“Dear PoPville,
Below is the follow-up from DC for the 311 service request I put in for the missed street sweeping. Ever since street sweeping started on March 1, 2024, there has not been any street sweeping done on the 500-600 block of Hobart Pl. NW; (more…)
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, the District’s Department of Human Services (DHS) shared the results of the 2024 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count, the annual census of individuals experiencing homelessness. This year’s count took place on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, and showed an overall 14% increase from 2023. Despite this increase, the total count remains 12% lower than the count recorded in 2020, the last PIT conducted before the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Between 2023 and 2024, homelessness among unaccompanied individuals increased 6%, and is similar to the level recorded in 2020; homelessness among families increased 39%, but remains down 30% from 2020. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a building that backs into an alley with a community garden with a MAJOR rat problem. The garden has a big compost container and also has a large shed where they store gardening equipment. The area under the shed seems to serve as a very hospitable rat burrow, as just walking by it at night I’ll see several rats scurrying from residential trash cans back under it. The compost also seems to attract the rats, as I’ve seen them trying to get in and out of it, especially in the winter when it’s a source of heat.
I tried contacting 311 about the rodent problem, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
this happened to me, too, in April, on wyoming in adams morgan. he begged me to look at his penis while he jacked off. i got his plates and reported it to the police but they didn’t do anything. i perceived the jeep as black, but yes it had maryland tags. i have pictures of it and video of him driving away. (more…)
Oof. Thanks to G. for sending from the 130 block of Florida Avenue, NE: “They put in the bricks, and then took out the bricks and are now putting in the curbs. This photo (below) was taken a couple weeks ago pointing in that direction.” (more…)
Great news from DPR:
“Outdoor Pools Open Saturday, May 25
All 22 of DPR’s outdoor pools open on Saturday, May 25 across all 8 wards! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live in Mt. Pleasant and my trash hasn’t been picked up in a while and my recycling hasn’t been collected in a month (maybe more?). (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Please see my email to DPW from this am: our entire block got tickets for street cleaning (that had not happened in years)… on the wrong day!
Just curious if this is something that happens often and how to mass-cancel all these unnecessarily issued tickets. It’s an inconvenience to get them reviewed one by one. Sorry, a bit bitter after an unproductive chat with 311.”
Note to DPW: (more…)
From SaferConnAveDC:
“Two and a half years ago (12/15/2021), Mayor Bowser announced that she was moving forward with Concept C, a plan to reshape the footprint of Connecticut Avenue in Ward 3 by removing the reversible lane, lowering speed limits, and adding bike and bus and pedestrian friendly design changes to the streetscape: “After considering several options, it was clear that this design best meets the needs of our city and moves us closer to a greener DC, a safer DC, and a DC that is less reliant on cars.”
The redesign received near-unanimous support from all the ANCs, across three different terms. And yet, last week, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that they were removing bike lanes from the plan without seeking community input, running counter to the notion of community engagement that DDOT prides itself on.
This is a key opportunity to transform a corridor and help the city reach its climate goals by reducing the number of trips made by car. Additionally, numerous studies have shown that bike lanes do not negatively affect businesses, as people who use bicycles are more likely to frequent local stores. Adding bicycle lanes to Connecticut Avenue would also help improve safety along the corridor.
We urge the Mayor and the Council to act expeditiously to restore the protected bike lanes to the redesign of Connecticut Avenue. If you agree and would like to see the city move forward with the bike lane plan, please join us in signing this petition hosted by WABA here.
Some additional background on the genesis of this project and the consequences of the recent decision: (more…)
