On behalf of the residents of ANC 4B06, you are invited to attend the next single-member district meeting on Monday, March 4, from 7 pm-8 pm.
Meeting ID: 234 742 611 668
Passcode: 5ZibEz
Phone Conference ID: 524 053 4#
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LDC Smart Lights
The District has over 75,000 lights installed on our streets, alleys, and other public spaces. The lights use various inefficient bulb technologies, including incandescent and high-pressure sodium.
The DC Smart Street Lighting Project will modernize streetlights in the District of Columbia by converting them to LED technology with remote monitoring and control capabilities. LEDs better direct light onto the road, sidewalks, and trails, all helping to improve safety and advance the District’s Vision Zero goals. The project increases the city’s sustainability efforts by reducing streetlight energy consumption by more than 50 percent, eliminating 38,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year.
AASHTO is the national transportation organization that establishes the recommendations for minimum acceptable lighting levels of roadways and pedestrian pathways. The DDOT settings always strive be above the minimum recommended levels to provide a buffer zone of adjustment, if needed.
For more information on these standards the design guide can be found here.
If your neighborhood would like a light study to review the current brightness of your street or alley lights, please contact me at 4b06@anc.dc.gov.
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Reminder from NPS regarding the National Park Police
As the weather warms, we may begin to see four-wheelers at Fort Slocum Park. Superintendent Joyner reminds us to contact the National Park Police immediately at 202.610.7500.
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Mayor Bowser has approved and publicly released the Zero Waste DC Plan.
Under the Sustainable DC Plan in 2013, the District established an ambitious zero waste goal to divert 80% of the entire citywide waste stream away from landfills and incineration through waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting. Council mandated this commitment in the Sustainable Solid Waste Amendment Act of 2014 and required the Interagency Waste Reduction Working Group to develop a Zero Waste Plan to achieve this goal.
I want to thank all of you for your collaboration and partnership in the development of the Plan. The Zero Waste DC Plan is the result of years of technical research and analysis, inclusive community engagement, and a robust interagency planning cycle involving 26 District government agencies and partners. Thousands of District residents participated in 20 community events, two public comment periods, and a citywide public survey, which enabled the plan to be built for and with the community.
The final Zero Waste DC Plan, comprised of 43 actions organized under 7 overarching goals, describes the combination of policies, programs, and actions that the city must take to achieve zero waste, and is presented as a strategic roadmap for cost-effective, sustainable solid waste management. Individually, the actions in the Plan all have unique and measurable environmental and economic costs and benefits. When implemented together, these 43 actions will achieve the following results:
- Reduction of the citywide solid waste stream by 18%;
- Citywide waste diversion rate of 80%; and
- Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions of 1.38 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e).
You can review the complete Plan online at zerowaste.dc.gov/ZWDCPlan.
As a next step, the Office of Waste Diversion will be scheduling an environmental stakeholder meeting in the coming weeks to discuss the plan in more detail and address any questions or concerns.
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Takoma Fitness Center Reopens
DPR shared with me this week during our performance oversight hearing that it finally reopened the Fitness Center at Takoma Community Center. The gym is located at its original location within the Takoma Aquatic Center building (300 Van Buren St NW) on the right-hand side as you walk into the building. DPR said that it is mitigating previous issues with the space by installing dehumidifiers, making HVAC repairs, and hiring a contractor to treat the equipment so it stays in good condition. I still have some outstanding questions for DPR, but I wanted to share this encouraging and long-awaited update with you all. The operating hours of the Takoma Fitness Center are 6:30am-8:30pm (Monday-Friday) and 10:30am-4:30pm (Saturday); the facility will be closed on Sundays, due to staffing). Thank you to ANC 4B and all the neighbors for advocating alongside me to finally reopen this important resource for our community.
