18th and Columbia Road, NW
Thanks to Japer Bowles for sharing with us:
“Wow! @AdamsMorganANC just unanimously passed a resolution asking the @dcpl to consider the infamous Suntrust plaza on 18th & Columbia as a place for a new public library.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I know some police departments massage their data to keep crime stats low, but I cannot believe that my assault/robbery incident was downgraded to a “lost items” and “misplaced items” incident. Worse, I downloaded the “Crime Incidents in 2019” and saw that my attack was not listed in the data set.
I was attacked and robbed by two men while walking down 7th and N Streets NW in Shaw a few weeks ago. There was a passerby that kindly called 911 and two police officers showed up within a minute. (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user Tim Brown
From Councilmember Grosso’s office (yesterday):
“The following is a statement from Councilmember David Grosso regarding Councilmember Evans’ latest dishonesty to the Council about the nature of his relationship with lobbyist Bill Jarvis:
“Tomorrow, the Council will consider resolutions to remove Councilmember Jack Evans as chairperson of the Finance and Revenue Committee and hire a law firm to conduct an investigation into his potential violations of the Council’s Code of Conduct. While I appreciate that the Council is finally acting to take Councilmember Evans’ misconduct seriously, it is frustrating that it has taken us this long to act to protect the Council’s reputation and hold our colleague accountable.
“Regardless of the actions we take tomorrow, given new revelations over the weekend of Councilmember Evans’ dishonesty, I believe the public trust in Councilmember Evans is irreparable and it is in the best interest of the Council and the residents of the District of Columbia that Jack Evans resign as the Ward 2 Councilmember. Short of that, I will be offering an amendment that would also remove him from all committees until the conclusion of this investigation. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to send along a frustrating saga of a developer getting its way by blocking roads in my neighborhood daily.
The condo construction site, at 6th and Wiltberger Streets NW, constantly blocks the entire width of Wiltberger. This means traffic — or if an emergency happens, first responders — can’t get through for the entire block. This has been happening daily, and the portable crane that lifts drywall and other materials into the new nearby condos have no permits, per DDOT’s searchable tool. (more…)
Photo by Dennis Jansen
“Dear PoPville,
For the last month DC has let an abandoned car with smashed windows and dozens of tickets sit and rot while partially blocking traffic in Ivy City, on Gallaudet St, (right near Gravitas and the Hecht Warehouse). Repeated calls to 311 from many residents have yielded no results, though the city posted a warning that the car would be towed back at the start of June. Wishful thinking with no follow-up. It’s still there.” (more…)
2500 14th Street, NW at Clifton
Future Site of the Ward 1 Short-Term Family Housing Program. (more…)
From CM Cheh’s twitter thread last night:
“Today, I introduced legislation to create new rules for electronic scooter/bike operators, users, and @DDOTDC. The first tweets on the bill focused on one particular provision, while the legislation is actually a rather broad bill with many components. (This is a long thread)
Electric scooters and bicycles produce multiple benefits for the District: reducing congestion and our carbon footprint, plus they’re fun for users. However, with these benefits have come significant challenges. (more…)
Photo by Bel St.John
Bel writes:
“Love the new ped bump outs / traffic calming in Georgetown.
Photo at K St NW and Cecil Pl NW. Similar designs occur at about six intersections along K Street NW.”
“Dear PoPville,
It only took about a month, but the newly-reconstructed sidewalks on 14th Street NW (between V & W) have already been ripped up. Granted this is in front of the new development at the Martha’s Table site, so maybe DDOT should have chosen to forego the full reconstruction in this block given the pending development.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Mr.TinDC
From DDOT:
“Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the next phase of the curbside pickup-dropoff (PUDO) program will focus on commercial activity. DDOT has partnered with curbFlow, a mobility company that coordinates commercial operator pickup & drop-off activity to available curb space in real time. As part of the project, curbFlow will research and analyze the demand at nine locations throughout the District where commercial loading and PUDO activities for delivery services often leads to double parking and other dangerous behavior. (more…)