@elbows 219216 wrote:
What’s the status of the opposition raised by some of the local businesses along there? I don’t have the letter handy (I believe it is on twitter), but it was signed by Annie’s Hardware and City State Brewing. Thanks.
Muted, but still simmering. At the ANC SMD meeting where DDOT presented their plans, Annie’s Hardware was clearly displeased, but didn’t say anything in the meeting. Another business owner spoke up in opposition (as an avid cyclist who also decried the lack of blinkers on many cyclists on 8th NE because safety is a shared responsibility and other BS), but by and large, it seems the businesses are relatively resigned.
FWIW – right after the letter came out, City State did a good job of backtracking to make it clear that the PBL was critical; their preference was just two-way traffic vs. retaining parking. Annie’s Ace was of a similar mindset. DDOT initially pushed back on the letter very well; the issue that arose (per DDOT) was that they screwed up the road width, thinking they had 37 feet to deal with and not 35. Granted, the only reason they have so little ROW is because they’ve effectively given it to the local businesses (Sunbelt’s property, like a lot of DC lots, ends at their building; the driveway/parking lot is in the ROW as is the roadway they take up).
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