DC Government

Meet D.C.’s New Nightlife Mayor

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Tim Brown

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the appointment of Shawn Townsend as the Director of the Mayor’s Office of Nightlife and Culture. Mr. Townsend most recently served as a Supervisory Investigator at the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) where he led a team of six investigators. He has extensive knowledge and work experience engaging with nightlife establishments to resolve challenges and leading business training and engagement opportunities.

“We are excited to welcome Shawn to the Office of Nightlife and Culture where he is going to help us ensure our city’s growth is benefitting more DC residents and local businesses,” said Mayor Bowser. “Together, we’re going to work with the community to overcome challenges, create new opportunities for Washingtonians, and spread prosperity across all eight wards.” (more…)

This Seems Bad

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Eric P.

From DC Fire Fighters L36:

“Tonight, we believe, there are 4 of our 16 ladder trucks are OOS. This is a danger to the citizens of DC and to our members. Ladder trucks play critical roles in getting access to buildings, ventilation, search & rescue, rapid intervention for downed firemen, etc…”

“During the day today, the downtown region of DC was without adequate coverage of ladder trucks. (more…)

Eligible D.C. residents can now apply for the 2019 Visitors Parking Pass

By Prince Of Petworth

From DDOT:

“The Visitor Parking Pass (VPP) program is designed to allow guests of District residents to park for more than two hours on Residential Permit Parking or RPP-zoned blocks. A VPP is only valid during the hours of RPP enforcement and in the same RPP zone and ANC boundary as the residence. The passes are not necessary on holidays or other times when parking restrictions are not subject to enforcement.

The VPP can be used to provide temporary Residential Permit Parking (RPP) privileges in the following eligible wards:

Ward 1 – all Ward 1 residents
Ward 2 – 2F only. All other Ward 2 ANCs have opted out of the program.
Wards 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 – all residents that live on RPP blocks

Residents who live on a commercial zone block are not eligible for VPP or RPP. Non-residential address types are not eligible for VPP/RPP.

Approved VPPs are mailed every Friday via first class mail.

How to Register for VPP

To register for a Visitor Parking Pass online, please follow these six easy steps: (more…)

Information regarding “critical, on-going District operations” for Thursday and Friday

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Miki Jourdain

From the Mayor’s Office:

“The District of Columbia government offices will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 22, 2018 and Friday, November 23, 2018. Below is information regarding critical, on-going District operations for these days.

The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will suspend sanitation services on Thursday, November 22, and will resume services on Friday, November 23. Parking enforcement will be suspended on both Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23. Other DPW service changes include: (more…)

“So Much for Vision Zero”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Mid-afternoon Wednesday, and at least *six* l delivery trucks and cars completely blocking southbound 14th Street NW bike lane between R and S. One was a FedEx truck, and I thought FedEx/UPS was supposed to stop this stuff after a recent letter from the city. Someone’s going to get seriously hurt. Where’s the enforcement? Where is “VisionZero”?”

Another reader writes:

“Today 11-14 at 4:30pm. Farragut and Arkansas NW. I live on this block of Farragut and this is so common here. Speed is a problem on both streets. Unfamiliar drivers with this intersection traveling on Farragut assume it’s a 4-stop…it’s not. DDOT did respond to me a few years ago about a 4-way saying “not enough accidents”. Brandon Todd’s office has not responded.”

Update from Council Member Todd’s Office:

“Jackson Carnes, Councilmember Todd’s Director of Constituent Services, recently did a site visit on Arkansas Avenue with some neighbors and is working with DDOT to explore safety improvements. Traffic safety and Vision Zero are very important to Councilmember Todd and he will continue to collaborate with DDOT on finding solutions.”

“always double-check the ballot you’re filling out to make sure it’s the accurate ballot”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Something very concerning happened yesterday afternoon when I was voting.

I voted at the Palisades Recreation Center (a Ward 3 polling place) and am a voting resident of neighborhood 3D05 in Ward 3 which seems to cover most of the Kent neighborhood in NW. My husband and I recently moved to this neighborhood a few months ago and I planned to do Same Day Voting Registration.

I was directed to the Same Day Registration desk, and after the volunteer input my address and all my information, which I double-checked, my confirmation receipt/ticket had my accurate address but the wrong voting zone. (more…)

2018 Election Results – Congrats to all the Winners and all the Voters

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Shamila Chaudhary

Great turnout. From the D.C. Board of Elections (DCBOE):

Mayor Muriel Bowser with 159,820 votes

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton with 185,535 votes

Attorney General Karl A. Racine with 193,885 votes

Council Chair Phil Mendelson with 185,578 votes

At large Council member Anita Bonds with 142,266 votes

At large Council member Elissa Silverman with 85,333 votes

Ward One Council member Brianne K Nadeau with 22,143 votes

Ward Three Council member Mary M. Cheh with 21,306 votes

Ward Six Council member Charles Allen with 34,010 votes

See all the results here.

“Enough is enough. This is a problem and we need to fix it.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

We have continuous accidents at the corner of Arkansas and Iowa Ave, NW. My roommate has a broken leg from someone who hit him and another previous accident here had three people laying in the grass for about 30 minutes until the ambulance came. This one (photo above) happened Friday night. But, the city doesn’t want to put lights in because it’s an emergency corridor for vehicles. Well, how about all of the emergencies that are happening as a result of not putting lights in? I held a little girl in my arms tonight who was so upset. Enough is enough. This is a problem and we need to fix it.”

“Prepare for Citywide Leaf Collections Starting Monday”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Erin

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Bowser urged residents to prepare for leaf collections, a free, citywide service provided by the DC Department of Public Works (DPW). This year, DC residents have a new option to receive alerts via text message or email when DPW leaf collection crews will be coming through their neighborhood. To receive alerts, residents can register here.

This free service is provided to households that receive their trash and recycling services from DPW. Residents are asked to rake their leaves into their tree boxes (or curb if there is no tree box) on the Sunday before their scheduled collection week.

DPW will collect leaves twice from each neighborhood between November 5, 2018 and January 19, 2019. (more…)

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