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Residents press DDOT on access, emergency response and congestion at South Dakota Avenue meeting
Summary
At a DDOT public meeting, neighbors raised concerns that proposed left‑turn restrictions, medians and curb extensions could create long detours, block emergency vehicles and push traffic onto side streets. DDOT said designs will be reviewed with ANCs, local fire and further community meetings before finalizing.
Residents at a DDOT public meeting pressed agency staff for detailed answers after a presentation of spot‑improvement concepts for South Dakota Avenue.
Angela Bowen, a neighbor, said proposals to close or restrict access at 24th and Lawrence could force residents on the block to make long detours to reach homes and driveways. "We, the neighbors... would have to go all the way through traffic around the blocks to be able to access our front and our backyards," Bowen said; DDOT responded that the concept is preliminary and the team will study access impacts and coordinate with residents and the ANC before final design.
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