Release: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne , delledonne.n@comcast.net, 703 929 6656 Update with photos – CM Pinto Avoids Merchants, Residents Protesting DDOT’s 17th St. Bike Plan Residents & merchants of East Dupont rallied at the Safeway on 17 th St., NW, Friday, Oct. 1, to draw attention to a dangerous and confusing bike plan installed by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) […]
Media Alert: Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne , delledonne.n@comcast.net, 703 929 6656 ‘Dangerous by Design’What: Rally Against the DDOT 17th St., NW, Bike Plan Greeting of Councilmember Brooke Pinto When: Friday, Oct. 1, 3:30-5 pm Where: Safeway, 17th & Corcoran Streets, NW On Friday October 1, DECAA & […]
For Release: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne, delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656 First Accident Shows Hazards of DDOT 17th St. Bike Plan “It was like a bomb went off,” said an observer, when one of the heavy-duty Waste Management trash trucks hit a Jersey wall and a tire exploded outside the restaurant Floriana, near 17th and Q Sts., […]
Media Alert: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne , delledonne.n@comcast.net, 703 929 6656 What: Dupont ANC meeting to consider Masonic Temple development DDOT 17th St Bike Plan: When: Today, Thursday, Sept. 9, 7 pm Where: By Zoom – https://bit.ly/ANC2BSeptember2021 Community Demands will be made – Stop Excavation at the Masonic Temple over […]
For Release: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne, delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656 DDOT Will Fix a Broken Bike Plan on 17th St. with Tickets DDOT has a carrot and a stick and if the residents and patrons on 17th St. insist on being bad actions, DDOT will punish them. That is what DDOT said at […]
For Release: Monday, Aug. 30, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne, delledonne.n@comcast.net 703 929 6656 CM Pinto Supports Developer on Masonic Project Ignores Environmental Hazards, Awaits Appeal Decisions Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto has effectively sided with the Masonic Temple and its developer, Perseus, as they pursue their controversial, environmentally dangerous, luxury apartment project at 15th and S Streets, NW. Pinto voiced her position last […]
For immediate release Aug. 11, 2021 CONTACT: Nick DelleDonne 703-929-6656; delledonne.n@comcast.net DDOT 17th St Bike Plan – CM Pinto Sets Public Meeting after Completion On August 9 in a form letter to constituents who have asked for a public presentation of DDOT’s reckless 17th St Bike Plan, Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto offered “a community […]
9TH STREET BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Media Alert FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AUGUST 10, 2021 CONTACT: ALLAN EBERT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 202-409-4669 connectallan@gmail.com DDOT 9th St. Bike Plan Raises Problems Rally, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2 pm Businesses on the 1900 block of 9th Street NW fear that DDOT’s Bike Plan for protected bike lanes will reduce parking, […]
For Release: Monday, August 2, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne , delledonne.n@comcast.net, 703 929 6656 Masonic Temple/Developer Seek to Rush Approvals – DECAA to Challenge Construction Permit In a brazen move to circumvent ongoing court and regulatory approval, the Masonic Temple, acting through its developer Perseus TDC, has applied for a building permit (application B1907507) to […]
DDOT Director Lott Calls 17th St. Bike Speedway a ‘Critical Connector’ for Through Traffic ? Why Won’t CM Pinto Give Community a Public Presentation? In a TV news report on the Heated Debate on Bike Lanes on July 13, NBC NEWS4 reporter Mark Segraves quoted Director Everett Lott of the District Department of Transportation […]