On Wednesday, December 13, join the Department of Aging and Community Living for the 25th Annual Senior Holiday Celebration. The annual celebration will bring together seniors from across DC to enjoy music, dance, performances, food, and more!
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When: Wednesday, December 13 @ 10:00 a.m.
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Where: DC Armory (2001 East Capitol Street SE)
- RSVP to attend HERE.
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Councilmember Lewis George's November 10th Ward 4 Dispatch can be found here.
Feet on the Street: Improving Safety for Students
Our Whittier, Ida B Wells, and Coolidge school communities are asking for community support with improving safety in the area around the schools by getting “feet on the street.” The new initiative calls on neighbors to have an active presence in the neighborhood by going for a walk, taking out their dog, riding their bike, or sitting on their porch on weekdays between 8am-10am and 3pm-5pm when students are coming and going from school until December 21. If neighbors see something suspicious, they should call 911 or text 50411 immediately. My team and I will be supporting this important community-led effort to improve safety for students.
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Work Between Friday, December 8 and Friday, December 22, 2023
Mayor Bowser is committed to eliminating all roadways, alleys, and sidewalks in poor condition in Washington, DC by 2024 through the PaveDC initiative. This Weekly Construction Update lists all Alley, Guardrail & Impact Attenuators, Sidewalk, Bridge and Roadway paving projects that will be under construction during the next two weeks.
The 2023 Paving Plan is published on the PaveDC website with the start of the construction season occurring. The website also includes separate tabs for sidewalks scheduled for repair, and the Alley Restoration Plan for Fiscal Year 2023 For more information about these projects, please visit DDOT's interactive tool, PaveDC.
For frequently asked questions about the 2023 paving plan, please visit https://ddot.dc.gov
Please note: Work may be adjusted depending on weather and other conditions. Additional projects may be added and this list. DDOT contacts residents and businesses within the work zones before work begins. Unless otherwise noted, work is not conducted on weekends.
Ward 4
- 14th Street NW between Iris Street NW and Juniper Street NW
- 1st Place NW between Alley and M Street NW
- 1st Street NE between Alley and Hawaii Avenue NE
- 1st Street NW between Jefferson Street NW and Kennedy Street NW
- 3rd Street NE between Chillum Place NE and Chillum Place NE
- 3rd Street NE between Nicholson Street NE and Chillum Place NE
- 3rd Street NE between Oglethorpe Street NE and Nicholson Street NW
- 3rd Street NE between Partial Work and Kennedy Street NE
- 3rd Street NW between Underwood Street NW and Tuckerman Street NW
- 3rd Street NW between Van Buren Street NW and Underwood Street NW
- 7th Street NW between Decatur Street NW and Delafield Place NW
- 7th Street NW between Delafield Place NW and Emerson Street NW
- Buchanan Street NW between 16th Street NW and 17th Street NW
- Arkansas Avenue NW between Farragut Street NW and Georgia Avenue NW
- Farragut Street NW between Arkansas Avenue and 13th Street NW
- Gallatin Street NW between 3rd Street NW and 4th Street NW
- Hemlock Street NW between 14th Street NW and 16th Street NW
- Highland Avenue NW between 8th Street NW and 9th Street NW
- Ingraham Street NW between 4th Street NW and 5th Street NW
- Ingraham Street NW between 5th Street NW and 7th Street NW
- Kalmia Road NW between 12th Street NW and 13th Street NW
- Kalmia Road NW between 17th Street NW and East Beach Drive NW
- Kalmia Road NW between Alaska Avenue NW and 12th Street NW
- Kalmia Road NW between Morningside Drive NW and 14th Street NW
- Nicholson Street NE between 6th Street NE and Kensington Place NE
- Nicholson Street NE between Kensington Place NE and 8th Street NE
- North Capitol Street BN between Longfellow Street NW and Madison Street NW
- North Capitol Street BN between Madison Street NW and Milmarson Place NW
- Powhatan Place NW between 5th Street NW and 7th Street NW
- Rock Creek Church Road NE between Hamilton Street NE and Blair Road NE
- Sherman Circle NW between 7th Street NW and Illinois Avenue NW
- Sherman Circle NW between Crittenden Street NW and Kansas Avenue NW
- Sherman Circle NW between Illinois Avenue NW and Crittenden Street NW
- Sherman Circle NW between Kansas Avenue NW and 7th Street NW
- Sherman Circle NW between Kansas Avenue NW and Kansas Avenue NW
- Stephenson Place NW between 32nd Street NW and 32nd Place NW
