WP: DC Master Pedestrian Plan

Jay-walking in the 700 block of H Street.
Read this Washington Post article about what the District hopes to accomplish. According to the article, 12% of DC workers walk to work, 33% take metrobuses, or metrorail, 2% bike, and 38% drive. No word on what the remain 15% are doing. Take the survey.

Police & Helicopter Wednesday Night

Related to the situation (hostage/shotgun) at 10th & Mass. Late Wednesday night I saw emergency vehicles & a helicopter headed southwest. I suspect they were headed towards the situation on Capitol Hill. Any confirmation ? Apparently the suspect also hit a bicyclist at at 6th & Florida (at up to 80 miles per hour). The bicyclist (has been taken to the hospital). This apparently occured during a police pursuit. He (the suspect) has now barricaded himself inside a rowhouse. It isn't clear if the suspect lives in the rowhouse, or has any connection to the rowhouse. The news (ABC 7) speculates, based on the opinion of neighbors, that it was a random entry (perhaps explaining the rumored hostage situation). The suspect is apparently in the basement with a shotgun (he has been there since around 10:30 pm). Surrounding residents have been evacuated. No further news is yet available.
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UPDATE
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Apparently there has been an arrest. (1:08am)

DC Pedestrian Master Plan

I received the following by email (from a Commissioner in 6A), and it thought it would be of interest:

The DC Department of Transportation has begun a year long study of the walking conditions in the District. I would appreciate it if you could post this brief announcement to your local neighborhood listserves. We would like to get as much input as possible into this planning process citywide.

If you care about walking in the District, brick sidewalks vs. concrete, motorists running stop signs, speeding traffic, dangerous intersections, than please take a look at this web link:

http://www.tooledesign.com/projects/dc/

There is a link on this page to participate in a 10 minute survey where you can provide input into the issues I mentioned above. I work for this company, and I can assure you, that on every one of the projects we work on, we read every comment. Your comments can lead to
improvement projects and policy changes that will have a direct impact on the quality of life we experience as pedestrians in the district.