalks, more trees and sidewalk bulbouts at key intersections. But while the end product of the work will be a boon for pedestrians, many wondered whether business along the corridor would suffer, as some retailers had during similar projects along P Street NW and H Street NE. So, is that the case?

 
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