https://dpr.dc.gov/page/takoma-community-center
Traffic Safety Upgrades in Ward 4
- DDOT has installed or has proposed installing speed bumps or speed tables across Ward 4, including the Unit block of Gallatin Street NW, the 200 block of Van Buren St NW, the 300 block of Emerson St NW, the 300-400 blocks of Rittenhouse St NW, 400 block of Crittenden Street NW, 600 block of Missouri Ave NW, 1300 block of Montague St NW, the 800 block of Delafield Pl NW, the 1400 block of Longfellow St NW, the 1400 block of Sheridan St NW, the 1700-1800 blocks of Shepherd St NW, the 4500 block of 15th St NW, the 4600-4700 block of 8th St NW, the 4800 block of 7th St NW, the 4800 block of 9th St NW, the 5600-5700 blocks of 1st Street NW, the 5700 block of 7th Street NW, and the 5700-5800 blocks of 3rd St NW — as well as a raised crosswalk at 6th & Butternut NW.
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DPW Services (Special Waste Collection Thurs Mar 7th 10am-2pm RFK Lot 2 and reminder that Mechanical Street Sweeping Starts Mon Mar 4th and DPW will issue warnings til Mar 10th and then tickets thereafter)
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). View the current schedule here. The Next Event is Thursday, March 7th, 10 AM – 2 PM.
Holiday Tree and Greenery Collection
January 3, 2024 – March 2, 2024
DPW is working hard to pick up your trees through March 2. Thanks for your patience!
The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will collect holiday trees and greenery from January 3 through March 2 from DPW-serviced households, which includes single-family homes and apartment dwellings with three or fewer units. Holiday trees and greenery will be collected within 5 days of set out.
Holiday trees and greenery will be collected from the front of the residence at the curb. For missed collections, residents can call 311 and make a “Christmas Tree Removal - Seasonal” service request from January 3, 2024 – March 2, 2024. After March 2, residents should place their trees at the point of trash collection.
All residents can also drop off holiday trees and greenery at three locations:
Monday through Friday, 8 AM – 4 PM:
201 Bryant St. NW (Roll off box)
Guy Mason Recreation Center (3600 Calvert St NW)
2700 South Capital St., SE (Roll off Box)
Holiday Tree Collection FAQs:
2023-2024 Holiday Tree FAQs.pdf
Spring Services
Spring is almost upon us! Spring operations is an opportunity to remove the dullness of the winter months and bring spring sparkle and shine to the District. Assigned Mechanical Street Sweeping will resume Monday, March 4th. Parking enforcement will be issuing warning tickets to vehicles parked during Street Sweeping hours for the first week. The warning period is March 1 – March 10th. The full complement of spring services includes street sweeping, street cleaning, alley cleaning, mowing/grounds maintenance, and graffiti removal. More information regarding DPW spring services will be provided in the coming weeks.
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245 Peabody Street NW - Former Mennonite Church
The former Mennonite Church at 245 Peabody Street NW, in ANC 4B07, has submitted an application with the Board of Zoning to become a child development center. Commissioner Cohen, 4B07 has provided the below information in his most recent newsletter:
On February 20th, Councilmember Cohen held a special SMD meeting to discuss this proposed location. The video can be found here. If you need assistance accessing the video, please contact Commissioner Cohen at 4b06@anc.dc.gov.
In addition to the BZA application, Commissioner Cohen has also sent a letter outlining areas of concern, some of which were discussed during the February 20th meeting. I will be working with the Commissioner on this issue as any proposal will affect the residents of ANC 4B06 as well as 4B07.
The hearing on this application is scheduled for May 1, 2024 at 9:30am.
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Below is a (corrected) public notice for the upcoming Community Hearings in Formal Case 1176, “In The Matter Of The Application Of The Potomac Electric Power Company For Authority To Implement A Multiyear Rate Plan For Electric Distribution Service In the District of Columbia.”
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For people who are 50 or older, live in DC, and are in the job market, we are preparing for a program that will provide a grant to train DC Seniors 50+ in IT.
We will have both daytime and evening classes, and will help with exam prep, and give internship experience.
If anyone would like to apply, they can send in the attached Student Interest Form, along with their current resume, ID, and any IT certs they may have earned. We'll review the full application package.
We also have regular IT programs throughout the year, and accept the GI Bill, as well as payment plans.
  
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