Month: October 2021

Media Alert: DDOT Director Faces Questions at Council Confirmation Hearing, Today

Media Alert: Monday, Oct. 26, 2021  Contact: Nick DelleDonne,  delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656    DDOT Director Faces Questions on Transparency, Bike Safety, More Council Confirmation Hearing, Today, Oct. 26     The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has faced an avalanche of criticism as Acting Director Everett Lott comes to the DC Council for his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, October 26 […]

Press Report: McMillan Park Demolition Stopped Today; Protestors Chain to Excavators

Press Alert Save McMillan Action Coalition smac.dc@gmail.com 202-656-3012   Three McMillan Demonstrators Chain to Bulldozers Inside Park; Demand An End to DC Corruption and Giveaways of Public Land On Monday afternoon, three McMillan Park supporters, Kerry Kemp, Jim Schulman, and Teri Memolo, entered the McMillan Park and Sand Filtration Plant (shuttered to public tours after […]

DDOT Director Faces Questions on Transparency, Bike Safety, More – Council Confirmation Hearing, Tuesday, Oct. 26

For Release: Monday, Oct. 25, 2021  Contact: Nick DelleDonne,  delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656    DDOT Director Faces Questions on Transparency, Bike Safety, More Council Confirmation Hearing, Tuesday, Oct. 26     The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has faced an avalanche of criticism as Acting Director Everett Lott comes to the DC Council for his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, October 26 […]

Press Release: Capitol Park Tenant Assoc. Lawyers-Up

Press Release – Capitol Park Plaza and Twins Tenant Association Lawyers-Up FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 22, 2021 SOUTHWEST, WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Capitol Park Plaza and Twins Tenant Association recently retained the Law Offices of Paul Strauss & Associates, P.C. The tenant association faces dual challenges – the prospect of sharply rising rents in early 2022 […]

Rogue Dupont ANC Passes Secret DDOT Traffic Plan

For Release: Monday, Oct. 18, 2021   Contact: Nick DelleDonne,    delledonne.n@comcast.net ,   703 929 6656     Rogue Dupont ANC Passes Secret DDOT Traffic Plan   On Wednesday, Oct. 13, Dupont ANC 2B unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) implement a major street reconfiguration affecting all East Dupont in a Plan written by a Ross Elementary […]

Speedup of Road Safety Programs Sacrifices Community Input Mayor Shows Support for Interim DDOT Director

For Release: Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021  Contact: Nick DelleDonne,   delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656    Speedup of Road Safety Programs Sacrifices Community Input Mayor Shows Support for Interim DDOT Director   Apparently reacting to a series of traffic accidents and mounting criticism of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT)’s safety programs, Mayor Bowser announced Tuesday, Oct. 12, DDOT’s […]

PRESS ALERT: MCMILLAN OMNIBUS REPLY TO CHAIRMAN MENDELSON

PRESS ALERT October 13, 2021Save McMillan Action Coalitionsmac.dc@gmail.com202-656-3012 MCMILLAN SUPPORTERS ASK MENDELSON TO DEMAND DEMOLITION STOP NOW — ASBESTOS AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY LAWS BEING RUN OVER BY THE MAYOR! Please see attached omnibus reply to the numerous emails Chairman Mendelson has sent to many of his constituents who have written to him about his McMillan Park […]

WABA’s DC Funding Raises Questions

Release: Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021  Contact: Nick DelleDonne ,    delledonne.n@comcast.net, 703 929 6656    WABA’s DC Funding Raises Questions DC taxpayers are subsidizing the Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA), funding a big chunk of its budget.   Perhaps the major public advocate for bicyclists in the region, WABA identifies itself as a nonprofit, tax exempt, educational corporation that lobbies elected officials, including members of […]

PRESS ALERT: MCMILLAN OMNIBUS REPLY TO CHAIRMAN MENDELSON

PRESS ALERT October 13, 2021Save McMillan Action Coalitionsmac.dc@gmail.com202-656-3012 MCMILLAN SUPPORTERS ASK MENDELSON TO DEMAND DEMOLITION STOP NOW — ASBESTOS AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY LAWS BEING RUN OVER BY THE MAYOR! Please see attached omnibus reply to the numerous emails Chairman Mendelson has sent to many of his constituents who have written to him about his McMillan Park […]