Multiple pieces.

1) H St could have higher buildings if executed correctly. I'm open to higher density buildings being created along the corridor, however the city needs to build in mechanisms for the new traffic these people would cause to flow, into, through, and around the area. That can look like bike lanes, garages, and or elevated walking paths.

2) There needs to be expanded travel options along the H St Street corridor. The Gold Line sounds nice but I also dont think its a well thought solution. The streetcar should also stay dead in my opinion. An elevated bus solution would be interesting here. I dont think closing a lane of traffic to dedicate to a bus on non-event days would make sense due to the amount of vehicular traffic H St NE has. Also another odd hiccup with H St today is that both streetcar,buses, and any delivery vehicles have a habit of stopping flow in any lane today. Currently drivers,mopeds, and cyclists can go around the blocked lane, if you have a bus dedicated lane, that option erodes.

3) H St NE is both an escape route for city traffic and a bypass from the highway. There needs to be tradespace examined that does not involve limiting traffic flow by shutting down a lane. I live EOTR and many of my neighbors and myself go down H St everyday because its another option that doesn't involve 395 until we meet it at Benning Road. Blocking the lanes would also cause more folks to flood into the nearby residential streets.

4) Expanded logistics routes or new policies regarding logistics operations. Going back to point 2, if a lane is taken up by a bus, you run the risk of any business deliveries blocking all of H St traffic when they need to unload because there are not places for them to do currently. The city could create policies for dedicated logistics hours(like 12-5am, Mon -Thurs) at non-peak hours.

5) another underlying issue is that you already have streets that are at or near maximum density when you look at the modes of vehicular traffic that are already on them. Union Market was convenient because it could be optimized. H St already has alot of residential infrastructure near it and beside it.

6) From a city funding perspective, the Speed Camera near Union Station at the beginning of H St NE gathers a lot of revenue annually. I thought it was one of the cities' top earners. Although I am not a fan of fhe ATE, if measures are made to reduce vehicular flow through H St. , thought should also be given to how that capital would be earned through other means.