Release: Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne , delledonne.n@comcast.net, 703 929 6656 Bike Protests Spread to NE DC No Comment from DDOT On Friday, NBC4 News reported on a protest of the installation by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) of protected bike lanes on busy West Virginia Avenue, NE. Residents of Ivy City told reporter Darcy Spencer […]
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Media Alert: Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne , delledonne.n@comcast.net, 703 929 6656 Protest Rally of DDOT Bike Plan in Ivy City: When: Today, Friday, Sept. 24, 11 am – 1 pm Where: 1900 Block, West Virginia Ave., NE Residents Protest DDOT Bike Plan in Ivy City Residents, supported by the DC Coalition […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]