Comments on: Where is Truxton Circle?

By: Rynecki

Rynecki — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:58:50 +0000

reference to the study is located here: http://ddot.washingtondc.gov/ddot/cwp/view,a,1408,q,640027,ddotNav_GID,1750,ddotNav,%7C34162%7C.asp

The actual study can be requested from DDOT.

By: Rynecki

Rynecki — Thu, 20 May 2010 18:52:49 +0000

I’ve been living near this intersection for about 10 years now. Our civic association lobbied the city to re-evaluate the feasibility of returning the circle to the intersection. The consultants charged the city some $300K to say it wasn’t feasible because of the hardship it would put on the neighborhood in terms of traffic patterns. I think it was merely an expensive tactic for the city to move us along. We could have done a lot of good with that $300K and a simple “no can do” statement from DDOT. This was around 2003.

By: Douglas Willinger

Douglas Willinger — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:01:10 +0000

Has anyone proposed covering the NCS underpasses beneath RIA and NYA?

IIRC there was a recent DC proposal for a NCS tunnel beneath a restored Truxton Circle.

By: Jerry A. McCoy

Jerry A. McCoy — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:09:22 +0000

I own three circa 1910 real-photo postcards views of Truxton Circle. The photogrgaphs were taken by Willard R. Ross (1860-1948) who lived at 39 Que Street, NE.

If you contact me I’ll email the images to you for posting on this bolg entry.

Jerry

By: ChrisOnU

ChrisOnU — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:52:44 +0000

It seems that the traffic on Florida would navigate the circle quite nicely. I would be more concerned with N. Capitol. Perhaps an underpass like that at Dupont Cir? I do not hink the underpass at Dupont is too obtrusive, although the topography is different. Not an ideal solution to traffic but perhaps necessary. In turn, the underpasses at Rhode Island and New York Aves should be eliminated. Caveat: New York Ave’s underpass if the re-routing of I-395 away from the central area of downtown occurs. The one at Rhode Island to badly divides the neighborhood, whereas Bus stops could be moved to safer and new carve outs up/down N. Cap and Florida. In the very least, from a historical standpoint and in acknowledgment of the history of the area and of the contribution of Admiral Truxton (arguablly as significant as Admiral Dupont), the Circle deserves to be re-stationed. Why should Northwest get all the Le’Enfant-style circles?

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:04:28 +0000

I think it would be lovely to replace the circle. I grew up on a parkway in Buffalo, NY with 2 traffic circles and it works well and creates a great neighborhood feeling rather than a highway.

By: Que

Que — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:36:45 +0000

How would this effect the bus stops and the routes that travel along there; if the circle was restored would there be space for the 80, P6, 90 & 92 stops there this is a transfer stop between all of those buses and how would they be effected.

How would this effect crossing the circle; when there was a circle the traffic of personal vechiles was probably lower so how will this effect people walking across T, North Cap. Streets or Florida Ave it seems like the distance would be doubled with no benefit to them.

By: AWH

AWH — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:49:28 +0000

The District still has the old Fountain in Storage!!

By: north cap

north cap — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:47:42 +0000

i looks at the larger version of the phot and indeed, westbound florida ave traffic stayed on florida.

so there would need to still be traffic lights.
what advantages, besides beauty, would the circle have on traffic? it seems it wouldn’t change the dynamics at all. it would really only effect west bound quincy road travelers and north bound north cap drivers trying to get to florida.
also, what advantages would it have for pedestrians? considering the amout of traffic, there would need to be crosswalks and signals to access the park. it would definitely have a cool ass view. otherwise, crossing the streets would not be safer or easier. i can’t think of one circle that is safer for pedestrians than a basic 4 way intersection.

really, to make this intersection better, you have to look a bit to the north and to the south. fill the trenches.

By: Kevin Parker

Kevin Parker — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 14:26:00 +0000

My mother, now 86, grew up in Eckington on Quincy Place and later on R Street, NE, down the street from Truxton Circle. She said that it was beautiful, and North Capitol Street, completely tree-lined, was equally a pleasant. She has mentioned on more than one occasion how North Capitol Street was ruined by the road “improvements” in the 1940s. I would love to see the Circle replaced.
– KJP