sentences:  It is not set on any major thoroughfare in the city, although North Portal Drive is accessible via a rotary intersection on 16th Street NW.Because of its isolation via the park and lack of major streets, the neighborhood is extraordinarily suburban in character, full of winding streets, detached houses on large lots, and open space.North Portal Estates and the rest of Ward 4 are represented in the Council of the District of Columbia by Brandon Todd.