- Utah Avenue NW between Tennyson Street NW and Barnaby Street NW
- Utah Avenue NW between Van Hazen Street NW and Pinehurst Circle NW
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The Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) Fort Totten to Takoma is a construction of a multi-use trail from Fort Totten Metro in NE, Washington, D.C to Takoma in NW, Washington, D.C. as shown on the project plans and indicated in the specifications and special provisions. The trail begins as off-road at the termination of the Fort Totten section of the Metropolitan Branch Trail along 1st Place NE continuing to the intersection of 1st Place NE and Riggs Road NE, then continuing up Riggs Road NE to the intersection with 1st Street NE, where it becomes on-street. Intersection improvements are proposed for Riggs Road NE at 1st Street NE and McDonald Place NE at New Hampshire Road NE. The off-road multi-use trail begins again at the intersection of McDonald Place NE and Blair Road NW continuing north along the northbound side of Blair Road to Aspen Street NW where it terminates. There is a second spur that is off-road on Sandy Spring Road NW, from Aspen St to Maple Street NW, which connects to a sidewalk along Maple Street NW to Vine Street. The project includes trail connections at Gallatin St and Eastern Ave, Piney Branch and Eastern Ave, and Cedar St and Spring Pl. This project includes safety, roadway, streetscape, and drainage improvements to the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) Fort Totten to Takoma from 1st Place NE to Maple Street NW, 1.75 miles long.
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Yard Waste Collection is now year-round. Residents must call 311 to make an appointment for yard waste collection. Residents can also visit 311.dc.gov to make an appointment or download and schedule an appointment using the 311 mobile app available at the Google Play and Apple App stores. DPW only collects yard waste in paper bags. DPW will collect up to 20 paper bags of yard waste from residences that receive DPW’s trash and recycling collection services. Scheduled yard waste collection is an enhancement to the yard waste program. Residents are still able to leave their paper yard waste bags at the point of trash collection. Residents who wish to can drop off their yard waste at the Fort Totten Transfer Station during normal residential business hours.
Special Waste Collection Event (i.e., Household Hazardous Waste, electronics recycling, and document shredding) will take place on one Thursday and one Saturday each month through March 2024 at RFK Lot 2, 2400 E Capitol St. NE (across from the DC Armory). The next event will be on Saturday, December 16 from 7 AM to 2 PM. View the current schedule here.
Starter kits for DPW’s Curbside Composting Pilot Program have been delivered to approximately 9,000 participating households in all eight wards. Food waste collection has started in all 8 Wards. For missed collections, please file a 311 service request for "Missed Curbside Compost Collection" by calling 311 or visiting 311.dc.gov. If your bin is lost, stolen, or broken, please file a 311 service request for "Lost/Stolen Compost Bin, Broken Compost Bin, or Opt-Out of Curbside Composting Pilot Program."
Leaf Collection
We are still collecting leaves in section C in wards 1-8. Leaf Collection will begin in section D on Monday, December 11, 2023. If you live in Section D, have your leaves raked to the tree box or curbside by Sunday, December 10, 2023.
Go to Leaf Collection | dpw (dc.gov) to learn about leaf collection and when we will be in your neighborhood.
Not sure what section you live in?
Find your section at Leaf Collection | dpw (dc.gov)
Leaf collection schedule updates are made every Friday by 5 pm. All sections will receive two weekends’ notice of when to rake their leaves out.
Check out our leaf collection tracker brought to you by Bob the Blower!
*Please encourage your constituents not to bag leaves after raking to the tree box or curb*
Snow Preparedness
District Snow Team Encourages Residents to Get Ready for Winter Weather | DC
Introducing DPW's New United Communications Center (UCC)
DPW is constantly striving to improve our customer service and service request resolutions. To that end, we’re piloting a new call center- the Unified Communications Center (UCC). This will serve as the one, central line for all DPW issues, questions, and concerns. Please connect your constituents that reach out to this line. Let us know how it goes and if you run into any issues! We’re excited to work with you all as we improve our systems.
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