On Friday, September 21st, 2018 from 7-9 AM and 4-7PM, the project team discussed with the public about a full-scale model of the protected bike lane along the 400 block of Kenyon Street NW located between Park Place NW and Warder Street NW. The temporary bike lane was installed along Kenyon Street NW from September 19-September 22, 2018 as part of the Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes Project. The goal of the temporary installation was to demonstrate how the proposed bike lanes will function and to provide the public with an opportunity to speak with the project team about the Crosstown Protected Bicycle Lane Project. Click here to share your thoughts.

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The District of Columbia has few east-west network connections north of the original L'Enfant Plan street grid. This makes east-west travel to and from neighborhoods and activity centers challenging as a limited number of corridors carry the majority of the traffic.

In September 2016, DDOT completed the Crosstown Multimodal Transportation Study. In addition to recommending a variety of multimodal improvements throughout the corridor to enhance operations for motorists, transit, cyclists, and pedestrians, the study identified safe east and westbound biking connectivity as a priority to close a major gap in the existing bicycle network between Columbia Heights and Brookland. The community has also requested protected bike lanes on Park Place NW, Warder Street NW, 7th Street NW, and 5th Street NW.