ANC 2F Make Recommendation for 12th & Mass Ave NW. Traffic Flow Improvement

ANC2F met on Wednesday 8th January - where The Commission considered two proposals put forth by DDOT to improve the notoriously troublesome traffic flow conditions at the intersection of 12th St, NW and Massachusetts Ave, NW. 

The Commission voted unanimously to recommend that DDOT proceed with the proposal referred to as "Proposal #2" (click here to see a color-coded diagram of the proposal). A brief summary of the proposal's conditions include:

• On 12th St just south of Massachusetts Ave, provide two through lanes to improve traffic merging (the rightmost lane will also allow for a right turn onto eastbound Mass Ave)
• On 12th St just south of Massachusetts Ave, provide two dedicated left turn lanes (onto westbound Mass Ave) to improve traffic flow along 12th St
• For the pedestrian crossing signal on the west side of 12th St NW, provide a protected left turn phase (a dedicated time for pedestrians to cross Mass Ave without allowing left-turning traffic onto west-bound Mass Ave) to reduce pedestrian/vehicular conflicts
• Widening of the aforementioned crosswalk and relocation of stop bar for cars
• Provide a shared bike lane (cars & bikes) on 12th St north of Massachusetts Ave
• Remove 11 total parking spaces on 12th St (4 two-hour zone "residents only" parking spots for, 4 non-rush hour meter parking spots, and 3 non-rush hour parking spots)
• Convert 2 parking spaces from "Government vehicles only parking" to two hour zone parking ("residents only" parking). 

Also Note That:  DDOT welcomes additional community input. You may email James Cheeks at james.cheeks@dc.gov or call 202-671-2656 with your comments.