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Article: On Pennsylvania Avenue, The Options Are Hardly Choice
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 5, 1996
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The closing of Pennsylvania Avenue to traffic in front of the
White House may have caused an inconvenience for thousands of
motorists, but did it create a Hobson's choice?
Some of the leading business organizations in the area seem
to think it did. Worse, the District of Columbia Building Industry
Association (DCBIA) claims that closing the avenue between 15th and
17th streets NW was a severe blow to commerce.
Closing off the area clearly has resulted in more congestion
and delays in some parts of downtown Washington. A study recently
completed for the Federal Highway Administration shows the
restriction on Pennsylvania Avenue and modifications to nearby
streets greatly increased ...