When we wrote about some of DDOT’s Connecticut Avenue traffic safety plans last month, we did not include the agency’s plans to move or remove some bus stops along the corridor. Among other changes, DDOT wants to move the southbound Metrobus stop at Brandywine Street from the north end of the intersection to the south, […]
ANC 3F Feb. 18 agenda: Council member Frumin and community food pantry updates
Ward 3 Council member Matt Frumin is attending ANC 3F’s meeting on Tuesday, February 18th to talk about the 2025 legislative session and his committee assignments, including chair of the Human Services Committee. The Zoom meeting starts at 7 p.m., and according to the agenda below, Frumin’s estimated start time is 7:25. Also on the […]
Mark your calendar: Community meetings Feb 5 and 6 with DDOT and UDC
Wednesday, February 5th at 7 p.m.: ANC 3F Commissioners Amy Rofman (3F01) and Claudette David (3F04) are jointly hosting a community meeting with DDOT. Register at bit.ly/smdevent for the Zoom link. The discussion will include Reno Road and Connecticut Avenue issues, the need for more school crossing guards (far more demand than supply, says Commissioner […]
ANC 3F June 18 agenda: CM Matt Frumin; Connecticut Avenue project; New ANC 3F commissioner
Ward 3 Council member Matt Frumin is joining ANC 3F’s June 18th meeting for two reasons: to talk DC housing, and to swear in the advisory neighborhood commission’s newest member. Frumin has made building more and affordable housing in Ward 3 one of his top policy and budget priorities since he was a candidate for […]
UPDATED: March 17 & 18 public meetings address UDC’s future – and Burger King’s
The March 18th update from UDC: The campus plan and community-campus task force meetings have been postponed until further notice. The March 13th update from ANC 3F chairwoman Monika Nemeth: Given the current state of affairs with the emergency, ANC 3F has decided that it is best to cancel the March 17 meeting out of […]
ANC 3F Feb. meeting highlights: Support for Albemarle traffic calming study; UDC seeks larger budget; Concerns about “Clean River” charge on DC Water bills
by Marlene Berlin ANC 3F’s meeting last Tuesday, February 19th was jam-packed with information on happenings in our neighborhood. Here are a few highlights. Other items that came up in the meeting are addressed in separate posts: the flooding where Broad Branch stream is piped under Broad Branch Road, where the Soapstone sewer rehabilitation project […]
UDC seeking DC Council’s approval for 3-year lease, then purchase of 4250 Connecticut
Plans by 4250 Connecticut’s owner, Bernstein Management Company, to lease retail space and to upgrade building facade have ceased as the University of the District of Columbia pursues a lease-purchase of the property. UDC is seeking the DC Council’s approval first for a three-year master lease, then capital budget funding for purchase. Troy LeMaile-Stovall, the […]
ANC 3F Feb. 20 agenda: DC Water on rates and meters; Cumberland crosswalk; a ‘green’ Connecticut Ave.
The agenda (below) for ANC 3F’s February 20th meeting is packed with community issues past, present and future. DC Water and DCRA will have representatives there to talk about current initiatives and policies. The ANC will discuss potential impacts of the upcoming development at 3900 Wisconsin, which will be transformed from Fannie Mae’s headquarters to […]
ANC 3F March agenda: Hearst pool; Soapstone erosion help
We weren’t joking when we echoed a DCist writer’s recent conclusion that ANC meetings are as entertaining as they are informative. Knowing what’s happening in the neighborhood is also quite satisfying, and your next chance at achieving that sense of accomplishment is coming up at ANC 3F’s March meeting. The advisory neighborhood commission for Forest […]
ANC 3F Feb. summary: Developers’ plans for 3101 Albemarle and Fannie Mae buildings
by Marlene Berlin After reading through this summary you’ll marvel that ANC 3F managed to pack everything into a couple of hours. Chair Malachy Nugent has mastered the task of keeping a packed agenda moving. The February 21st meeting included lots of updates on happenings in and adjacent to the neighborhood. You can watch the […]