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Editor's Note. This presentation was made to the community at a Plan Takoma sponsored 'Transportation Primer' before the kickoff of the Takoma Transportation Study. Jeff emphasized the importance of studying and planning transportation patterns with an emphasis for easy bus flow (buses carrying large number of people) and encouraging and welcoming pedestrians and cyclists (less space used per person than cars). In particular, he noted that Carroll/Cedar in front of the Metro is a bad log jam especially for buses. He also emphasized the importance of realizing that the question isn't *eliminating* bottlenecks but rather *moving* them to places where they are most appropriate in the overall transportation structure. Slides 19, 20 21 and 22 provide illustrations of converting vacant spaces into vibrant downtowns. Slides 21 and 22 generated particular interest because of Jeff's recommendation that we "start community-based planning process for detailed development plan for WMATA parcel" with emphasis on community-based and detailed. He recommends that planners set up a storefront in downtown DC to work with the community on drawings and models for a development design. Jeff recommended that any development of the WMATA site then be 'coded' to follow the community based model. Jeff generously created this presentation at the request of the Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities while visiting Washington on business. Jeff customized materials he had with him. As such, the development illustrations may not be the same style or density as appropriate for Takoma. Comments? Contact me, Mark Freedman, at takoma@att.net As always, I provide these materials on this site related to Takoma DC revitalization, regardless of my personal opinion about them.
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