Traffic, Part 1

Like our mayor, Germany’s Ampelmannchen (“little street-light man”) sports a stylish hat

Traffic – and dealing with it - is always a concern downtown. We’re already thinking about it for The Arts at 5th & I. Our project also plans for meeting or exceeding all parking requirements onsite, with four underground levels of parking to handle demand created by new shoppers, residents, workers, and guests.

Our team leader, Donohoe, has programs at its DC headquarters for providing employees Metro SmarTrip cards, providing subsidies for employees who bike or ride Metro to work, and providing onsite lockers and showers for employees who bike to work. These programs can be extended to the site as well. We also are thinking ahead to providing remote parking with courtesy shuttles for workers to limit traffic and parking woes during construction.

Hiring local helps in this way as well, both for construction and for the completed project. Hiring from D.C. and Ward 6 first increases the chance that workers will use Metro – and that will further limit our carbon footprint, as well as our “traffic footprint.”