Village Won't Take 'No' for an Answer
When it comes to requesting a pedestrian-activated crossing signal across Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase Village, the Village Board and traffic committee aren't deterred by the state highway administration's answer of "no."
Chevy Chase Village may be a small municipality, but it's not about to let the Maryland State Highway Administration walk all over its relatively tiny footprint. Many know Chevy Chase Village for its speed cameras installed on either side of Connecticut Avenue outside Chevy Chase Village Hall just a few blocks north of Chevy Chase Circle and the Maryland-Washington, DC, line. Get daily and breaking news email updates from Chevy Chase Patch by signing up for newsletters here. For many, Connecticut Avenue through Chevy Chase Village is a way to get out of the city—at 30 mph, of course, to avoid speeding fines. For others, Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase Village is a six-lane state highway that is frightening to cross. The Chevy Chase …
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Laura L Thornton
10:46 am on Friday, September 14, 2012
Hi Gideon, I don't have that statistic; I'll have to request that, probably from the police. But, I do know that a traffic light and crosswalk were installed at Bradley Lane and Connecticut Avenue in the 1980s after a child was hit by a car, Chevy Chase Village Director of Municipal Operations Michael Younes mentioned at a traffic committee meeting earlier this year. more ›