- Klingle Road
Klingle Road is a
street in a narrow valley inWashington, D.C. . The valley forms the boundary between theWoodley Park neighborhood to the south and theCleveland Park neighborhood to the north. A small stream, usually called the Klingle Tributary, flows through it, and empties into Rock Creek. Much of the valley is administered as a part ofRock Creek Park . The mouth of the valley joins the mouth of another narrow valley occupied by Porter Street. Klingle Road passes underConnecticut Avenue , which is carried over the valley on a high bridge; there is no direct access between the two roadways.The roadway allowed residents of areas east of Rock Creek Park to reach
Wisconsin Avenue , providing relatively quick access toGeorgetown , theNational Cathedral , and several schools in the valley and near its western end. With the roadway closed, Porter Street carries this traffic.A section of the roadway was closed in 1991 after
erosion severely damaged a 3/4 mile (1.2 km) segment. [Jonathan Abel. " [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/22/AR2005072200027.html D.C. Weighs Options for Opening Klingle Rd] ", "The Washington Post ",July 22 2005 , pp. B05. Retrieved on2008-06-15 ] The easternmost section of the roadway remains open to serve a small number of houses atop the north side of the valley. Some people have tried to get the District to rebuild the destroyed section and agrassroots campaign was started. [http://www.repairklingleroad.org/] A competing grassroots campaign agitated for replacing the road with a bicycle, hiking, or bridle path, said to be quieter, nonpolluting uses. [http://www.klinglevalley.org/] Heated controversy ensued.In May 2008, the D.C. City Council, reversing a decision made two years previously, voted against reopening the road. At that time, a bicycle trail seemed likely. [cite news |author=Harry Jaffe |title=Klingle Road heads back toward nature |url=http://www.examiner.com/a-1371324~Klingle_Road_heads_back_toward_nature.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC |work=
The Washington Examiner |date=May 2 2008 |accessdate=2008-06-15]References
External links
* [http://www.repairklingleroad.org/ The Coalition to Repair and Reopen Klingle Road]
* [http://www.klinglevalley.org/ Save Klingle Valley]
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