Street Sweeping for Spring 2011

Today, March 1, is the first day of the new, expanded residential street sweeping program.  In neighborhoods where signs advise motorists of parking restrictions during sweeping hours, parking enforcement will go into effect Monday, March 21.  This will allow residents and others to become accustomed to moving their cars again.  The program is expanding to encompass all residential neighborhoods; however, if there are no signs indicating parking restrictions for street sweeping, motorists do not have to move their cars.  In these neighborhoods, sweeping will move from every four to six weeks to twice-a-month.

Linda Grant

Public Information Officer

DC Department of Public Works

2000 14th Street, NW, 6th Floor

Washington, DC 20009

202/671-2375/desk

202/497-1080/cell

202/671-0642/fax

www.dpw.dc.gov Visit us on Facebook!

Follow us on Twitter

Shaed Education Campus Meeting 3/8/11 @3:30pm

DCPS Central Office Officials will be hosting a meeting at 3:30pm on Tuesday 3/8/11 to begin the transition process for the closing of Shaed Education Campus. I have spoken with the officials and due to the time of the meeting, notes from the meeting will be disbursed to those who cant attend. I will ensure that notes are posted here and copies of the notes will be left at the school. The meetings in the future will be coordinated at a later time in the day for parents and community members to attend. DCPS contact information for this meeting is included in the link below:

Shaed Transition Meeting Flyer

Update on Shaed Education Campus

After public comments and further studies on the Shaed Education Campus, Kaya Henderson (Interim Chancellor for DCPS) has made a decision to request that Mayor Gray close Shaed at the end of the 2010-2011 school year.

Below are the two (2) documents that feature the reasons for a closure being requested as well as responses to general questions and concerns moving forward.

Shaed Decision Letter 2.4[2]

Shaed Closure FAQ 2.4[2]

I will keep the community informed on future happenings with this issue.

Metropolitan Branch Trail 5K Race

For more information: http://www.gometbranch.com/

Follow-Up from Meeting with WMATA

On February 9, 2011, the community met with WMATA officials to discuss the new layout for the bus stop route. After hearing community concerns, the WMATA officials bring forth the following proposal:

Westbound

 Remove 7^th @ Kearney

Reinstall 7^th @ Jackson with a shelter upon DDOT concurrence 

Remove 7^th @ Hamlin

Remove Edgewood Street near Franklin

Reinstall Edgewood Street @ 4^th

Eastbound

Remove 4^th @ Edgewood

Reinstall Edgewood @ 4^th

Remove Edgewood Street near Franklin

Reinstall 7^th @ Franklin (at the old location between the church and grocery store) not in front of grocery store with shelter upon DDOT concurrence and trash can

Remove 7^th @ Hamlin

Reinstall 7^th @ Jackson with shelter upon DDOT concurrence

Relocate 7^th @ Lawrence to 7^th @ Monroe

The link below is a drawing of the proposal:

Proposed Changes to Bus Stops on the G8 Route

There are plans to meet again to discuss these suggestions. When that meeting date is confirmed, I will post it here and put out fliers as well.

Information Sessions for Artspace Project

Application for residency: http://www.artspace.org/sunfox/public_dir/file/FINAL%20Brookland%20Packet.pdf

EYA’s “Chancellor’s Row” Model Home – Grand Opening

Community Meeting: Recent removal of certain bus stops along 7th Street as well as Edgewood Street

2/9/11

HOPE Community Charter School (2917 8th Street, NE)

6:30pm

Representatives from WMATA will be present to hear concerns from neighbors about the recent action taken to remove the bus stops. Please come out and be heard!!

From the Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services

 

From: Kenyon Churchwell

Good morning,

My name is Kenyon Churchwell and I am working in the Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services with Mr. Fimbres and Mr. Glaude and will be focusing my efforts on Ward 5. Major avenues should be cleared by now, but side streets are a work in progress. Alley ways will not be cleared. Please notify me of any issues (unplowed roads, loss of power, etc) and I will work to get things cleared as quickly as possible. My email address is kenyon.churchwell@dc.gov. Thank you.

Good Morning,

If you or any of your neighbors are experiencing extreme difficulties as a result of the snow, please let me know. If you know of any temporarily or permanently disabled neighbors who need help in emergency times such as these, let me know as well.

 I am working to get a handle on who needs help and I want to create a list going forward so that a response can be provided to those in need.

 If you know of anyone in this position, please email me at silas_grant@yahoo.com. Also, if you would like to volunteer and assist in a response effort, I am welcoming that effort as well.