I often use the 2800 block of Davenport Street to hike in and out of Rock Creek Park trail system, and find it dangerous for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists alike. […]
Archives for March 2014
Age-Friendly City Block-by-Block Survey
by Marlene Berlin Between March 20th and April 15th, you’re invited to walk the neighborhood with eyes wide open. Are any sidewalks a tripping hazard for seniors? Are there amenities […]
OK, Mark. We’ll Forgive You
Marlene Berlin – Mark Furstenberg and I sat next to each other at the Windom Place “dream and design” workshop at WAMU this past Saturday. He mentioned he had a […]
Boil Advisory Lifted
DC Water’s Boil Water Advisory for parts of upper Northwest has been lifted. Here’s the announcement via Twitter: UPDATE: Boil Water Advisory lifted for all affected customers. It is no […]
The ‘Boil Water Alert’ At School
Residents and businesses in Forest Hills and most of the Connecticut Avenue corridor have dodged the Boil Water Advisory from DC Water, but the kids and staff at our public […]
Windom Pl. Vision Workshop Signups Extended
Shut out of registering for Saturday’s Windom/Connecticut Avenue community hub workshop because of the old Wednesday night deadline? We have a good crowd signed up but there’s still room for […]
Broad Branch Stream Progress: Early March Snapshot
Marlene Berlin can’t seem to tear herself away from the site of the Broad Branch stream daylighting project, which started last month: A Bobcat and two other pieces of excavation […]
Maps Of Street Trees And Services Now Online
by David Jonas Bardin You can now go to one web site to find a set of maps (and map layers) showing individual street trees in your neighborhood, where trees […]
DDOT, Build A South Crosswalk At Connecticut & Windom
by Marlene Berlin First, the good news. Ann Chisholm, from WMATA, stated in an email that the east entrance to the Van Ness Metro, which has been closed since the […]
One Day Left To Register For Windom Vision Workshop
by Mary Beth Ray ANC 3F commissioner and Van Ness Vision Committee chair Take a few minutes and walk around the intersection of Windom and Connecticut. Could you see the […]