WHEREAS:  Upton Street, N.W., between Reno Road and Wisconsin Avenue is a very narrow residential street with parking on both sides; and

WHEREAS: Westbound Upton Street has become a cut-through route for commuter traffic destined for southbound Wisconsin Avenue during the morning rush hour and is used as a cut-through route at other times of day as well, uses for which this small neighborhood street was not designed; and

WHEREAS: In the past, traffic signs restricting turns for westbound Upton Street at Wisconsin had been posted to discourage cut-through traffic, but these have disappeared; and

WHEREAS: The westbound lane of Upton Street at Wisconsin Avenue still has a "right turn only" arrow painted on the pavement that is faded and not clearly visible, although the traffic signal does not indicate that only right turns are allowed;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:  ANC 3F requests that DDOT determine what turning restrictions had been applied to this intersection, and take steps to install the appropriate signs and lane markings.
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Adopted March 18, 2002, by a vote of 6-0-0 at a duly-noticed public meeting with a quorum present.

/s/ Cathy Wiss                                                     /s/ David J. Bardin
Cathy Wiss, Chair                                               David J. Bardin, Secretary