{"id":127468472,"date":"2009-01-15T07:54:32","date_gmt":"2009-01-15T07:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=127468472"},"modified":"2009-01-15T07:54:32","modified_gmt":"2009-01-15T07:54:32","slug":"inauguration-day-d-c-maps-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.baltimorespokes.org\/?p=127468472","title":{"rendered":"Inauguration Day – D.C. Maps & Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Link to Google map showing details of what roads are open and closed:
\nhttps:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116706197888210191894.00045c99ce5e0c584a191&ll=38.881412,-77.004547&spn=0.241602,0.341949&z=11<\/a>
\n[From another list:]
\nI’m posting this because I figure some readers may be either
\ninterested in the prospect of riding a bike in a car-free day in DC,
\nor are otherwise interested in getting to DC for the inauguration, or
\nare at least interested in how a city handles something like this.
\nIf anyone has info on Baltimore’s inauguration planning, please point
\nme to it.
\n– LW
\n**************
\nIt looks like the Secret Service and DDOT have released their maps of
\nwhat the restricted areas and transportation options will be for DC on
\nInauguration Day. There is going to be a lot of car-free pavement (but
\nprobably not empty) out there open to walking and bicycles only. If
\nyou’ve ever wanted to bike around a car free DC, this may be your
\nchance. The parade route is restricted to 300,000 so once that many
\nshow up they’ll turn people away (I have no idea how they plan to
\ncount them). The Mall will not be limited. WABA is preparing to park
\n1000 bicycles – for 3 million people, so it’s possible they’ll be
\ncompletely overrun.
\nCombined Google Map including Secret Service Map, DDOT MAP and WABA
\nBike Valet Locations Here –
\nhttps:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&g=20003&hl=en&msa=0&msid=10255<\/a>…
\n
\nIf you’re coming from the south, it’s going to be difficult. First,
\nmost bridges in the area will be closed to auto, bicycle and
\npedestrian traffic. Open to bikes and peds only are Memorial, Key,
\nChain and all the Anacostia bridges upstream of the 11th Street
\nBridge, and (depending who you ask) maybe the 14th Street Bridge. The
\nMemorial Bridge will be the only designated pedestrian crossing over
\nthe Potomac. Pedestrians will be allowed on the Key and Chain bridges,
\nbut officials said Chain Bridge is not a practical option for people
\nheaded downtown. There will also be pedestrian-only routes to the Mall
\nand the swearing-in ceremony, including the Third Street Tunnel.
\nThe Secret Service has banned ban personal vehicles from all Potomac
\nRiver bridge crossings from Virginia into the District and from
\ninterstates 395 and 66 inside the Capital Beltway. From 2 a.m. to 7
\np.m. Inauguration Day, the inbound lanes of Potomac River bridges will
\nbe reserved for buses, limousines, taxis and other "authorized
\nvehicles." Remaining open will be the New York Avenue and the Sousa,
\nWhitney Young, and Benning Road bridges. Northern Virginia drivers
\nwill be able to reach the District only from the Beltway in Maryland,
\nand officials are urging people not to attempt to drive into the city.
\nAlso closed to personal vehicles will be the Southeast-Southwest
\nFreeway in the District and much of George Washington Memorial
\nParkway, which will be closed in both directions between the Beltway
\nand the 14th Street bridge. Regan National Airport traffic will be
\ndiverted onto Route 1 or the southbound GW Parkway. The HOV lanes on
\nInterstate 95\/395 will be HOV-only northbound from 4 a.m. Jan. 17
\nuntil 3 a.m. Jan. 20, when they will be open to buses only.
\nSpecial inaugural ticket packages on MARC trains are sold out on the
\nPenn and Camden lines but that 700 tickets are available on the
\nBrunswick Line. Maryland will also run transit buses from park-and-
\nride lots across the region to Metrorail stations; 9,000 tickets are
\navailable. Regional officials are trying to plan for different
\ncontingencies, such as a snowstorm. In Virginia, road officials will
\ntreat all roads and commuter lots regardless of the weather forecast
\nand will have 40 safety patrols and seven tow trucks in position.
\nThere is an area near the Capitol, White House, Mall and Parade Route
\nwhere bikes are prohibited. There is an enormous area outside that
\nwhere cars are restricted (to buses, residents, etc…). Secret
\nService restricted some and DDOT restricted more for buses. Cars will
\nalso be prohibited at several METRO stations, as they will be reserved
\nfor charter buses who have registered in advance. The Archives-Navy
\nMemorial-Penn Quarter station on Metro’s Green and Yellow Lines and
\nthe Smithsonian station on the Blue and Orange Lines, will be closed
\ncompletely all day. All Metrorail station restrooms will be closed.
\nMetrorail parking facilities will open at 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday January
\n20. Metro will charge $4 (cash only) per automobile for parking on
\nInauguration Day at all Metrorail lots and garages. Parking will be
\nfree at all Metrorail facilities from Saturday, January 17 to Monday,
\nJanuary 19, 2009. All vehicles remaining on METRO parking lots at
\nclosing time on the 19th will be towed out. Metro has about 60,000
\nparking spaces in 29 lots and 22 garages throughout the Washington
\nregion. Reserved parking rules will not be in effect.
\nOnce in the District, drivers will find a dramatically expanded no-
\nvehicle zone.
\nIn addition to a wide area surrounding the White House, the Capitol
\nand the Pennsylvania Avenue parade route, the city has added a
\nrectangle of downtown north of the White House, another tract west
\nof Union Station and much of Southwest for charter bus parking. Only
\nbuses, taxis, limousines, other authorized vehicles, bicycles and
\npedestrians will be allowed in those areas, according to city
\nofficials.
\nThese areas include a 50-block section of downtown between 21st Street
\non the west, 11th Street on the east, P Street on the north and K
\nStreet on the south. Other new no-go areas include a section of
\ndowntown west of Union Station and much of the area aroundWashington
\nNavy Yard and theWashington Nationals’ stadium.
\nCombined Google Map including Secret Service Map, DDOT MAP and WABA
\nBike Valet Locations Here –
\nhttps:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&g=20003&hl=en&msa=0&msid=10255<\/a>…
\nYou can see the original Secret Service Map here –
\nhttps:\/\/www.inauguration.dc.gov\/pdf\/GPA01-09InaugSecPlans.pdf<\/a>
\nThe MTA walking map is here –
\nhttps:\/\/www.wmata.com\/getting_around\/metro_events\/inauguration_walking<\/a>… oldId.20090110075432402<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Link to Google map showing details of what roads are open and closed: https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=116706197888210191894.00045c99ce5e0c584a191&ll=38.881412,-77.004547&spn=0.241602,0.341949&z=11 [From another list:] I’m posting this because I figure some readers may be either interested in the prospect of riding a bike in a car-free day in DC, or are otherwise interested in getting to DC for the inauguration, or are … <\/p>\n

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