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WASHINGTON, July 24 -    Rush-hour habits for thousands of Maryland
and other commuters who are used to zipping up and down 13th Street in
Northwest Washington will soon change.
 
Traffic zooms up and down 13th Street, NW as No parking during rush
hour signs make it easier for commuters but harder on the thousands of
residents who actually live along 13th corridor.

Tuesday at a roadside news conference, city officials and residents
hailed a new pilot plan to take away the parking restrictions at least
for the next six months.

Starting in early August the city is going to allow parking on both
sides of 13th street, 24 hours a day stretching from Logan Circle on
the south to Military Road on the north.

The changes are the result of traffic surveys that show 13th Street,
largely residential, handles 2000 cars an hour at peak rush hour, more
than double nearby streets designed for traffic. Neighbors want their
street back.

From 1938 until 1980 rush hour was worse on 13th Street. Each morning
and night, traffic was made one-way. That changed in 1980 when then
Mayor Marion Barry said it was too much of a burden on residents.
Barry also restored Logan Circle by making 13th Street go around it
rather than thru it restoring the tranquility of the park.

Along with the lifting of the parking restrictions, more stop signs
and rumble strips will be installed to help slow traffic on 13th
street. Officials suggest commuters use 14th and 16th Streets and
Georgia Avenue as alternate routes, all suitable for heavier traffic.
 
 
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