25 Jun 2013: 16th St South Projects Update: ‘Green Streets’ and Traffic Calming
On 24 June 2013, DPCA received word that the 16th St South ‘Green Streets’ and Traffic Calming projects have been delinked. Traffic calming will move ahead with ‘Green Streets’ considered at a later date. The letter from Arlington DES:
Dear Douglas Park Civic Association and residents,
The County will be “delinking” the neighborhood traffic calming (NTC) and green street projects on 16th Street South, as requested by the Douglas Park Civic Association and 3700 block 16th Street South residents. The County will proceed to construct the full scope of the NTC project and anticipates that construction will begin in October 2013. Any further questions regarding the NTC project should be directed to the NTC project manager, Jeff Sikes at jsikes@arlingtonva.us. Upon completion of the NTC project, the County will consider whether to return to 16th Street South to address the issues raised by the residents in regard to green street measures.
Adjacent residents will also be notified regarding this decision by letter.
The attached Q&A document summarizes the County responses to questions raised at the June 18 DPCA meeting, as well as others that were voiced in subsequent email communications. Please take the time to review this document. If you have any questions regarding this information, you are always welcome to contact County staff for clarification. For your convenience, this document has also been posted to the 16th Street South Green Street project web site at: http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/EnvironmentalServices/Sustainability/page87635.aspx.
Thank you,
Christin Jolicoeur, Watershed Planner
Arlington County, Dept. of Environmental Services
cjolicoeur@arlingtonva.us
2100 Clarendon Blvd., Suite 705
Arlington, VA 22201
703.228.3588 (p)
703.228.7134 (f)
