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Mount Rainier council backs DDOT changes on Eastern Avenue to address safety
Summary
Councilmember Jarrett Stolfes presented and the council agreed to submit a letter to the D.C. Department of Transportation supporting lane narrowing, selective parking removal and other quick-build safety changes on Eastern Avenue after a fatal crash; the council asked staff to finalize the letter and send it to DDOT.
Councilmember Jarrett Stolfes presented a draft support letter Oct. 29 asking the Mount Rainier mayor and council to send formal comments to the District of Columbia—s Department of Transportation (DDOT) supporting proposed quick-build safety changes on Eastern Avenue.
Stolfes summarized DDOT—s notice of intent, which he said responds to a recent fatality: proposals include road-narrowing, curb/median work near 20 Eighth Street, and a no-right-turn-on-red rule at affected intersections. Stolfes said the changes in DDOT—s plan generally…
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