MuralsDC (www.muralsdcproject.com) — a joint project of the Department of Public Works and the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities — is looking for sites for public murals to prevent graffiti. Sites must be commercial and visible from the street, and susceptible to defacing by graffiti. Owners must consent to the application. Applications are due by April 15, 2013. Full info is available at the website and also in this PDF file.
This from the District Department of Transportation:
***PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE***
DDOT Seeking Public Input on its Neighborhood Block Party Management Process
(Washington, DC) The District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) Public Space Regulations Administration (PSRA) is hosting a public meeting on March 20 to allow members of the public to comment and ask questions about its management process for neighborhood block parties.
Representatives from the Metropolitan Police Department, Fire Department, Deputy Mayor’s Office for Public Safety and the PSRA team will be on hand listen to listen to the public and answer questions.
PSRA took over the public space permitting process for neighborhood block parties nearly a year ago and is aiming to improve the process by collaborating with the community and other government agencies.
What: Public Meeting for Block Party Management Process
When: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Where: DDOT PSRA Permitting Center, 1100 4th Street, SW (2nd Floor Community Room)
For information about the Public Space Permits please visit the Public Space Regulations Administration web-page or contact the Permitting Center at 202-442-4670.
The ANC hosted a special election last night for the vacant 2B05 seat between candidates Dito Sevilla and Abigail Nichols. The certified winner was Abigail Nichols. The ANC has forwarded the attached 2B05 Special Election Certification to the Board of Elections and Ethics for formal approval. Once the BoEE approves, Commissioner-elect Nichols will be sworn in by Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans, and she will join the ANC for our April public meeting.
Many thanks to all from 2B05 who came out to vote, and also to Gottlieb Simon and his staff from the Office of ANCs for managing the special election. Congratulations, as well, to both candidates for a respectful race.
This from the Department of Transportation:
*** PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE***
DDOT Building Ideas to Get DC Moving
Public invited to Workshops to discuss Ideas that Build
(Washington DC) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is hosting several public meetings this month to discuss moveDC, DDOT’s initiative to develop a coordinated, multimodal long range transportation plan for the District. Everyone who drives, walks, bikes, rides a bus, or takes a train in DC should plan to attend to help create a new transportation vision for current and future generations.
Last month, DDOT’s moveDC team kicked off the planning effort with a Transportation Idea Exchange. The Idea Exchange was open to the public and was attended by more than 250 people from the community who shared their ideas related to transportation in the city. The Idea Exchange got the conversation started and created energy in the planning process. Input from the Idea Exchange and the upcoming public workshops will be used to guide and shape the moveDC plan for the next 25 years and beyond. Final plan recommendations will be organized into short-, mid-, and long-term implementation horizons.
Throughout 2013, DDOT will hold three rounds of public workshops across the District to talk about transportation and how it can help build a more prosperous, sustainable, competitive and vital city. This first round of workshops, Ideas that Build, will focus on building the foundation of the plan. Activities at the workshop will give people a chance to share their thoughts on neighborhood and citywide transportation issues and opportunities, as well as gauge their interests in walking, bicycling, driving, transit, environmental quality, and other important topics.
Ideas that Build Workshops
WHEN & WHERE
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Presentation: 6:30 p.m.
Department of Employment Services
Community Room
4058 Minnesota Ave NE
Thursday, March 21, 2013
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Presentation: 6:30 p.m.
Matthews Memorial Baptist Church
2616 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Presentation: 6:30 p.m.
Ludlow-Taylor Elementary School
Multi-purpose Room
659 G Street NE
Thursday, March 28, 2013
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Presentation: 6:30 p.m.
Woodrow Wilson High School
3950 Chesapeake Street, NW
Tuesday, April 9, 2013
12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For those who are unable to attend one of the sessions, DDOT will host a one-hour web meeting. Visit wemovedc.org to sign up for the meeting. Registration begins March 19.
The public is invited to participate in any or all of the workshops. Each location will follow the same agenda and host the same interactive activities. A brief presentation at 6:30 p.m. will provide an overview of the study and a summary of information gathered at the February Idea Exchange followed by a question and answer period.
“We want to continue with the success of the Transportation Idea Exchange held in February by now going into the communities to meet with people who use our transportation system every day,” said DDOT Director Terry Bellamy. “In order to build the foundation of our plan, we must better understand what each community needs, the daily challenges they face and the opportunities for improvement.”
moveDC is led by DDOT’s Policy, Planning and Sustainability Administration (PPSA) and is expected to be completed by early 2014. After the Idea Exchange, there will be workshops, public meetings, surveys, and other ways to stay engaged in the process. Follow the project online at www.wemoveDC.org, on Facebook (www.facebook.com/WeMoveDC) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/wemovedc).
For those who need special accommodations or language assistance services (translation or interpretation), please contact Jordyne Blaise, Office of Civil Rights, 202-671-5117 or Jordyne.Blaise@dc.gov by March 15, 2013. These services will be provided free of charge.
