Category: Planning

“Planning” in DC

‘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 […]

Media Alert – DDOT 9th St. Bike Plan Raises Problems – Rally, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2 pm

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, […]

PRESS ALERT:: BEGA ENDS INVESTIGATION OF COUNCILMEMBER MCDUFFIE ABOUT MCMILLAN PARK; ASBESTOS ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED

PRESS RELEASE                    August 10, 2021Save McMillan Action Coalitionsmac.dc@gmail.com202-656-3012 BEGA ENDS INVESTIGATION OF COUNCILMEMBER MCDUFFIE ABOUT MCMILLAN PARK; ASBESTOS ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED Earlier this year, Ward 5 neighbors living around McMillan Park asked the DC Board of Government Accountability to consider the influence of financial contributions made […]