DDOT: K Street Transitway. The K Street Environmental Assessment has been released for 30 days of public comments. (Some previous public comments on the plan can be read here.) The Comment Period will end October 30, 2009. Comments may be submitted via e-mail to KStreet.Comments@dc.gov.

The proposed alternatives for the K Street Transitway are completely dependent on a grant from the competitive Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary multimodal grant program.

According to "d."., The K Street Transitway will enhance the performance for all modes of movement: pedestrian, bicycle, transit, vehicles (resident, commuter, and visitor), taxi, and delivery services. The goals of the project are to create a Great Street experience that is high-performing and safe for all modes, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit, and automobiles; ensure efficient management of loading and unloading areas and access to parking; reinforce K Street NW as a defining and organizing corridor for the city with connections to other great destinations north and south; and develop K Street as a signature green street, featuring highly innovative ways of achieving sustainability. Specialized transit service to operate on the transitway, the DC Circulator’s Georgetown to Union Station route, is already in place.

K Street is a major component of the District of Colombia transportation network. It includes a variety of activities including offices, tourist venues, large institutions and mixed commercial areas. K Street is primarily a two way principal arterial running east-west roadway in DC.

The District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is investigating improvements to the K Street corridor in Northwest Washington. K Street, NW is located in Ward 2 of the District of Columbia and extends from North Capitol Street to Whitehurst Freeway. The proposed project would involve the reconfiguration of K Street to efficiently accommodate multimodal travel and an exclusive transitway within the existing street right-of-way.