ANC 5F Transportation and Public Space Committee ANC 5F Transportation and Public Space Committee (TAPS) Meeting

Virtual Meeting via Zoom

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2024, 7:35 PM

1. Call to Order

• Roll Call

• AS, NF, MS, SM, EG

• Other participants

• N/A

2. Approval of November 2023 Meeting Minutes

• November Meeting Minutes

• Unanimous

3. New Business

• n/a

5. TSI support resolutions

• New TSI selections for this quarter have been posted
• No existing TAPS process for these, but we shouldn’t let that stop us
• TSI Dashboard
• We may want to invite someone from DDOT to talk about the TSI process + Safe Routes to School in a future meeting

6. DDOT Response to ANC 5F 25-029

• RE: RESOLUTION REQUESTING ADDITIONAL SAFETY INSTALLATIONS TO PREVENT VEHICLES FROM DRIVING ONTO METROPOLITAN BUS TRAILS [link]
• From November Meeting:

• Validate protection exists where they’ve said it does, and that it is sufficient

• e.g., if planters, ensure they’re positioned appropriately

• Document intrusion at unprotected intersections

• Do we claim that any new documented cases of vehicles on the MBT are attributable to the next-closest unprotected intersection?

• Follow-up: what constitutes sufficient documentation of intrusion?

7. 4th St NE Improvements

• Link to notes from November meeting
• Draft a resolution

• Email discussion: Striping + Marking improvements.

• Draft resolution
• Vote to send to the commission: Unanimous

• Email discussion: Improved wayfinding signage

• Draft resolution
• Vote to send to the commission: Unanimous

• Bike lanes: invite DDOT to speak/discuss what their plans are and what the commission and community can do to show support.

8. Dance Place PUDO spot

• Ask DDOT what the ANC can do to request PUDO spots.

• Can they be attached to businesses, or just a location on the sidewalk?
• Do nearby neighbors + businesses need to support the change?

10. FLA bus lanes

• n/a

11. Public Comment

• n/a

12. Future Agenda Items

• New potential areas of focus:

• Michigan Ave Bike Trail DDOT page
• Topics for future discussion:

• How is the shared use designated? Will cycle traffic be segregated from bike traffic?

• Tabled issues

• DDOT NOI 23-206 TESD

• Link to Resolution conditionally supporting

• NOI currently closed while DDOT looks for more comprehensive solution
• Re: North Cap/RIA left turn redesign

• Currently being reworked/potentially iced by DDOT

• 4th St NE Improvements

• Bus loading/bump out @ multiple stops – Bryant + 4th, RIA + 4th (also reopen the shelter), V + 4th, Evarts + 4th, Rec center access

• Q&R bike lane presentation in Feb.

11. Adjournment

• Moved by MS, Seconded by SM

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Meeting adjourned at 8:59 pm