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“An Open Letter Advocating for Suicide Barrier Implementation on the Taft Bridge”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

On the night of April 13, 2022, my long-term partner, my teammate in this game we call life, my best friend- Dr. Peter Tripp– killed himself by jumping off the William Howard Taft Bridge. He was 29-years-old. His senseless and untimely death came as a complete shock to all who knew and loved him.

During my search for Peter, that night, I first spotted the police under the Taft Bridge through the bars of the suicide barrier on the Ellington Bridge. A jogger had found him, the police found the jogger, and I found the police. (more…)

“Need help with a Nuisance Property!”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

We are at wits end with dealing with a nuisance property. For the past two years, we have tried first to be neighborly and also to deal with the landlord but to no avail. In fact, both landlord and tenants have asked us to “stop bothering them”.

The issues: (more…)

“DDOT Releases Update to DC Circulator Plan, Incudes New Ward 7 Route”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by C Buoscio

From DDOT:

Tthe District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announces the release of the DC Circulator Transit Development Plan 2020 Update Final Recommendations. Proposed changes include the preferred alternative for a new service route for Ward 7 that will connect Deanwood Metro Station to Union Station, and some stop consolidation in the Georgetown-Union Station route that will improve reliability for riders. (more…)

“Residential visitor parking passes: app edition”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I am curious to know how others have dealt with this: I live in a RPP zone of Mount Pleasant and have always had a IRL paper visitor permit. I have also used the app twice to get digital permits with no trouble. My current house sitter, who is visiting from AL, is registered via the Park DC Permits app, but in the last week she has twice gotten parking tickets, from the same officer. (more…)

“I’ve opened a number of requests on 311 site, which are then closed without any update, or solution.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’ve opened a number of requests on 311 site, which are then closed without any update, or solution. I’ve called 311, where tickets are created by agents, but when I login all of the details I took the time to convey- and are important to the issue- ie where dumping is occurring- are not there as the agent didn’t bother to input. (more…)

“DDOT finally issued its NOI to install protected bike lanes on 9th St NW between Florida Ave NW and Pennsylvania Ave NW.”

By Prince Of Petworth

Exciting bike news shared by ANC Rep Alex Lopez:

“After years of planning and community engagement, DDOT finally issued its NOI to install protected bike lanes on 9th St NW between Florida Ave NW and Pennsylvania Ave NW.

Take a look at the NOI: NOI 22-224-PSD 9th St NW

And the plans: 9th-St-NW-CycleTrack_07-22-22“

The Super Cans are Coming

By Prince Of Petworth

Good news from DC Department of Public Works:

“DPW is awaiting the delivery of 96-gallon trash super cans.

We expect to receive a significant delivery in mid-September which should be sufficient to address all existing requests. We apologize for the inconvenience and sincerely thank you for your patience and understanding.”

“Classic DGS Hijinks”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

For background, a bunch of folks who use the Rush Rink at Watkins Rec have submitted many maintenance tickets to ask DGS to fix this light and deal with other issues with the space, like the metal benches that have completely pulled out of their moorings. I estimate that between 15-20 tickets have been filed over the years, with little response. (more…)

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