tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post2094986863539206283..comments2024-03-27T21:49:11.431-04:00Comments on Imagine, DC: The Little Freeway That Couldn'tDavemurphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07331653772702609738noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-34660860960715380862009-10-16T22:02:18.304-04:002009-10-16T22:02:18.304-04:00The Barney Circle Interchange is still the ideal s...The Barney Circle Interchange is still the ideal solution. It should have been built decades ago. Unfortunately it will never happen.<br />.<br />However, I do think the 11th Street bridge solution is okay. It accomplishes its mission; get I-295bound traffic, off New York Ave and Pennsylvania Ave. It will eliminate the gigantic, northbound, nightmare at the Pennsylvania Avenue exit. Likewise south I-295 will be relieved of the awkward manuver of exiting at Howard Rd. SE and getting back on northbound I-295 to cross the 11th street bridge onto I-695. This nightmarish interchange should have been blown up years and years ago. It is (one) of the primary contributors to backups on I-395 that sometimes go as far as the mixing bowl.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719600932455749377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-88306349753635175892009-01-22T23:23:00.000-05:002009-01-22T23:23:00.000-05:00East Capitol Street can be less like a highway wit...East Capitol Street can be less like a highway with denser development, with the increased traffic confined to the East Capitol Street Bridge itself, and with a deck-over of the DC 295 freeway;<BR/><BR/>your idea of reviving the Barney Circle Connector Bridge would reduce the traffic load on the East Capitol Street Bridge; my one objection/concern it its conflict with what would be a strictly boulevard bridge, a Massachusetts Avenue SE Bridge. <BR/><BR/>Could a Barney Circle Bridge could be designed to pass beneath a Massachusetts Avenue Bridge?Douglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-81002404849773349732008-12-21T02:51:00.000-05:002008-12-21T02:51:00.000-05:00I get nervous when people start treating East Capi...I get nervous when people start treating East Capitol like a highway. That road needs to be less highway and more boulevard.Davemurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331653772702609738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-17047956809018135942008-12-18T22:33:00.000-05:002008-12-18T22:33:00.000-05:00Extending the freeway to RFK would connect it to t...Extending the freeway to RFK would connect it to the East Capitol Street Bridge, which needs to have its connecting 295 rebuilt (needed in any event), preferably with extending the L'Enfant plan to the east with a deck over the highway and improved ramp connections.<BR/><BR/>I would also build the continuation of this East Leg as per the schematic of the 1971 plan with my Grand Arc NCF Mall Tunnel.<BR/><BR/>The deck over the existing eastern SE Freeway and its extension would also cover the rr right of way with a terrace to the waterfront, making it far more accessible to pedestrians.Douglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-88736263775219889722008-12-18T02:07:00.000-05:002008-12-18T02:07:00.000-05:00Douglas,I support your views on taking freeway tra...Douglas,<BR/><BR/>I support your views on taking freeway traffic off the surface, and I believe this should be a prerequisite for most urban freeways in cities throughout the United States. I also understand the elevation would be good for a deck, but how would it be possible to create a smoothe grade down to the river? I imagine this would involve removal of the ramps to the 11th Street Bridge.<BR/><BR/>I still don't see how it would be cost effective to have two redundant freeways running on each side of the highway. The new extended 695 would still dead end in the new RFK development... unless you construct the Barney Circle bridge, which would put a strain on the northern section of DC 295Davemurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331653772702609738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-21857438977573802282008-12-17T13:46:00.000-05:002008-12-17T13:46:00.000-05:00I believe a better idea is taking the traffic off ...I believe a better idea is taking the traffic off the surface.<BR/><BR/>The Anacostia Freeway needs a major rebuild which should depress and cover it with a low speed boulevard.<BR/><BR/>The eastern SE Freeway meanwhile has the benefit of not requiring regrading the existing roadbed, but rather a cover over this existing road bed which is the cheapest type of freeway under grounding.<BR/><BR/>Its extension to RFK Stadium meanwhile can be cut into the hill and covered with a waterfront promenade with stairs to the riverfront , beneath a new low speed waterfront promenade. Since there will always be activity at the RFK site, and new development is envisioned, placing the new boulevard directly upon the existing freeway grade makes no sense, especially with the ease of covering the existing roadbed with a new lid with new low speed boulevard that would then have to handle but a fraction of the traffic.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>With the two freeways the new 11th Street Bridges could be a bit narrower, with 2 rather than 3 lane connectors.Douglas Andrew Willingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06412711658495398785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-51929078232478571292008-12-16T14:52:00.000-05:002008-12-16T14:52:00.000-05:00Nick,I don't see the point of that when there is a...Nick,<BR/><BR/>I don't see the point of that when there is a perfectly good Anacostia Freeway right there. I think a few more streets should pass over (or under?) the Anacostia Freeway, and Anacostia Drive can serve to connect the street grid, but the idea is to take freeway traffic off of the riverbanks.Davemurphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07331653772702609738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1923189313755341259.post-25968599922047352982008-12-16T10:31:00.000-05:002008-12-16T10:31:00.000-05:00Why not expand Anacostia Drive and create a mirror...Why not expand Anacostia Drive and create a mirror free-way/boulevard/parkway on the other side of the river? I'm picturing something along the lines of Storrow Drive and Memorial Drive in Boston and Cambridge. They keep traffic moving but also keep people connected to the river.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com