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By Prince Of Petworth

“No Loitering.”

I can’t find it in the archives but I believe we posted a note here (not spray painted but written on a cone) saying just let the people be…

From Connecticut Ave across from the Zoo.

“anyone else losing their minds with the motorcade sirens every 5mn?”

By Prince Of Petworth


“A person with a cockatoo on their shoulder gives the middle finger to a motorcade of some sort.”

“Dear PoPville,

Is anyone else in Dupont and AdMo completely losing their minds with the motorcade sirens every 5mn? This really has to stop. There’s no good reason to have 60 sirens blaring to escort one empty bus to pick up people at DCA for Police Week.”

“Norton Introduces Bill to Combat Train Noise and Vibrations Near Homes”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Eric P.

Not holding my breath here but appreciate the effort.

From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:

“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today introduced a bill to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit recommendations to Congress on how to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes, as well as cost estimates for each recommendation.

“D.C. residents are increasingly contacting me about the negative impact train noise and vibrations are having on their health, quality of life, and even the structural integrity of their homes,” Norton said. “Although trains provide an essential mode of transportation, Congress should examine whether there are viable, cost-effective ways to mitigate the harms caused by long-term train noise and vibrations.”

Train noise and vibrations negatively affect residents of the District of Columbia and communities across the country. In making its recommendations, the bill would require GAO to consider train speed and frequency, hours of operations, modifications to tracks and trains, track maintenance, mitigation measures between tracks and homes, and distance between tracks and homes, among other factors. The bill would require GAO to submit its recommendations to Congress not later than one year after enactment.

Norton’s introductory statement follows. (more…)

“Watcha gonna do when the Hulkster runs wild on YOU?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Walking out of Target, I experienced irony, protest, and hipster passive-agressiveness embodied in the Gospel of Hulkamania, circa Wrestlemania 5, in which the meek inherit an Atomic Leg Drop.

Confused, nostalgic, and slightly anxious, I wandered through the sounds of Hulk Hogan giving whatfor to that erstwhile scallywag Randy (the Machoman) Savage!? Such bold claims! Such intrusive bravado!! I was caught between inspiration and despair. First, the manically amplified street preacher, now this? What more must Columbia Heights endure? (more…)

“would create three new pedestrian plazas around the District where the streets could be closed for 24 hours over the course of a week, and perhaps permanently if the change proves successful and popular.”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of Council Member Charles Allen:

“DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) led the Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment to advance an omnibus bill that would create three new pedestrian plazas around the District where the streets could be closed for 24 hours over the course of a week, and perhaps permanently if the change proves successful and popular.

The bill – which includes provisions from several other bills introduced this Council Period – would also enable neighbors to more easily close their street to hold a block party, expand a program to make it easier for seniors to park their cars at their home, and (more…)

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