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Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Potomac

Avenue SE, and 14th Street SE

Transportation Improvements

Public Scoping Meeting

January 31, 2013

WELCOME


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Purpose of Meeting

Project Background

Purpose and Need

National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Public Involvement Opportunities

Concepts

Next Steps Question and Answer Session

Agenda

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PROJECT BACKGROUND


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Project Background

Project Discussed in:

Middle Anacostia Crossings (MAC) Study,

Mid-Term Improvements (Project 14), 2005

Capitol Hill Transportation Study, 2006

District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan(2006)

Pennsylvania Avenue SE Corridor Land

Development Plan, 2008

DDOT Initiated an Environmental Assessment in

April 2009 that was subsequently put on hold

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PURPOSE AND NEED


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Why Is DDOT Evaluating

This Intersection?

The Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Potomac Avenue SE, and 14thStreet SE intersection has multiple striped crosswalk

locations that create pedestrian and driver confusion and

conflict points

Current striped crosswalks provide indirect means tocross Pennsylvania Avenue SE

Pedestrians have created a more direct path through the

grassed median of Pennsylvania Avenue SE. This path is

not striped and not included in the pedestrian signal

timing

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The Needs for the Project Are:

Enhance pedestrian safety for residents and multi-modal

transit users traveling in and around the PennsylvaniaAvenue SE, Potomac AvenueSE, and 14th Street SE

intersection

Meet District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan

Transportation Planning Elements and Policies investingin Pedestrian Connections as a means to enhance multi-

modal use

Align with Regional and District transportation planning

policies to reduce reliance on the automobile throughinvestment at transit centers

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NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTALPOLICY ACT (NEPA)


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National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) Environmental Assessment

Federal Highway Administration is the lead federal agency for theTransportation NEPA process

We are here

Initiate Environmental

Assessment Process

Public Scoping

Alternatives Development

Historic Properties

(Section 106) Evaluation

Environmental Assessment

and Section 4(f) Evaluation

Public Review

Final NEPA Document

and Decision

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NEPA Project Study Area

14thS

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Ives Pl SE

G St SE

Ives Pl SE

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13thS

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NATIONAL HISTORICPRESERVATION ACT (NHPA)


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National Historic

Preservation Act (NHPA)

Section 106 of the NHPA requires consultation with theState Historic Preservation Office and other interested

parties

Historic properties will be defined

Identified historic properties include: The LEnfant Plan of the City of Washington

Capitol Hill Historic District

Proposed Barney Circle Historic District

An Assessment of Effects on historic properties from theTransportation Improvements will be prepared and

summarized in the Environmental Assessment

Interested parties are invited to participate

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LEnfant Plan of the City of Washington

Project

Area

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Cultural Resources

Proposed

Barney

Circle

HistoricDistrict

Capitol

Hill

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District

Washington

Navy Yard

Historic

District

Marine

Barrack

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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT


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Public Involvement

Public Meetings

Public Meeting #1

Scoping and Purpose and Need Tonight

Public Meeting #2

Alternatives Review Spring 2013

Public Meeting #3

Public Hearing on EA Summer 2013

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Stakeholders Residents and Business Owners in Project Area

Transit Riders, Bicyclists Advisory Neighborhood Commission

Federal Highway Administration

National Park Service

DC-State Historic Preservation Office

National Capitol Planning Commission

Commission of Fine Arts

Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

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CONCEPTS


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Potential Concepts

Improvements to pedestrian crosswalks

Traffic signal coordination

Modification to the approach roadways Potomac

Avenue, SE and 14th Street, SE

Redesign and reconfiguration of entireintersection

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Existing Conditions

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Previously Developed Concept

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Concept 1 T-Intersections

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Concept 2 Signalized Oval

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NEXT STEPS


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Project ScheduleMilestone Date

Public Meeting #1 Public Scoping Meeting Tonight

Alternatives Development Winter 2013

Public Meeting #2 Alternatives Review Spring 2013

Impact Assessment Spring 2013

Release Environmental Assessment for Public Comments Spring 2013

Public/Agency Review Period of Environmental

AssessmentSpring 2013

Public Meeting #3 - Public Hearing for theEnvironmental Assessment

Summer2013

Final NEPA Document and DecisionSummer

2013

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Stay Involved

Tell Us What You Think

Tonight

Fill out Comment Form

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QUESTIONS?

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