Continued Action on 17th Street Re-Design |
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DCCA sent a letter to the Mary Cheh, Chairperson of the DC Council Committee on Transportation and the Environment, to ask that Council exercise its DDOT oversight role regarding the failure of DDOT to issue a new Notice of Intent for the 17th Street Redesign Project, when as noted on the DDOT website, "the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is required to give a written notice of intent to modify traffic and/or parking requirements."
Specifically, a new NOI should have been issued when RRP parking spaces on the west side of 17th Street and on Church Street were converted to paid loading and no parking zones.
Click here to read DCCA's September 30 letter and here to read the log of DCCA action and outreach on the issue. |
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Also with regard to the 17th redesign, DCCA has responded to DDOT’s Notice of Intent #21-195-PSD, which extends the northbound 17th bike lane from T Street NW to Florida Avenue NW. DCCA has no objections to the specific layout being proposed as it is a standard configuration. However, we do not support the consideration of any extension of the 17th St NW bike lanes at the current time. Given the many issues with the current configuration of 17th Street as a whole, we feel considering an extension now is premature. We encouraged DDOT once again to undertake a more complete public vetting of the 17th Street redesign to ensure a configuration that works for all our residents is implemented. |
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DCCA Member Meeting: Chairman Mendelson is Featured Speaker |
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Monday, October 4
7:30 PM
The October membership meeting will be held on Monday, online. In addition to our featured speaker, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, DCCA will also be sharing neighborhood updates on activity around 17th Street redesign, the Masonic Temple development, gardening, ongoing ABRA work and more.
DCCA members were sent an invite to register for the meeting.
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Booster shots are now available for qualified residents |
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Including residents who are: over 65 years of age; 18 years and older with an underlying medical condition; living in a Long-Term Care Facility; or 18-64 years of age with increased risk for COVID-19 exposure and transmission because of occupational or institutional settings
ALL must have received their second dose of Pfizer vaccine on or before March 28, 2021.
Click here for the DC page on booster shot locations and vaccine stats. |
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Reminder: North Dupont Transportation Walk with CM Pinto |
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Friday, October 1
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Join Councilmember Pinto and representatives from the DDOT for a North Dupont Circle-focused walk and discussion. The walk will span just over 1 mile and listening sessions will be held along the way to hear directly from residents about their safety concerns.
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DDOT Press Releases on Visitor Parking and Scooter Parking |
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DDOT Extends 2020 Annual Visitor Parking Passes the 2020 Annual Visitor Parking passes will remain valid through the end of 2021, providing more time for DC residents living on Residential Permit Parking (RPP) blocks and their visitors to sign up for and start managing their visitor parking permits through the new ParkDC Permits online portal.
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Gilded Mansions, Vintage Board Games & Painting al Fresco at Wilson |
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The Woodrow Wilson House is celebrating the monumental centennial of the Wilsons moving into the neighborhood with a series of fun outdoor events.
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The Public Service Commission of DC recently reported on their regulatory duties to certify every payphone in the District. There are just six payphones that remain active in the entire city.
To read more and find a phone to make a final call before they are removed, click HERE. |
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MLK Library Re-imagined: A Tour in Dance |
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In celebration of the newly-modernized Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, DC native Alexandra Hutchinson and her ballet partner Derek Brockington, both of the esteemed Dance Theatre of Harlem, choreographed a story of what a magical place a library can be.
Many Duponters may recall Hutchinson, daughter of a former Dupont Village Executive Director, asking for contributions to her "toe shoe fund" over the years. She is now with Dance Theatre of Harlem, but came back to DC several times during pandemic to see new space and create this dance video of the renovated building, produced by MLK Library Friends.
Click here to see the new library beautifully set to dance!
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CORRECTED LINK: English Basements
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Our last eblast contained a faulty link - if you hit a dead end while trying to read Bloomberg CityLab's examination of how English Basements of Washington, D.C., Came Into Their Own click HERE for the corrected link.
Some may be interested to scroll further down the linked page to read Lessons From the Rise and Fall of the Pedestrian Mall a piece about the car-free shopping streets that swept many U.S. cities in the 1960s and ’70s and how the few examples that survived could be models for today’s “open streets.”
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Casa Ruby Is Fighting For Its Survival After The Loss Of A D.C. Government Grant - LINK
There Are Roughly 200,000 Cats In D.C. Yes, Someone Counted - LINK
Renovated Franklin Park Opens After Being Closed For More Than A Year - LINK
20 Anticipated Fall Restaurant Openings to Track Around D.C. - LINK
A driver struck a 4-year-old child on a bike in Dupont Circle - LINK
5 Fun Fall Festivals Around DC This Weekend - LINK
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