The advisory neighborhood commission for Van Ness, North Cleveland Park, Wakefield and Forest Hills did not meet in August, but ANC 3F wasn’t exactly idle. Their unpaid neighborhood advocacy work never stops. And, the commissioners spent one Saturday last month at the UDC Van Ness farmers market for what’s become rare in-person time with constituents. […]
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ANC 3F has a vacancy. Will you be the one to fill it?
Matt Buechner, the commissioner who has represented ANC 3F07 since January, has moved out of the single member district. His resignation kicked off a special election process – one with a June 21st deadline for any resident of 3F07 who wishes to run for the seat and serve out the rest of the two-year term. […]
ANC 3F draft resolution supports UDC’s campus plan, with conditions
When ANC 3F meets on June 15th, commissioners will be considering three draft resolutions presented at the May meeting. Two of them focus on Mayor Bowser’s FY 2022 budget. The draft resolution on schools funding includes a request that DC maintain or increase funding levels so schools can maintain their current staffing, and increasing funding […]
Connecticut Avenue reversible lanes were to resume operations on June 1. Then, they were not.
The reversible rush hour lanes on Connecticut Avenue have been suspended since March 19th, 2020. For a while on Monday, it looked like that was about to change. It started with an email sent to members of the community advisory committee for DDOT’s Connecticut Avenue reversible lanes safety study. “I want to advise you that […]
ANC 3F forms schools and universities committee to be an educator, student and parent ally
by Mark Moran Issues faced by the neighborhood’s public and private schools – as well as UDC and Howard University’s law school – are the focus of a newly formed ANC 3F committee of residents and commissioners. And they are seeking the support, input and guidance of parents, educators and other neighbors. “The schools and […]
ANC 3F May 18 agenda: UDC Campus Master Plan; Special guest Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, now serving her 15th term as the District’s delegate to the U.S. House, will make a special appearance at ANC 3F’s May 18th meeting. Also on the agenda (below): A presentation on UDC’s draft 2021-2030 Master Plan, and a discussion of a draft resolution on the plan that the ANC will […]
Opinion: UDC will need help from community partners to meet its ambitious goals for its next decade
by Marlene Berlin ANC 3F has an opportunity in the coming weeks to craft a more robust partnership with the University of the District of Columbia, one that will benefit both the university and the surrounding community in the decade to come – and beyond. Every ten years, universities in the District must submit a […]
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ANC 3F April 20 agenda: Connecticut Ave. bike lanes; Grants for public art additions and invasive species removal
ANC 3F spent some time at its March 16th going over a draft resolution on DDOT’s study of Connecticut Avenue and the potential impacts of removing the reversible rush-hour lanes and adding bike lanes. The commissioners are to vote on the resolution at their next meeting, on Tuesday, April 20th. The resolution states support for […]
DC Water will pay the Soapstone Valley sewer rehab contractor for each tree saved
by Marlene Berlin In the decade since DC Water revealed plans to rehabilitate the aging sewers in the Soapstone Valley, the primary concern of neighbors and trail users has been the protection of the park’s trees. A recent update on the project makes it clear that DC Water has been listening. DC Water representatives told […]
ANC 3F considers draft resolution supporting addition of Connecticut Ave. bike lanes and removal of reversible rush-hour lanes
ANC 3F plans to take up a resolution at its April meeting on DDOT’s Connecticut Avenue reversible lanes study. And it wants our feedback. ANC 3F’s Streets and Sidewalks Committee wrote the draft resolution for the commissioners’ consideration, and committee chair Bob Deyling presented it at ANC 3F’s March 16th meeting. The draft resolution urges […]