I've made this same request to DDOT on 5 occasions and Councilmember Evans' office on 2 occasions. I have not heard back at all from DDOT, but heard back from Councilmember Evans' office on my second attempt. My email to DDOT from July 2010 is as follows:

>>>10th St is free-flow through here and O St has stop signs which do include "Cross-street traffic does not stop" panels.

I live right on the corner of this intersection and regularly see people along O St caught off-guard by traffic on 10th. While I have not witnessed any collisions nor do I ever see much debris on the gutters from crashes, I do see & hear a number of near-hits (screeching tires, honking horns).

Similarly, I regularly see people on 10th come to a complete stop despite the lack of signs. This isn't too much issue in and of itself, except it does tend to reinforce to motorists on O St the appearance of a 4-way stop.

I request consideration of converting this intersection from 2-way to 4-way stop control. I don't believe this should pose much operational issue given that 10th Street terminates just to the north, at Rhode Island Ave, and is generally a very low-volume one-way street.

I believe the low speeds along 10th help keep crashes from occurring, though the parked cars along the north leg do limit sight distance such that it's difficult to see oncoming cars when stopped along O.

If this has been requested & declined before, I'd be curious to know if it's because of local opposition, as I may then continue discussions with ANC2F to see if I can convince them otherwise.<<<

My February 2011 response from Councilmember Evans' office:

>>>I can tell you that the homeowners near 10th and O Streets NW are ADAMANTLY OPPOSED to a 4-way stop sign there. It came up in an ANC meeting and there was overwhelming support to keep it two way.<<<

And my reply back to Councilmember Evans' office on 2/23/2011, to which I have not yet received a response:

>>>Regarding an all-way stop at 10th/O -- might you know how recently that was? I've tried to make it out to a number of the ANC meetings (or at least keep tabs on each agenda) and can't recall that being raised, though I've only been around for a year. I'd be curious to understand why people were opposed & perhaps those concerns could be addressed in some other manner... or if it's simply been a long time since it last came up; perhaps with new residents in the area it could be time to revisit the issue.

I live on the corner of this intersection & from chatting with neighbors, everyone (so far) seems to agree that they'd like an all-way stop; and considering that 10th St only just begins 2 blocks north -- it's certainly not a high volume route. Many motorists treat it as an all-way stop, anyway, the with parked cars the sight distance can be particularly limited. While I haven't noticed any collisions, there've been plenty of near-hits and I average a horn honk about every 30 minutes throughout the day.<<<

I disagree. It is a two-way stop and properly signed. Should we also also bend to those who cannot understand that it is a one- way street and regularly drive in the wrong direction?read the signs. Understand the rules. Obey the rules.

Lovely 4 year old issue. Should it be closed?

Agreed. Just because crazy drivers can't read doesn't mean we should change things that work. Plus, now they'll just run the stop sign.