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 […]
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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., […]
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 […]
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 […]
For Release: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne, delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656 DDOT Will Fix a Broken Bike Plan on 17th St. with Tickets DDOT has a carrot and a stick and if the residents and patrons on 17th St. insist on being bad actions, DDOT will punish them. That is what DDOT said at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]