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DDOT has hosted a variety of community meetings throughout the process of the study, drawing on feedback from the public for their recommendations. || Photo from @DDOTDC on X

Georgetown Community Raises Concerns, Solutions Through Transportation Study

By Jasmine Zhang and Paulina Inglima April 12, 2024

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) welcomed more than 60 Georgetown neighborhood residents to explore draft recommendations for traffic access improvements at an April 3 virtual workshop.  DDOT...

Neighborhood Food Festival Moves Online, Offering Local Restaurant and Retail Deals

Neighborhood Food Festival Moves Online, Offering Local Restaurant and Retail Deals

By Yalda Zarrabi October 29, 2020

Every year, restaurants and bars in the Georgetown neighborhood gather on a closed-off K Street for Taste of Georgetown, a local food festival and foodie’s paradise that is as tasty as it is packed. In...

DDOT To Install Designated Scooter Corrals

DDOT To Install Designated Scooter Corrals

By Clara Grudberg February 21, 2020

The District Department of Transportation is in the process of constructing 100 electric scooter parking corrals around Washington, D.C., after legislators and residents complained the scooters obstructed...

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Councilmember Mary Cheh is calling for increased safety regulations for bicycles and electric scooters following recent rider deaths.

Councilmember Pushes for Scooter, Bicycle Safety

By Dustin Hartuv October 24, 2018

Recent deaths of bicycle and electric scooter riders have prompted Washington, D.C. Councilmember Mary Cheh to call for stronger safety regulations as part of the city’s Vision Zero initiative. A...

KIRK ZIESER FOR THE HOYA Two Georgetown University medical students were victims of a hit-and-run incident in Tenleytown on Sept. 5. D.C. police are still investigating.

GUMC Students Hurt in Hit and Run

By Julie Guan October 12, 2018

The Metropolitan Police Department is conducting an ongoing investigation in search of the driver responsible for hitting two Georgetown University medical students in a hit-and-run incident Sept....

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The Transit Resource Center released an audit of the D.C. Circulator buses, finding potentially dangerous safety defects.

Audit Finds D.C. Circulator Safety Defects

By Matthew Larson April 19, 2016

An audit revealed significant safety defects, including malfunctioning brakes, on 95 percent of the 70 buses in the Washington, D.C. Circulator fleet, which transports five million riders per year. The...

Bowser Kicks Off Annual Potholepalooza Campaign

By Marina Pitofsky April 12, 2016

The Washington, D.C. Department of Transportation began its eighth annual Potholepalooza campaign April 1, incorporating more technology — including traffic tracking data and interactive maps — this...

DC Streetcar System Officially Debuts

By Matthew Larson February 29, 2016

After a decade of work and more than $200 million in investment, the District Department of Transportation and Mayor Muriel Bowser officially unveiled the D.C. streetcar Saturday. The streetcar,...

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The intersection of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street was named one of the three most dangerous in the District of Columbia in 2013 and 2014.

Wisconsin and M Junction Called ‘Dangerous’

By Charlotte Allen April 14, 2015

The District Department of Transportation named the intersection of M Street and Wisconsin Avenue one of the top-three most dangerous intersections in the District for 2013 and 2014, as well as one...

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The H Street-Benning Road NE streetcar project has been delayed again after safety testing revealed the potential for dangerous collisions.

Streetcar Project Delayed Repeatedly

By Margaret Heftler January 23, 2015

The start date for the H Street-Benning Road NE streetcar has been delayed again due to the safety issues that have been plaguing the streetcar project since it began testing in September. Former...

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D.C.’s Capital Bikeshare program offers bicycle rentals in the District.

DC Capital Bikeshare Unaffected by Takeover

By Xinlan Hu November 11, 2014

The operations of the Washington, D.C. Capital Bikeshare program will continue uninterrupted, after Alta Bicycle Share, its Portland, Ore.-based parent company, has officially been purchased by Bikeshare...

DDOT Announces 2-Year Plan

By Matthew Larson October 31, 2014

The District Department of Transportation announced a two-year action plan last week to kickstart its implementation of MoveDC, the District’s long-term transportation plan that will guide infrastructure...

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