Comments on: I Love Target Too, But…

By: Jamie

Jamie — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:33:26 +0000

The question is, why would you drive up 14th Street? It’s sucked since they started this work several years ago. 16th or 13th or Sherman are the way to go through there.

By: Mr. T in DC

Mr. T in DC — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 17:12:01 +0000

I walk through that intersection every day, and traffic, both pedestrian and vehicular moves just fine, given that it’s a dense, urban neighborhood. The traffic cops on duty yesterday just added to the confusion and atmosphere of hysteria, when traffic was only a little heavier than usual. You just have to figure out the pattern of the lights, and when it’s safe to walk on a don’t walk signal (the walk/don’t walk signals are set very conservatively at that intersection so half the time you can just go). In other words, I think that compared to armed daylight robberies on the Metro escalators and U Street ice cream shops, this issue is a bit of a non-issue to me.

By: ListenToLeon

ListenToLeon — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:50:30 +0000

I just wrote about this today…As happy as I am that I can show at Target without having to venture to PG Plaza or Wheaton, this is defintely going to make driving up 14th Street more congested than it already is. It’ll be interesting to see how they work things out when it comes to all the people that are going to be frequenting this part of town now.

By: Fister

Fister — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 01:50:23 +0000

Given the pedestrian traffic now and in the future for that area, the City ought to strongly consider some novel solutions to manage the situation.

By: Angela Valdez

Angela Valdez — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:31:41 +0000

“One time I went to a craft fair or somethin’ and they had a jelly bean jar with a sign on it that said, guess how many jelly beans are in the jar. Awe, come on, man, just let me have some. I tell you what, you guess how many I want. If you guess a handful, you are right.”

By: Gordon

Gordon — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:22:07 +0000

Angela, there’s actually quite a grand plan (”scheme” if you will) in place to upgrade that intersection. They promise to get rid of the gravel and add permanent benches. I can only imagine what a nightmare the area will be once construction is underway…

http://www.columbiaheightsnews.org/Community/Community-Front/Progress-on-Public-Realm-Framework.html

By: capitulatenow

capitulatenow — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:21:11 +0000

I heard somewhere that there are plans for that dumb gravel plaza. Grass and benches and some kind of mini-ampitheater are involved.

Re: Mitch: the jellybean “lemme just HAVE some” joke has a special place in my heart.

By: dj eurok

dj eurok — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:06:24 +0000

“That intersection is a total disaster of urban planning” - YEP