the notorious Dave Thomas Circle, the intersection of New York Avenue, NE, Florida Avenue, NE, and First Street, NE
Forgot to share this little update from ANC Rep Jeff Rueckgauer:
“Re Dave Thomas Circle: Demo of the Wendy’s building & prelim work could begin as soon as January. Dir. Lott on a Zoom w/ANC commissioners.”
STAY TUNED.
From the Mayor’s Office:
“DPW will begin collecting leaves from neighborhoods on Monday, November 7. This year, adjustments have been made to the leaf collection program to make it more efficient. Mayor Bowser’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget includes funding for 110 additional seasonal positions–a 50% increase over 2022. The collection schedule has also been adjusted to allow leaf collection crews do collections when most leaves have fallen, with residents still receving two leaf collection pickups. The first pass for leaf collection will occur when leaf accumulation is lighter, for one week in each section. The second pass will be for two weeks in each section when leaf accumulation is heavier.
Residents are asked to rake their leaves for collection to the curb or into the tree box at the front of their residence–paper bags are not required. To help facilitate the collection process, residents are asked to keep vehicles away from the curb lanes on scheduled collection days.
Leaf Season Collection Tips: (more…)
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the release of the Vision Zero 2022 Update and new website, both outlining the District’s renewed plan forward in eliminating all traffic-related deaths and serious injury in the District.
DDOT’s Vision Zero 2022 Update articulates the District’s Vision Zero commitment to eliminate all traffic-related deaths and serious injuries through more effective use of data, education, enforcement, and engineering. This strategy is supplemented by prioritizing policies and projects that provide the greatest benefits to neighborhoods with streets that have seen historic disinvestment and high numbers of vulnerable populations. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I knew they had been installed, but others didn’t because twice today, cars almost slammed into my driver’s side, trying to get over at the last second and avoid running into these.
Why on earth would DDOT install these pedestrian corrals(?) in the middle of a lane on a busy thoroughfare like 9th Street?”
Steeb sums it up succinctly: (more…)
Photo by Lorie Shaull
From the office of Councilmember Elissa Silverman (no relation):
“Today D.C. Councilmember Elissa Silverman (I-At-Large) introduced legislation that would reboot the District’s troubled online sports wagering program by allowing mobile apps such as DraftKings and FanDuel to compete for business alongside D.C. Lottery’s poor performing GambetDC app. The bill would also prohibit the renewal of the city’s lottery contract with Intralot, which received a $215 million sole-source deal to run both the lottery and sports betting that was highly controversial.
The District’s sports betting program was supposed to be a bonanza, contributing approximately $25 million per year for the District’s budget. Instead, it has been dud–actually losing $4 million in its first full year of operations. (more…)
From the DC Office of the Attorney General:
“Attorney General Karl Racine today announced a settlement requiring three real estate firms–DARO Management Services, DARO Realty, and Infinity Real Estate–and several individual defendants to pay a landmark $10 million in penalties for illegally discriminating against renters in the District who use Section 8 housing vouchers and other forms of housing assistance. This is the largest civil penalty in a housing discrimination case in U.S. history. (more…)
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced it will receive $16.6 million in federal funding though President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to build out DC’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure and advance the District’s sustainability and equity goals. (more…)
From the office of Councilmember Charles Allen:
“On Friday, October 21, at 2pm, the DC Council’s Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety will meet to vote on the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (RCCA), legislation to advance a long overdue modernization, organization, and revision of the District’s entire criminal code. The legislation was introduced at the Council by the District’s independent Criminal Code Reform Commission (CCRC) after years of work by its staff and five-member Advisory Group, including the Office of the Attorney General, the United States Attorney’s Office, the Public Defender Service, and local law school professors. The vote follows more than a year of Council consideration of the proposal and nearly 20 hours of Council public hearings. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I am one of the many unfortunate people who live near the 16th St bridge and have been dealing with the constant construction noise (and terrible traffic) during the day. But now they are working way after hours. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Tow truck was with the sweeper and towed a car out of the way for this. 5th/P Street NW” (more…)