Vision Zero Committee – September 2024

Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 7:00 p.m.

Virtual Meeting Details:

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[DRAFT] Agenda

1. Call to Order & Roll Call

2. Discussion with George Branyan, Safe Routes to School & Sidewalk Gap Branch Manager, District Department of Transportation, regarding Sidewalk Gaps

–See Resolution 4B-24-0402, Providing Recommendations to the District Department of Transportation on Scoring System to Prioritize Addressing Sidewalk Gaps (Apr. 29, 2024) and District Department of Transportation Response

3. Discussion regarding proposed Resolutions:

–Resolution 4B-24-0901: Recommending Removal of “Rush Hour No Parking” Restriction on the 400 and 500 Blocks of Cedar Street, NW (Commissioner Yeats, Commissioner Brooks, Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Smith)

–Resolution 4B-24-0902: Requesting Comprehensive Street Redesign for the 200 and 300 Blocks of Vine Street, NW (Commissioner Yeats, Commissioner Brooks, Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Smith)

–Resolution 4B-24-0903: Reiterating Requests for Beautification and Art Along Aspen Street, NW, Underpass of the Metropolitan Subdivision as Part of Construction of the Metropolitan Branch Trail (Commissioner Yeats, Commissioner Brooks, Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Smith)

–Letter: Detailing Pedestrian Access and Pedestrian Safety Challenges and Requests for Improvements at Safeway (6500 Piney Branch Road, NW) (Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Yeats, Commissioner Brooks, Commissioner Smith)

4. Administrative Items:

-September 23 ANC 4B Meeting – presentation from Office of the People’s Counsel re Washington Gas

-October and November Vision Zero Committee Meetings – topics and speakers

5. Adjournment

Next Meeting: Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.