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H/Benning Construction Update MeetingFebruary 26, 2013


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Agenda

I. Welcome and Ground Rules Don EdwardsII. Program Updates Steve Carroll

III. Construction Overview Ron Garraffa

IV. Q & A Don Edwards

V. Breakout Rooms: Western, Midline, Eastern

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Program Updates

DATES (2013) ORGANIZATION

1/3 ANC 6C Transportation and Open Space Committee

1/9 ANC 6C

1/10 ANC 6A2/12 ANC 5D

2/12 ANC 7D

2/13 ANC 6C

2/19 CNECA/SMD 7D05/SMD 7D06

2/21 Friends of Kingman Park Civic Association

2/21 Langston Dwellings Resident Advisory Council

Community Engagement

Send your meeting requests to [email protected]


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Program Updates

Community Engagement

H/Benning Business Stakeholder meeting in

December 2012

To receive ongoing construction notifications, e-mail

[email protected], sign up here, or sign

up at dcstreetcar.com

Margaret Gentry is back on H/Benning to assist with

construction outreach: (202) 320-8534,

[email protected]

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Program Updates

Community Engagement Three additional DC Streetcar public meetings are expected in 2013:

Late Spring/

Early Summer

2013

Late Summer/

Early Fall

2013

October

2013

Construction Update,

Streetcar Safety, Policy

Enforcement

Construction Update,

Streetcar Safety, Policy

Enforcement

Streetcar Testing Period,

Streetcar Safety

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Program Updates

New Website: dcstreetcar.com

Your one-stop-shop for

DC streetcar information

and events

Find maps, plans, events

and construction

information quickly and

easily

Sign up to receive what

youre interested in

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Program Updates

Car Barn Training Center (CBTC) Historic status granted to Spingarn High School

The Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) now has final approval

over any designs for the proposed CBTC

DDOT has formally requested the

Thursday, February 28 review be

moved to Thursday, March 28

A CBTC has been added to the

Breakout sessions this evening

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Program Updates

Planning Studies Completed or near completion:

o Benning Road Feasibility Study

o Anacostia Extension EA

o M Street SE/SW

Kicking off in 2013:

o Benning Road Extension EA

o Union Station to Georgetown AAo North/South AA

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Program Updates

Testing & Commissioning Site Construction underway at the South Capitol site

Vehicles will be transferred there for testing and certification, before

moving to H/Benning for additional testing

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Program Updates

Safety Outreach A robust Safety Outreach campaign is kicking off soon, targeting:

Pedestrians

Bicyclists

Drivers Streetcar riders

Toolkits geared toward

schoolchildren are being developedwith local educators and will be in

classrooms at the start of the 2013-2014

school year

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Construction Overview

Phase 1 Completed in 2011 80% of work completed

Phase 2

Underway The final 20% to make H/Benning streetcar-ready

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Short-term Traffic Impacts Ongoing since December

Advance notification via [email protected] and

dcstreetcar.com

Impacts include short-term lane, sidewalk and/or parking closures

Four Construction Impact Areas

Work begins March 26

Varied impacts

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Western Turnaround Hopscotch Bridge & 3

rd

Street

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Western Turnaround Hopscotch Bridge & 3

rd

Street Three-phase process

March 26 late October

Will close lanes, restrict access, and limit parking at phased intervals

on H and 3rd Streets

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Midline Substation 12

th

& H Streets Begins spring/early summer and lasts one month

One day of lane closures surrounding site during substation delivery

Sidewalk closures and daytime parking restrictions surrounding

substation during month-long

installation

DRAFT CONCEPT

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Pocket Track Benning Road between 21

st

and 25

th

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Lane closures and turning restrictions during construction

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Eastern Turnaround Between Oklahoma Avenue & Benning

Road Bridge

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Lane closures during construction

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Policy and Enforcement

Some behavioral changes along H/Benning will be required before

streetcars begin service . More discussion to come on:

o Delivery times

o Loading zones

o Double-parking

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Vehicle Testing Process

An official safety procedure

Ensures that H/Benning is safe and ready for service all

components working together

Provides vehicle operators with familiarity of local traffic pattern

Helps drivers, pedestrians, cyclists anddelivery trucks acclimate to sharing the

road with streetcars

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Q & A

Please save your detailed construction

questions for the breakout rooms

we will adjourn immediately after this brief Q & A.

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Breakout Rooms

WESTERN

Union Station 9th Street

ROOM

216

MIDLINE

10th Street 18th Street

ROOM

225

EASTERN

19th Street Benning Road Bridge

CAFETERIA

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CBTC &

HPRB

GYM


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Stay Connected!Email: [email protected]

Hotline: 1 (855) 413-2954

Website: dcstreetcar.com

Facebook: dcstreetcar

Twitter: @dcstreetcar

Mail: District Department ofTransportation (DDOT)

55 M Street SE, 5th Floor

Washington, DC 20003

Attn: DC Streetcar Team

Construction Email:[email protected]

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