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Housing Advocates Press Bowser Administration: Seize Opportunities, Develop Affordable Housing in Ward 3

WARD 3 HOUSING JUSTICE Wardman Hotel Strategy Team | NW Opportunity Partners Community Development Corporation CREATING EQUITABLE HOUSING IN DC'S WARD 3  Housing Advocates Press the Bowser Administration to Seize Opportunities to  Develop Affordable Housing in Ward 3 A group of affordable housing and community-led development advocates from Ward 3 and across the District met […]

‘Nothing’s Changed’ – Norouzi Challenges OP Director Trueblood on New ‘Racial Equity Lens’

Media Release September 21, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne 703-929-6656   ‘Nothing’s Changed’ Norouzi Challenges OP Director Trueblood  on New ‘Racial Equity Lens’    At the Grassroot Planning Coalition meeting, Saturday, Andrew Trueblood, director of the Mayor's Office of Planning, was asked how the new “racial equity lens,” established in the new DC  Comprehensive Plan, is being applied.  Trueblood […]

First Accident Shows Hazards of DDOT 17th St. Bike Plan

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., […]

Community Demands – Stop Excavation at the Masonic Temple, Full Review of DDOT 17th St. Bike Plan

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 […]

NE Residents Join Citywide Opposition to DDOT Bike Plans

For Release: Monday, Sept. 6, 2021  Contact: Nick DelleDonne,   delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656    NE Residents Join Citywide Opposition to DDOT Bike Plans   With the recent installation of protected bike lanes in the 1900 block of West Virginia Avenue NE, residents in the largely Black neighborhood have lost almost all parking spaces.  They are the latest […]

Southwest Voice August Issue

Southwest Voice August Issue Read latest issue [Click here] www.southwestvoicedc.com Contents: Most Anticipated Summer Event Succeeds Again – Summer in Lansburgh | SW Resident Joins Others in Lawsuit Against City | Election Day for Public Housing Communities | Media Challenges with Reporting Gun Violence | SW Voice Intern Cody Paddack | Redistricting | From the […]

CORRECTION – CM Pinto Supports Developer on Masonic Project, Ignores Environmental Hazards, Awaits Appeal Decisions

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 […]

DDOT 17th St Bike Plan – CM Pinto Sets Public Meeting after Completion

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 […]