DC Hospital Group Endorses Klingle

April 30, 2003

The District of Columbia Hospital Association (DCHA), which represents 18 local area hospitals, recently endorsed the opening of Klingle Road.  DCHA said, "The importance of opening Klingle Road cannot be overstated.  When the time between life and death is measured in minutes, the connection across Rock Creek Park can save many minutes and many lives."

DCHA's endorsement is fully consistent with emergency vehicles' long history of utilizing park roads, including Klingle Road.  Neighbors who heard sirens on Klingle when Klingle was open was because emergency vehicles were using Klingle Road to get from one side of the park to the other. Police and Secret Service used Klingle Road too.  Many doctors used Klingle to travel back and forth from hospitals located east and west of the park.  Our pediatrician used it quite often to get from his home in Ward 3 to Children's Hospital.

Restore Klingle Road as a transportation resource is a good thing for our doctors, emergency personnel and for all of us in our already overburdened transportation infrastructure. 

Laurie Collins
Mt. Pleasant